GM4-1: Use appropriate scales, devices, and metric units for length, area, volume and capacity, weight (mass), temperature, angle, and time.
Elaboration on this Achievement Objective
This means students will work with the commonly used units of the metric system and measurement devices for:
- Length- kilometre, metre, centimetre, millimetre, using rulers and tape measures
- Area- square kilometre, hectare, square metre, square centimetre
- Volume/Capacity- Cubic kilometre, cubic metre, litre (cubic decimetre), cubic centimetre using jugs, measurement cylinders
- Weight- tonne, kilogram, gram, using scales
- Temperature- degrees Celsius using thermometers
They should also be able to work with standard units for angle and time, degrees, hours, minutes, seconds. In carrying out measurement tasks students should be able to estimate approximate measurements, use units and devices that are appropriate to the task, for example measuring a cup of water in cubic centimetres, read scales with accuracy, for example a ruler to the nearest millimetre or a protractor to the nearest degree, and use symbols to record their results, for example 45mg (45 milligrams) or 6km 2 (6 square kilometres).
Teaching resources for this Achievement Objective
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
This unit supports students to understand angles as a turn relationship between two rays, and to apply their understanding in sport and design settings.
Level Four
Integrated
Units of Work
The purpose of this unit is to have students identify a need, plan a response, seek feedback, design and build a ‘product’, applying number, measurement and technology knowledge and skills.
Level Four
Integrated
Units of Work
The purpose of this unit is for students apply and refine their measurement skills and to develop an understanding of enlargement and reduction, through making scale models to be used in a short animated film.
Level Four
Level Five
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In this unit we use measurements of our classmates to find the average (means and modes) of our features. We use our findings to create a 3-dimensional "class head".
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 measurement strand activity from the Figure It Out series.A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Three
Level Four
Integrated
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 3-4 activity from the Figure It Out series.A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Four
Integrated
Units of Work
This unit seeks to connect learning outcomes across all five content strands, number, geometry, statistics, and measurement. However the context lends itself strongly to use of measurement and statistics. In the unit students investigate questions that involve them in experiment design, data...
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In this unit, students will identify the properties of triangles, construct both equilateral and irregular triangles using either ruler and protractor or ruler and compass, and make nets.
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 measurement activity from the Figure it Out series.A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Four
Integrated
The purpose of this unit is to engage the student in applying their knowledge and skills of measurement to solve problems involving food technology.
Level Four
Level Five
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 and 5 measurement strand activity from the Figure It Out series.A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Four
Level Five
Integrated
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 measurement and statistics activity from the Figure It Out theme series.A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Three
Level Four
Integrated
Figure It Out activities
This is a level (3+ to 4+) mathematics in science contexts activity from the Figure It Out series.A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In this unit we use thermometers to investigate questions about temperature. We explore questions relating to cooling patterns, the effect of location on temperature, and the results of mixing of water with different temperatures
Level Four
Integrated
This unit is designed to connect the desire to improve performance in physical activities with developing an understanding of how data can be collected and analysed to make sense of the different attributes that could contribute to improved performance.
Level Three
Level Four
Level Five
Integrated
Secondary activities
In this activity students will explore activities relating to time.
Level Four
Integrated
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 activity from the Figure It Out series.A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 measurement activity from the Figure it Out series.A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Four
Level Five
Integrated
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4-5 activity from the Figure It Out series.A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 measurement activity from the Figure It Out theme series. A PDF of the student activity is available.
Level Four
Integrated
Figure It Out activities
This is a level (3+ to 4+) mathematics in science contexts activity from the Figure It Out series.A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 measurement activity from the Figure it Out series.A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Three
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 3 and 4 measurement activity from the Figure it Out series.A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 measurement strand activity from the Figure It Out series. It also has an achievement objective from the Level 5 Number strategies and knowledge substrand. A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 measurement strand activity from the Figure It Out series.A PDF of the student activity is included.