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Checking measurements!

Read the story. Rewrite the story - make sure the measurements are in the correct place.

On the way to the basketball game, I saw a dog that weighed 5kg, a car that was 20cm long, a cat with a 4m tail, a baby that weighed 40kg and a house that was 3cm high. At the basketball game, I bought a pie that was 2m thick from a guy who was 6m tall.

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Estimation 1

Highlight your answer to this question.�Which is the most likely to be about 10m?

the width of a car

the height of a tree

the height of your classroom

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Estimation 2

Highlight your answer to this question.�Which is the most likely capacity of a large jug.

100 ml�
300 ml�
10 000 ml�
2500 ml��

200 ml

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Estimation 3

Highlight your answer to this question.�Which is the most likely width of a large window?

20mm�
500mm�
3250mm�
30 980mm��

900mm

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Estimation 4

Highlight your answer to this question.�Which is the most likely weight of a giraffe?

half a tonne�
300kg�
1 tonne�
5 tonne�

3 TONNE

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Ordering measurements

MASS - lightest, heaviest
Organise each item from lightest (1) to heaviest (4)	Approx. weight	Order
How much does a blown up balloon weigh?
How much does a bar of chocolate weigh?
How much does a loaf of bread weigh?
How much does Mr Burt weigh?

DISTANCE - shortest, longest
Organise each item from shortest(1) to longest (4)	Approx. length	Order
How far could you jump in the air?
How far could you kick a soccer ball?
How far could you run in 30 seconds?
How long is a moth?

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Reading Scales

Practise reading scales and dials of different types with this link

Record your best score in the table below

Level	Type of scale	Score
Level 1	Measuring jugs	/12
Level 2	Circular scale	/12
Level 3	Linear scale	/12
Level 4	Linear scale	/12
Level 5	Mix of scales, dials and meters	/12
Level 6	Kitchen scales	/10