Measurement sense resources

Students read scales from pictures of everyday measuring equipment.

Students calculate the area of a range of rectangular shapes.

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

Students decide if the height, length, or width of everyday objects is less than, or more than, one metre.

This practical task requires students to rank a series of animal pictures in order from shortest to tallest.

Students use words about height, mass and weight of family members to write a description of a family going shopping.

Students work out how many triangular prism shapes there are in larger cuboid, and answer questions about volume of both shapes.

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

Students calculate volumes of composite shapes, showing their working.

Students draw shapes of given areas, and choose from the bigger area, explaining their reasoning.

Students calculate the distance travelled by the tips of the hands on a clock, and calculate the speed of one of the tips.

Students use a diagram of, and information about oranges packed in a cylinder to calculate height, area and volume.

Students calculate the area of composite shapes.

Students answer questions that involve calculating the capacities of different situations.

In this practical task, students estimate the capacity of two different sized containers, then check their estimates with a measuring jug.

In this practical task, students estimate, then measure, the weight of two bags using kitchen scales.

Students convert millilitres to litres and vice versa when working out quantities of bottles and glasses of fizzy drink for a party.

In this practical task, students first estimate, then measure, how many 500ml jars it takes to fill a 1 litre and a 3 litre container

Students explain why two people will get different totals when measuring a room using their hand span.

Students calculate length and area of colours on the Danish flag.

In this practical task, students estimate, then measure, the volume of two containers using a measuring jug.

Students identify the error in three statements made about the perimeter and area of given objects.

Students read scales from pictures of everyday measuring equipment.

Students calculate the area of an extension to a cottage and the area around the buildings.

Students convert units of weight - grams and kilograms - to answer questions a range of food items.