Units of measurement 0 Overview Using this Resource Connecting to the Curriculum Marking Student Responses Working with Students Further Resources This task is about choosing the best unit to measure length. Length can be measured using different units. mm cm m km Question 1Change answer Choose one unit from the list that you would most likely use to measure ... Choose one unit from the list that you would most likely use to measure ... a) The length of your hand span mmcmmkmmmcmmkm b) The height of a kauri tree mmcmmkmmmcmmkm c) The width of your finger nail mmcmmkmmmcmmkm d) The distance to Niue mmcmmkmmmcmmkm e) The thickness of a shell mmcmmkmmmcmmkm f) The distance of a train ride mmcmmkmmmcmmkm g) The distance of a school swimming race mmcmmkmmmcmmkm Task administration: This task can be completed online and has auto marking displayed to students. Level: 3 Curriculum info: Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Measurement Keywords: length, units of measurement Description of task: Students select the best unit measure of length for a number of situations. Learning Progression FrameworksThis resource can provide evidence of learning associated with Measurement sense, set 5 within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks. Answers/responses: Y6 (11/1997) a) b) c) d) e) f) g) cm or mm m or cm mm km mm km m or km 7 correct – moderate 5-6 correct – very easy 1-4 correct – very easy Diagnostic and formative information: Student response Likely misconception c) cm Does not recognise that cm is an inaccurate (crude) measure of this item. e) cm Does not recognise that cm is an inaccurate (crude) measure of this item. Predicting weight Units of time Millilitres or litres? Millimetre, centimetre, metre or kilometre? Measuring different things Predicting length Predicting capacity Units of measurement II Candle time Handy lengths Different types of measurement Units of measurement III
