Measuring maths (6 lessons)

In this sequence of 6 lessons, students compare and describe mass by hefting, balance scales, ordering objects, indirect comparison, and measuring with informal units.

Additional details

Year level(s) Foundation
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 measurement comparison, informal units, summative assessment

Curriculum alignment

Curriculum connections Numeracy
Strand and focus Measurement
Topics Mass and capacity
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions
AC9MFM01
Identify and compare attributes of objects and events, including length, capacity, mass and duration, using direct comparisons and communicating reasoning

Numeracy progression Understanding units of measurement (P2)

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Organisation

Victoria State Government Department of Education

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