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How close, how far?

This lesson provides an authentic context to develop skills of estimation and measuring length.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 5
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Teaching resource, Assessment advice
Format	Web page
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches	Mathematics investigation
Keywords	Drones
Curriculum alignment
Strand and focus	Measurement
Topics	Using units of measurement, Mass and capacity
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M5M01 Choose appropriate metric units when measuring the length, mass and capacity of objects; use smaller units or a combination of units to obtain a more accurate measure
Numeracy progression	Understanding units of measurement (P8)
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Organisation	Civil Aviation Safety Authority
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