Measurement sense resources

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

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

Students calculate the shapes with the largest and smallest perimeter and identify a relationship between the features of a shape and the perimeter.

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 answer two multiple-choice questions about the number of smaller blocks that fit into larger cuboid containers.

Students calculate the number of 3-dimensional shapes that fit into larger 3-dimensional shapes.

Students calculate and record the length and height of coins in centimetres and metres.

Students read scales from pictures of everyday measuring equipment.

Students read scales from pictures of everyday measuring equipment.

Students identify the largest weight of cuts of meat, and convert kilograms into grams.

Students calculate the area of two shapes on a grid.

Students estimate the height and length of various items around their school.

Students convert millilitres to litres and vice versa to answer questions about the number of 200ml cups of lemonade in litre bottles.

Students calculate the distance around three different sized gardens.

Students convert the millimetre dimensions of a door to metres and centimetres.

Students identify how many unit squares cover given 2-dimensional shapes.

Students draw a line from each measurement and unit to its equivalent.

Students answer questions about weight and number of packets of biscuits for a school fundraising project.

Students select the best unit measure of length for a number of situations.

Students estimate the temperature and indicate it on a thermometer.

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

Students work out the height, width and length of gift packets.

Students identify the correct unit of measurement that would be used for the weight or length of a range of everyday objects.

Students identify the approximate capacities of everyday containers.