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Units of Measurement Word Wall Vocabulary
Forty-five measurement related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
Print out these Units of Measurement Word Wall Vocabulary cards and cut them along the line. Stick them up around your room to immerse your students in the content specific vocabulary.
There is a blank sheet provided at the end for any extra words that your students may want to add.
Words include:
yard, decilitre, decimetre, litre, quart, ton, gallon, mile, millisecond, milligram, gram, kilogram, volume, metric ton, metric units, mass, standard units, length, unit of measurement, metric system, matter, density, weight, millennium, inches, capacity, day, week, minute, second, hour, pint, month, millilitre, foot, ounce, measurement, metre, kilometre, centimetre, cup, millimetre, year, decade, century.
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Units of Measurement Vocabulary
| yard | decilitre | decimetre |
| litre | quart | ton |
| gallon | mile | millisecond |
| milligram | gram | kilogram |
| volume | metric ton | metric units |
| mass | standard units | length |
| unit of measurement | metric system | matter |
| density | weight | millennium |
| inches | capacity | day |
| week | minute | second |
| hour | pint | month |
| millilitre | foot | ounce |
| measurement | metre | kilometre |
| centimetre | cup | millimetre |
| year | decade | century |
NSW Curriculum alignment
- MA2-9MG
Length - measures, records, compares and estimates lengths, distances and perimeters in metres, centimetres and millimetres, and measures, compares and records temperatures
- MA2-10MG
Area - measures, records, compares and estimates areas using square centimetres and square metres
- MA2-11MG
VolumeandCapacity - measures, records, compares and estimates volumes and capacities using litres, millilitres and cubic centimetres
- MA2-12MG
Mass - measures, records, compares and estimates the masses of objects using kilograms and grams
- MA2-9MG
Length - measures, records, compares and estimates lengths, distances and perimeters in metres, centimetres and millimetres, and measures, compares and records temperatures
- MA2-10MG
Area - measures, records, compares and estimates areas using square centimetres and square metres
- MA2-11MG
VolumeandCapacity - measures, records, compares and estimates volumes and capacities using litres, millilitres and cubic centimetres
- MA2-12MG
Mass - measures, records, compares and estimates the masses of objects using kilograms and grams
Victorian Curriculum alignment
- VCMMG140
Measure, order and compare objects using familiar metric units of length, area, mass and capacity
- VCMMG165
Use scaled instruments to measure and compare lengths, masses, capacities and temperatures
- VCMMG195
Choose appropriate units of measurement for length, area, volume, capacity and mass
- VCMMG222
Connect decimal representations to the metric system
- VCMMG166
Compare objects using familiar metric units of area and volume
- VCMMG223
Convert between common metric units of length, mass and capacity
- VCMMG225
Connect volume and capacity and their units of measurement
Australian Curriculum alignment
- ACMMG061
Measure, order and compare objects using familiar metric units of length, mass and capacityElaborationsrecognising the importance of using common units of measurement (Skills: Numeracy, Critical and C...
- ACMMG084
Use scaled instruments to measure and compare lengths, masses, capacities and temperaturesElaborationsreading and interpreting the graduated scales on a range of measuring instruments to the nearest ...
- ACMMG108
Choose appropriate units of measurement for length, area, volume, capacity and massElaborationsrecognising that some units of measurement are better suited for some tasks than others, for example kilo...
- ACMMG135
Connect decimal representations to the metric systemElaborationsrecognising the equivalence of measurements such as 1.25 metres and 125 centimetres (Skills: Numeracy, Critical and Creative Thinking)(V...
- ACMMG290
Compare objects using familiar metric units of area and volumeElaborationscomparing areas using grid paper (Skills: Numeracy, Intercultural Understanding)comparing volume using centicubes (Skills: Num...
- ACMMG136
Convert between common metric units of length, mass and capacityElaborationsidentifying and using the correct operations when converting units including millimetres, centimetres, metres, kilometres, m...
- ACMMG138
Connect volume and capacity and their units of measurementElaborationsrecognising that 1ml is equivalent to 1cm3 (Skills: Numeracy, Critical and Creative Thinking)(View this topic on www.australiancur...
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Awesome, thank you!
Comment by Claire Whiting on March 16, 2016 at 10:52 am
No problem Claire. I’m happy to hear that you like the resource.
Kind regards
Jill
Official comment by Jill (Teach Starter) on March 17, 2016 at 8:04 pm