Reading scales III 0 Overview Using this Resource Connecting to the Curriculum Marking Student Responses Working with Students Further Resources This task is about reading different types of scales. Question 1Change answer a) Brent weighed his dog on some scales. a) Brent weighed his dog on some scales. How much did Brent's dog weigh? kg Question 1Change answer b) Ramona took the temperature of water in a fish bowl. b) Ramona took the temperature of water in a fish bowl. What was the temperature? degrees C Question 1Change answer c) Zac was driving a tractor. c) Zac was driving a tractor. How fast was Zac going? km/h Task administration: This task can be completed with pen and paper or online with auto-marking. Level: 2 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 3-4 within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks. Answers/responses: Y4 (06/1999) a) 38 easy b) 15 easy c) 30 easy Diagnostic and formative information: Common error Likely reason b) c) 10½, 11, 19 20½, 21 Reads the tick marks as ½ or 1 unit (place value error) rather than 10 or 5 respectively. c) 25 Reads the tick marks as 5 units rather than 10. Reading scales Comparing measures on a scale
