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Make your own ruler

Students estimate, measure and compare lengths using informal units and compare these measurements with those made using metric instruments, including rulers, measuring tapes and trundle wheels.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 4
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Teaching resource, Student task
Format	Downloadable resources
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches	Culturally responsive pedagogies
Curriculum alignment
Curriculum connections	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Culture
Strand and focus	Measurement
Topics	Using units of measurement, Length
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M4M01 Interpret unmarked and partial units when measuring and comparing attributes of length, mass, capacity, duration and temperature, using scaled and digital instruments and appropriate units
Numeracy progression	Understanding units of measurement (P6)
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Organisation	Queensland University of Technology
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