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How close, how far?
This lesson provides an authentic context to develop skills of estimation and measuring length.
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| Year level(s) | Year 5 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource, Assessment advice |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Mathematics investigation |
| Keywords | drones |
Curriculum alignment |
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| 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 |
| Copyright | © 2021 Civil Aviation Safety Authority Australia. Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 |
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