This poster is part of a larger unit on ‘What is Measurement?’. The unit is a great introduction to measurement, giving a clear and detailed explanation of length, mass and capacity. The unit provides numerous worksheets for length, mass and capacity in order for students to practise the skill, as well as small hands-on experiments and an assessment upon completion of the unit to gauge knowledge and understanding of measurement.
Identify and compare attributes of objects and events, including length, capacity, mass and duration, using direct comparisons and communicating reasoning
Identify which metric units are used to measure everyday items; use measurements of familiar items and known units to make estimates
Measure and compare objects using familiar metric units of length, mass and capacity, and instruments with labelled markings
Use direct and indirect comparisons to decide which is longer, heavier or holds more, and explain reasoning in everyday language
Describes mathematical situations using everyday language, actions, materials and informal recordings
Uses concrete materials and/or pictorial representations to support conclusions
Describes and compares lengths and distances using everyday language
Describes and compares the capacities of containers and the volumes of objects or substances using everyday language
Describes and compares the masses of objects using everyday language
Describes and compares lengths
Identifies half the length and the halfway point
Manipulates, describes and sorts three-dimensional objects
Describes and compares volumes
Describes and compares the masses of objects
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)
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
Performs transformations by combining and splitting two-dimensional shapes
Estimates, measures and compares areas using square centimetres and square metres
Makes and sketches models and nets of three-dimensional objects including prisms and pyramids
Estimates, measures and compares capacities (internal volumes) using litres, millilitres and volumes using cubic centimetres
Estimates, measures and compares the masses of objects using kilograms and grams
Use direct and indirect comparisons to decide which is longer, heavier or holds more, and explain reasoning in everyday language