Teaching Resource
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.
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
Volume and Capacity - 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 capacity
- ACMMG084
Use scaled instruments to measure and compare lengths, masses, capacities and temperatures
- ACMMG108
Choose appropriate units of measurement for length, area, volume, capacity and mass
- ACMMG135
Connect decimal representations to the metric system
- ACMMG290
Compare objects using familiar metric units of area and volume
- ACMMG136
Convert between common metric units of length, mass and capacity
- ACMMG138
Connect volume and capacity and their units of measurement
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Awesome, thank you!
Claire Whiting · Mar 16th, 2016
No problem Claire. I’m happy to hear that you like the resource.
Kind regards
Jill
Jill (Teach Starter) · Mar 17th, 2016