Reading scales 0 Overview Using this Resource Connecting to the Curriculum Marking Student Responses Working with Students Further Resources This task is about reading scales. Jess is baking a cake. Question 1Change answer a) She turns the oven on. a) She turns the oven on. What temperature does Jessica turn the oven to? °C Question 1Change answer b) Jess pours some milk into a jug. b) Jess pours some milk into a jug. How much milk is in the jug? ml Question 1Change answer c) Jess weighs the flour on the scales. c) Jess weighs the flour on the scales. What does the flour weigh? g Task administration: This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online. Levels: 2, 3 Curriculum info: Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Measurement Keywords: reading scales, linear scales Description of task: Students read scales from pictures of everyday measuring equipment. Curriculum Links: This resource can help to identify students' understanding of reading linear scales. Learning Progression FrameworksThis resource can provide evidence of learning associated with Measurement sense, sets 3-4Measurement sense, set 5 within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks. Answers/responses: Y5 (03/1999) a) 200 very easy b) 250 moderate c) 470 difficult Diagnostic and formative information: Common error Likely reason b) 205 200.5 200 1⁄2 201 210 Wrong place value given to the 50 ml mark – seen as 5, 0.5, 1 or 10. c) 452 460 Wrong place value given to each 10 g mark – seen as 1 or 5. Comparing measures on a scale Reading scales III
