The Knowing Measurements Poster is a visual reference tool designed to support students in understanding metric conversions for mass, capacity, and distance. Featuring clear, colour-coded unit relationships, this poster helps students recognise and compare grams, litres, and kilometres in an easy-to-read format. Ideal for classroom displays, maths centres, or student reference charts, this resource reinforces foundational measurement concepts.
• Classroom Displays: Use as a quick reference guide for students working on measurement tasks.
• Maths Lessons: Introduce or reinforce metric unit conversions in a structured way.
• Independent Learning: Allow students to use the poster during problem-solving activities.
Measure and compare objects based on length, capacity and mass using appropriate uniform informal units and smaller units for accuracy when necessary
Recognise ways of measuring and approximating the perimeter and area of shapes and enclosed spaces, using appropriate formal and informal units
Identify which metric units are used to measure everyday items; use measurements of familiar items and known units to make estimates
Measure, order and compare objects using familiar metric units of length, mass and capacity
Compare masses of objects using balance scales
Compare the areas of regular and irregular shapes by informal means
Compare and order several shapes and objects based on length, area, volume and capacity using appropriate uniform informal units
Calculate perimeter and area of rectangles using familiar metric units
Selects and uses appropriate mental or written strategies, or technology, to solve problems
Describes mathematical situations and methods using everyday and some mathematical language, actions, materials, diagrams and symbols
Supports conclusions by explaining or demonstrating how answers were obtained
Measures, records, compares and estimates lengths and distances using uniform informal units, metres and centimetres
Measures, records, compares and estimates areas using uniform informal units
Uses objects, diagrams and technology to explore mathematical problems
Measures, records, compares and estimates volumes and capacities using uniform informal units
Measures, records, compares and estimates the masses of objects using uniform informal units
Measures, records, compares and estimates areas using square centimetres and square metres
Uses appropriate terminology to describe, and symbols to represent, mathematical ideas
Checks the accuracy of a statement and explains the reasoning used
Measures, records, compares and estimates lengths, distances and perimeters in metres, centimetres and millimetres, and measures, compares and records temperatures
Measures, records, compares and estimates volumes and capacities using litres, millilitres and cubic centimetres
Measures, records, compares and estimates the masses of objects using kilograms and grams
Represents and compares halves, quarters, thirds and fifths as lengths on a number line and their related fractions formed by halving (eighths, sixths and tenths)
Completes number sentences involving multiplication and division by finding missing values
Measures, records, compares and estimates the masses of objects using uniform informal units
Measures, records, compares and estimates internal volumes (capacities) and volumes using uniform informal units
Measures, records, compares and estimates lengths and distances using uniform informal units, as well as metres and centimetres
Measures and compares areas using uniform informal units in rows and columns
Represents and uses the structure of multiplicative relations to 10 × 10 to solve problems
Estimates, measures and compares the masses of objects using kilograms and grams
Estimates, measures and compares capacities (internal volumes) using litres, millilitres and volumes using cubic centimetres
Makes and sketches models and nets of three-dimensional objects including prisms and pyramids
Estimates, measures and compares areas using square centimetres and square metres
Performs transformations by combining and splitting two-dimensional shapes
Uses grid maps and directional language to locate positions and follow routes
Measures and estimates lengths in metres, centimetres and millimetres
Identifies angles and classifies them by comparing to a right angle
Compares two-dimensional shapes and describes their features
Measure, order and compare objects using familiar metric units of length, area, mass and capacity
Compare masses of objects using balance scales
Compare the areas of regular and irregular shapes by informal means
Calculate the perimeter and area of rectangles and the volume and capacity of prisms using familiar metric units
Compare and order several shapes and objects based on length, area, volume and capacity using appropriate uniform informal units
• Provide mini reference cards for individual student use.
• Allow students to highlight key conversions that they find most challenging.
• Encourage students to create their own conversion problems based on the poster.
• Use alongside hands-on measurement activities using real-world objects.