Measurement resources

Students add up the times for a number of exercises to get the total.

Students read scales from pictures of everyday measuring equipment.

Students work out starting and finishing times, and how long events take.

For this NEMP task students use a protractor to measure how many degrees two boats turn as they change course.

Students calculate the area of a bush reserve in hectares.

Students calculate the area of a range of rectangular shapes.

Students calculate the distance around three different sized gardens.

Students calculate the length of fencing around a deck.

In this practical task, students follow a plan to construct a water timer. They then put on markings for times 1-5 minutes based on observations and recordings.

Students calculate the surface area and volume of cuboids.

Students calculate the area of a space to be painted and the length of time it will take to paint a different area.

Students use a calendar of one month of the year to assist them in making time calculations.

Students interpret a train timetable and answer questions about departure and arrival, and journey times.

Students calculate a finishing time from a given time, and show the analogue times for a range of activities.

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

Students calculate area of colours and the perimeter of a flag.

Students use a protractor to find given angles and draw angles of given degrees.

In this practical task, students decide how many of four different shaped containers have the same capacity, then check by filling them with water.

Students estimate (and explain how) the area of two islands on a grid.

This task requires students to use a protractor to draw in three angles on a half circle window design.

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

For this NEMP task students calculate the number of tiles needed to cover the area of several rooms.

Students calculate the capacity, in millilitres, of three containers whose measurements are given in centimetres.

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

Students calculate the width, height, perimeter and area of a dressing table, and the volume of a drawer from given measurements.