Measurement sense resources

Students draw shapes of given areas, and choose from the bigger area, explaining their reasoning.

Students work out how many triangular prism shapes there are in larger cuboid, and answer questions about volume of both shapes.

This practical task requires students to construct open boxes from grid paper and calculate their volumes.

Students select the best unit measure of length for a number of situations.

Students identify the largest weight of cuts of meat, and convert kilograms into grams.

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

Students read scales from pictures of everyday measuring equipment.

Students read scales from pictures of everyday measuring equipment.

Students read scales from pictures of everyday measuring equipment.

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

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

Students calculate the distance travelled by the tips of the hands on a clock, and calculate the speed of one of the tips.

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

Students calculate the number of 3-dimensional shapes that fit into larger 3-dimensional shapes.

Students calculate the area of three shapes with a grid in the background.

Students calculate the perimeter of a range of 2-dimensional shapes.

Students calculate the area of composite shapes.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Student work out the side lengths and area of a tapa cloth from the measurement of a small section of it, converting between cm and metres.

In this practical task, students estimate how many multi-link blocks equal the length of two common classroom items. They then check their estimate with the blocks, then measure with a ruler.