My drink bottle
This hands-on learning experience asks students to investigate the capacity of various containers. They use direct and indirect comparisons to check their estimates and decide which containers hold the most.
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| Year level(s) | Foundation |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource, Teaching strategies |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Keywords | RAMR, YuMi Deadly Mathematics |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Numeracy, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Culture |
| Strand and focus | Measurement, Build understanding |
| 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 | Queensland University of Technology |
| Copyright | © Queensland University of Technology. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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