Mass Mats

Mass Mats

Games & Activities

Mathematics Measurement

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Are you looking for an exciting and hands-on way to teach students about mass? Look no further than our Mass Mats! These innovative learning resources are designed to captivate young minds while they explore the fascinating world of mass and measurement.

Mass Mats offer a dynamic, hands-on experience that engages students in active learning. Watch as they eagerly explore the concepts of mass and weight through ordering and drawing objects on to their mats. The balance scale mats also allow students to use comparative language to justify their choices for the objects they place on them.

Use during group rotation activities.
Reuse by laminating and drawing with whiteboard markers.

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Lesson Structure

Individual Activity
Rotations / Group Work
Class Activity

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Curriculum Codes

Identify and compare attributes of objects and events, including length, capacity, mass and duration, using direct comparisons and communicating reasoning

Measure and compare objects based on length, capacity and mass using appropriate uniform informal units and smaller units for accuracy when necessary

Compare directly and indirectly and order objects and events using attributes of length, mass, capacity and duration, communicating reasoning

ACMMG019 8.4

Measure and compare the lengths and capacities of pairs of objects using uniform informal units

ACMMG006 8.4

Use direct and indirect comparisons to decide which is longer, heavier or holds more, and explain reasoning in everyday language

ACMMG037 8.4

Compare and order several shapes and objects based on length, area, volume and capacity using appropriate uniform informal units

ACMMG038 8.4

Compare masses of objects using balance scales

MA1-12MG old

Measures, records, compares and estimates the masses of objects using uniform informal units

MA1-2WM old

Uses objects, diagrams and technology to explore mathematical problems

MAe-1WM old

Describes mathematical situations using everyday language, actions, materials and informal recordings

MAe-3WM old

Uses concrete materials and/or pictorial representations to support conclusions

MAe-9MG old

Describes and compares lengths and distances using everyday language

MAe-11MG old

Describes and compares the capacities of containers and the volumes of objects or substances using everyday language

MAe-12MG old

Describes and compares the masses of objects using everyday language

MA1-10MG old

Measures, records, compares and estimates areas using uniform informal units

MA1-11MG old

Measures, records, compares and estimates volumes and capacities using uniform informal units

MA1-1WM old

Describes mathematical situations and methods using everyday and some mathematical language, actions, materials, diagrams and symbols

MA1-3WM old

Supports conclusions by explaining or demonstrating how answers were obtained

MA1-9MG old

Measures, records, compares and estimates lengths and distances using uniform informal units, metres and centimetres

MA1-3DS-02 new

Measures, records, compares and estimates internal volumes (capacities) and volumes using uniform informal units

MAE-GM-02 new

Describes and compares lengths

MAE-GM-03 new

Identifies half the length and the halfway point

MAE-3DS-01 new

Manipulates, describes and sorts three-dimensional objects

MAE-3DS-02 new

Describes and compares volumes

MAE-NSM-01 new

Describes and compares the masses of objects

MA1-2DS-02 new

Measures and compares areas using uniform informal units in rows and columns

MA1-NSM-01 new

Measures, records, compares and estimates the masses of objects using uniform informal units

MA1-GM-02 new

Measures, records, compares and estimates lengths and distances using uniform informal units, as well as metres and centimetres

MA1-NSM-02 new

Describes, compares and orders durations of events, and reads half- and quarter-hour time

Measure and compare the lengths, masses and capacities of pairs of objects using uniform informal units

Use direct and indirect comparisons to decide which is longer, heavier or holds more, and explain reasoning in everyday language

Compare and order several shapes and objects based on length, area, volume and capacity using appropriate uniform informal units

Compare masses of objects using balance scales

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