WALT: use metric measures for length, capacity, weight and temperature appropriately.
Where on the scale are these arrows pointing?
Where on the scale are these arrows pointing?
How long are each of these?
How long are each of these?
How much strawberry milk is in each of these jugs?
How much strawberry milk is in each of these jugs?
How much do each of these weigh?
How much do each of these weigh?
How much do each of these weigh?
Which units of measurement could you use to measure the length of these?
mm cm m km
Desk | |
School playground | |
Computer screen | |
Hall | |
Distance between towns | |
Pinhead | |
Thickness of a tablet | |
Which units of measurement could you use to measure the weight of these?
g kg t
Car | |
School bag | |
Pen | |
Train | |
Muffin | |
Truck load of fruit | |
Book | |
Bag of potatoes | |
Which units of measurement could you use to measure the capacity of these?
L ml
Cup | |
Large jug | |
Bath | |
Can of drink | |
Bucket | |
Which units of measurement could you use to measure the time taken to do these?
sec, min, hour, day, month
Tie a shoelace | |
Learn to speak Spanish | |
Eat your breakfast | |
Run a marathon | |
Bucket | |
Give examples of how you could measure the following:
cm | |
m | |
kg | |
L | |
min | |
kg | |
ml | |
g | |
mm | |
t | |
Estimate how long or wide each item below is then measure each item using a ruler.
Item to measure | Your estimate | Actual measurement |
The length of your maths book | | |
The length of your pencil | | |
The width of your chromebook | | |
The length of your chromebook | | |
The width of your desk | | |
The length of a glue stick | | |
The length of your spelling book | | |
The length of your shoe | | |
The width of your shoe | | |