Measurement sense resources

Students calculate the area of a composite shape on a grid.

Students answer questions that involve calculating the capacities of different situations.

Students use a given height and diagram to estimate the height of four pictures of toy dolls.

Students calculate and identify the shape with the largest area, and the longest perimeter from three shapes drawn on a grid.

Students identify whether litres or millilitres would be the best unit of measurement for a range of everyday measuring tasks.

Students use a given distance and diagram to estimate the distance four people swam underwater.

Students find the width and perimeter of three rectangles with the same area and different lengths.

In this practical task, students estimate the capacity of two different sized containers, then check their estimates with a measuring jug.

In this practical task, students estimate the length of two common classroom objects, then check their estimates with a ruler.

In this practical task, students estimate, and then measure, the weight of two objects using a number of multi-link cubes, a balance scale and weights.

In this practical task, students estimate, then measure, the weight of two bags using kitchen scales.

Students use a diagram of a netball court and soccer field to calculate area.

Students convert millilitres to litres and vice versa when working out quantities of bottles and glasses of fizzy drink for a party.

Students use the scaled plan of a property to calculate the area of the pool, house, and lawn.

In this practical task, students use their understanding of the link between capacity and volume to make cardboard containers that hold 250ml and 500ml of water.

In this practical task, students make different shapes with four multi-link cubes, draw them, identify the smallest perimeter, and explain what happens to the area.

In this practical task, students estimate, then measure, the length of two objects using a ruler.

Students identify which of four shapes created from equilateral triangles has the largest area and which has the largest perimeter.

Students calculate the area of four different shapes on a grid.

Students use a given number of multi-link cubes to make and draw different rectangles.

Students read pairs of measurements on linear scales and identify which are greater than, less than, or equal to.

Students select a non-standard unit of measure to measure an envelope and explain their choice.

In this practical task, students first estimate, then measure, how many 500ml jars it takes to fill a 1 litre and a 3 litre container

Students explain why two people will get different totals when measuring a room using their hand span.

This practical task requires students to construct a one metre newspaper roll, use it to estimate the dimensions of a room, then calculate the volume of that room.