Measurement sense resources

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

In this practical task students design a net for a lidded cardboard cube to hold a tennis ball. They then cut out and construct the cube.

In this practical task students design a net for a lidded cardboard box to hold 3 "chocolate bars" represented by hundreds blocks. They then cut out and construct the box.

Students calculate the total area of a deck and a deck with an extension.

Students calculate the height and base of two different triangles.

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

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.

Students select a true statement about the area of three shapes on a grid.

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

Students read scales to measure images of objects to the nearest tenth of a centimetre.

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

Students order litre and millilitre capacities from smallest to largest, compare given capacities and explain how they know whether one is larger/smaller or the same.

This practical task requires students to use a 1 metre measure to estimate the dimensions of a room, and then calculate the volume of the room.

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

Students work out the area of different shapes.

For this NEMP task students perform a range of practical measuring tasks including calculations involving time and selection of appropriate units of measuring.

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