Measurement sense resources

Students choose the most appropriate measurement unit - millimetre, centimetre, metre, or kilometre - to measure a range of objects.

In this practical task, students estimate and then measure how far they can jump.

Students convert units of weight - grams and kilograms - to answer questions a range of food items.

Students complete statements which explore the relationship between scale factor enlargements and length, area, and volume of 2 and 3 dimensional shapes.

Students find the perimeters for range of different 4-sided polygons.

Students match pictures of objects with a list of capacities involving litres and millilitres.

Students identify the approximate capacities of everyday containers.

Students answer questions about the total capacity in litres given the number of cups that fill the containers.

Students calculate the area of a composite shape.

Students calculate the perimeter and area of three composite shapes.

For this NEMP task students solve problems about measurement problems involving birth dates, temperatures and weight.

Students answer questions about weight and number of packets of biscuits for a school fundraising project.

Students answer questions about perimeter and length of square and rectangle shapes.

Students calculate the weight for different numbers of soccer balls and calculate the weight for a given number of soccer balls.

Students calculate the shapes with the largest and smallest perimeter and identify a relationship between the features of a shape and the perimeter.

This practical task requires students to lift a 1 kg weight and then estimate whether a range of everyday objects weigh less than, about the same as, or more than 1 kilogram.

In this practical task, students decide which of four shapes have the same area, then use 100s blocks to check their answer.

This task is about identifying the best unit to measure temperature, weight, time, capacity and length.

Students calculate and record the length and height of coins in centimetres and metres.

Students draw a line from each measurement and unit to its equivalent.

Students answer two multiple-choice questions about the number of smaller blocks that fit into larger cuboid containers.

Students answer four multiple-choice questions about volume and surface area.

This task is about finding the circumference of a circle using two different radius measurements.

Students calculate the surface area of the sides and top of a cylinder, showing their working.

Students calculate the total volume of a cream carton, and the unused capacity when filled to 300ml.