Measurement (7 lessons)

In this sequence of 7 lessons, students measure mass, capacity, length, perimeter, and area using informal and formal units, building confidence with reading scales and recording units.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 4
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Teaching resource
Format	Web page
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches	Explicit teaching, Worked examples, Questioning, Mathematics investigation, Concrete Representational Abstract model
Keywords	perimetre, area, shapes, length, mass, capacity, scaled measurement instruments, summative assessment
Curriculum alignment
Curriculum connections	Numeracy
Strand and focus	Measurement, Statistics
Topics	Mass and capacity, Using units of measurement, Area, volume and surface area
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M4M02 Recognise ways of measuring and approximating the perimeter and area of shapes and enclosed spaces, using appropriate formal and informal units 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	Victoria State Government Department of Education
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