Measurement sense resources

Students estimate the amount of liquid in four different glasses based on the amount given that is in a fifth glass.

Students choose the most appropriate measurement unit - millimetre, centimetre, metre, or kilometre - to measure a range of objects.

Students find the perimeters for range of different 4-sided polygons.

Students match pictures of objects with a list of capacities involving litres and millilitres.

Students identify the approximate capacities of everyday containers.

Students answer questions about the total capacity in litres given the number of cups that fill the containers.

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

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

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

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

Students read scales from pictures of everyday measuring equipment.

In this practical task, students cut out shapes and combine them to make a shape with the largest perimeter, and calculate the perimeter and area.

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

Students calculate or estimate the area for each of three shapes on a grid.

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

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

Students calculate the area and perimeter of four shapes on a grid.

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

Students calculate the area of a range of rectangular shapes.

Students calculate the distance around three different sized gardens.

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.

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

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

Students calculate the area of two shapes on a grid.

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