Which tin?
Use this diagnostic task in the style of a one-on-one interview to assess a student's knowledge and understanding of an object's properties, and their use of comparative language.
| Additional details | |
| Year level(s) | Foundation, Year 1 | 
|---|---|
| Audience | Teacher | 
| Purpose | Assessment advice, Assessment task | 
| Format | Downloadable resources | 
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Questioning, Feedback | 
| Curriculum alignment | |
| Strand and focus | Measurement | 
| Topics | Using units of measurement | 
| 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 
                                            AC9M1M01
                                            
                                             Compare directly and indirectly and order objects and events using attributes of length, mass, capacity and duration, communicating reasoning | 
| Numeracy progression | Understanding units of measurement (P2, P3) | 
| Copyright details | |
| Organisation | Department of Education WA | 
| Copyright | © Department of Education WA 2013. Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 | 
Related resources
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                                          Desk through the doorwayUse this diagnostic task in the style of a one-on-one interview to assess a student's understanding and skills in comparing length. Resource details
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                                          Which lunchbox holds more?Use this diagnostic task to assess what students know about volume and units to compare volumes. Resource details
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                                          Formative assessment: scientific notationRefer to the last lesson in the unit on scientific notation for an assessment task. Resource details
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                                          Snail trailsRefer to the diagnostic task for a guide on how to conduct a one-on-one interview where the student is asked to measure length by choosing an informal unit. Resource details
