VC2M3M02
measure and compare objects using familiar metric units of length, mass and capacity, and instruments with labelled markings
- making a measuring tape using metric units of length and using it to measure and compare things, for example, the girth of a tree; and explaining that the lines on a ruler show the beginning and end of each unit
- using a strip of one-centimetre grid paper to measure and compare the length of objects, connecting this with centimetre units on a ruler and using fractions of a graduation to give a more accurate measure
- discussing how the capacity of a container or object usually refers to the amount of liquid it can hold, measured in millilitres and litres, and comparing the capacity of different sizes of familiar drinks (for example, 600-millilitre, one-litre, 2-litre and 3-litre milk containers)
- measuring and comparing the mass of objects and capacity of containers, using measuring jugs and kitchen or other scales and standard metric units of millilitres, litres, grams and kilograms; and interpreting and explaining what the lines on the measuring jug or scales mean
- comparing the capacity of different beakers used in science lessons and using the numbered graduations to measure out different capacities of liquid
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Matching Activity for Volume
Provide your students with this matching activity for volume to give them practice finding the volume of objects they see in the real world.
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Word Problems for Volume Task Cards
Present these word problems for volume task cards to your students to give them practice solving volume problems with real-world context!
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Fun Volume Activities
Bring maths to life with these fun volume activities that will have students building prisms, going on a scavenger hunt and estimating volumes!
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Measurement Maths Centre - Informal & Formal Units
Create an easily differentiated measurement maths centre with a printable Measuring Length Maths Centre.
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Volume Game — BINGO!
Play our BINGO volume game with your students to give them engaging practice finding the volume of rectangular prisms.
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Reading a Triple Beam Balance Worksheet Pack
Practise reading balance scales with this set of measuring mass worksheets.
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Using a Ruler Board Game - Centimetres & Millimetres
Build measurement skills with this board game, which focuses on measuring using a centimetre/millimetre ruler.
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Weighing Scales Templates – Fish Scales
An assortment of weighing scales templates to give students practice at reading scales to measure mass.
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Converting Units of Measurement Poster (Imperial)
Use these posters to assist your students in learning the different units of measurement in the imperial system.
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Mass Maths Investigation - How Much Do We Throw Away?
A mathematics investigation about measuring mass, embedded in a real-world context.
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Using a Ruler - Anchor Charts
Discover how to use a ruler to measure in metres, millimetres and centimetres with a set of printable measurement anchor charts.
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I Have, Who Has? – Measuring With a Centimetre Ruler
Practise measuring objects using a centimetre ruler while playing this whole-class game.
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Selecting Units of Length - Sorting Activity
Use this Year 3 measurement activity to help students identify lengths and distances that should be measured in millimetres, centimetres, metres and kilometres.
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Selecting Units of Mass – Sorting Activity
A sorting activity to help students identify objects that should be measured in grams, kilograms and tonnes.
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Printable Rulers for the Classroom
Excite your students about mastering precise measurements with these printable centimetre rulers.
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Number Talks - Measurement Conversion Task Cards
Build number sense skills with this set of 20 task cards.
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Volume Math Games — Composite Figures Match-Up
Challenge your students with volume math games like this composite figures match-up that will have them matching compound rectangular prisms with equations and volumes.
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Units of Measurement Word Wall Vocabulary
Print a pack of measurement vocabulary cards to help your students review academic vocabulary.