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Mass, capacity and temperature: grams, kilograms, millilitres, litres and degrees

This guide provides a sequence of steps starting with revisiting concepts of mass and capacity using non-standard units before moving through practical activities where standard units are introduced and applied.

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Year level(s)	Year 2, Year 3, Year 4
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Teaching resource, Teaching strategies
Format	Downloadable resources
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches	Questioning, Concrete Representational Abstract model, Explicit teaching
Keywords	weight, mass, capacity, volume, non-standard unit, standard unit, reasoning, problem-solving, explicit teaching
Curriculum alignment
Curriculum connections	Numeracy
Strand and focus	Number, Measurement, Build understanding
Topics	Addition and subtraction, Properties of number, Mass and capacity, Using units of measurement
AC: Mathematics content descriptions	ACMMG038 Compare masses of objects using balance scales ACMMG061 Measure, order and compare objects using familiar metric units of length, mass and capacity ACMMG084 Use scaled instruments to measure and compare lengths, masses, capacities and temperatures
National numeracy learning progression	Quantifying numbers Additive strategies Understanding units of measurement - UuM4, UuM5, UuM6, UuM7
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