Birthdates, temperature and area

Birthdates, temperature and area

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Marking Student Responses
This task is about measurement problems involving birth dates, temperatures and area.
Questions
BIRTH DATES    
a)
Tui's birthday is the 25th of August. How many months does she have to wait until Christmas day, the 25th December? 
 
Answer: __________ months.
 
Sara was born on the 20th June 1990. Her friend was born on the 20th March 1991.
 
b)
Is her friend younger or older? __________ 
 
c)
How many months younger or older? Answer: __________ months 
 
d)
Jo was born on the 8th May 1989. How old will she be on the 8th December 1997?
 
Answer: __________ years __________ months.
 
 
THERMOMETERS
 
e)
Write the letters for the thermometers in order, from the coldest to the hottest temperature.
 
 

coldest
 

 

 

 

 
 
hottest
 
 
 
 
f)
AREA
 
Which has the largest area?
 
 
(A)     (B)     (C)     (D) 
 
 
g)
How many metres right around the edge of the garden?
 
(A) 15    
(B) 30    
(C) 40    
(D) 50
Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Measurement
Keywords: 
nemp, area, perimeter, years, months, temperature
Description of task: 
For this NEMP task students perform calculations related to birth dates; and solve measurement problems which involve temperature, area and perimeter.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Measurement sense, sets 3-4
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
 

Y4 (10/1997)
a) 4 36%
b) Younger 53%
c) 9 8%
d) 8, 7 8%
e) D, B, A, C. 80%
f) (D) 78%
g) (B) 55%

NOTE: Questions 1-4 were also trialled by Year 8 students, see resource Birth dates, temperature and nuts (MS2171).