Measurement
WALT:
Understand the concept of length and measurement
Estimate and measure lengths using non-standard units
READ: What is measurement?
Measurement is about figuring out the size, or the amount of something.
We do that by measuring!
This week we’re going to look at how we measure the world around us!
This week we start on LENGTH.
That means measuring how wide, long, or tall something is.
TASK: Measuring length without a ruler!
How wide is your chromebook? | |
How wide is your desk? | |
How tall is Mr Hughes’s desk? | |
How long is your pencil? | |
How wide is the whiteboard? | |
How tall is your friend? | |
Using…
Measure these objects around the classroom, and tell me what their measurements are!
Remember to include the unit you used to measure!
TASK: Talk Time!
Show your measurements to your friend, and have a look at theirs!
Did you both get the exact same measurements? | Yes / No |
Highlight the things you and your friend got different measurements for. | Chromebook Desk Mr Hughes’s Desk Pencil Whiteboard Friend |
Why do you think you got different measurements? �What could the reason be? | |
READ: Units of Measurement
Millimetre (mm): Millimeters are the SMALLEST unit. We use millimetres to measure tiny objects. | Centimetre (cm): It takes 10 millimeters to make ONE centimetre. We use these to measure small/medium sized object | Metre (m): It takes 100 centimetres to make ONE metre. We use metres to measure large objects . | Kilometre (km): It takes 1000 metres to make ONE kilometre. We use kilometres to measure long distances. |
TASK: What is the best UNIT to measure…
millimeter / centimeter / meter / kilometer | What do you think they measure? (take a guess) | |
How long an apple seed is? | | |
How tall a horse is? | | |
How long a racetrack is? | | |
How long a pencil is? | | |