Measurement resources

Students record times as a.m. or p.m. onto notices for everyday events.

Students answer questions about mixing quantities of powder and water to make a spray for rose bushes.

In this practical task students need to weigh books, take measurements of length, convert these as required, and calculate volume and dimensions for a cover.

Students calculate the surface area and volume of a pyramid.

Students use a cross-section diagram of a canal to calculate area and volume.

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

In this practical task, students measure two circular objects to find the circumference, diameter and the relationship between them (pi).

Students select the measurements of a piece of paper as it is folded multiple times.

Students identify how many smaller square and rectangular units make up larger square and rectangular shapes.

Students calculate circumference, circular and square area of a road sign.

Students calculate perimeter, area and the surfaced area of a box of chocolate.

Students calculate the height of two cylinders given the radius, and identify a correct general statement about the relationship between radius and height for a given volume.

Students identify the angle of different objects and movements.

Students calculate the length of a builder's string line.

Students calculate the area of a range of 2-dimensional shapes in unit squares.

Students answer four questions about flight times on a flight schedule.

In this practical task, students work in pairs to estimate how much time they think has passed. One student estimates while the other times.

Students use a movie timetable advertisement to answer questions about the movies being shown to test their understanding of a.m. and p.m.

Students select which unit of time - seconds, minutes, or hours - would most likely be used to time a range of everyday activities.

Students read an analogue clock face and draw some times onto other clock faces.

Students work out how long a race took given the starting and finishing time. Answers are split into hours, minutes and seconds.

Students answer questions that involve converting between different ways of telling time.

Students work out time calculations involving 24 hour time.

Students answer questions about the difference between a range of given times in minutes.

Students answer questions about international time differences.