GM4-4: Interpret and use scales, timetables, and charts.
Elaboration on this Achievement Objective
This means students will be literate in getting required information from the following:
- Scales, such as thermometers, analogue (and digital) clocks, rulers, protractors, weight scales, capacity containers.
- Timetables, such as those used in transport (12 or 24-hour time), tides, broadcast programming, telephone books (international calls), sports events.
- Charts used to convey measurement information, such as weather reports, cooking recipes, Guiness Book of Records, statistics on living organisms.
At Level Four it is expected that students will use the information from scales, timetables and charts in the course of solving problems and select information that is relevant to solving the problem.
Teaching resources for this Achievement Objective
The purpose of this unit is to engage the student in applying their knowledge and skills of measurement to solve problems involving food technology.
Students develop their skills and knowledge on the mathematics learning progression, measurement sense, in a food technology context.
Number and Algebra
Level Four
This is a level 4 measurement strand activity from the Figure It Out series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
work with rates and make comparison
Figure It Out activities
Geometry and Measurement
Level Four
This is a level 4 measurement strand activity from the Figure It Out series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
construct and use an anemometer
Figure It Out activities
Geometry and Measurement
Level Four
This is a level 4 measurement and statistics activity from the Figure It Out theme series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
interpret a tide chart measure in millimetre with a ruler create a graph to show data
Figure It Out activities
Geometry and Measurement
Level Four
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
use thermometers to measure temperature in degrees Celsius investigate factors that influence temperatures
Units of Work
Geometry and Measurement
Level Four
This is a level 4 measurement and number activity from the Figure It Out theme series.
calculate area of rectangles draw a scale diagram find the best buy using simple proportions
Figure It Out activities
Geometry and Measurement
Level Four
This is a level 4 measurement strand activity from the Figure It Out series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
use a graph to show height and diameter of a cylinder interpret a graph
Figure It Out activities
Geometry and Measurement
Level Four
This is a level 4 measurement, geometry, statistics and level 5 number activity from the Figure It Out theme series.
interpret information from a timetable interpret information from a chart find average speeds interpret a scale map and draw a route calculate percentages of money amounts show percentages on a pie chart
Figure It Out activities
Geometry and Measurement
Level Four
In this activity students will explore activities relating to time.
finding time before and after a given time writing times in different ways working with 12 and 24 hour clocks find fractions and decimals of an hour solve problems involving time zones
Secondary activities
Geometry and Measurement
Level Four
This is a level 4 measurement strand activity from the Figure It Out series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
measure and interpret qualitative data
Figure It Out activities
Geometry and Measurement
Level Four
This unit is designed to engage your class for at least the first week of the school year. It provides students an opportunity to work collaboratively and independently on challenging mathematical tasks. It also provides you, their teacher, with opportunities for you to learn about their current...
Find whether a given whole number is prime or non-prime (composite) and whether the number is a multiple of three. Use exponents, square roots, factorials and place value to write expressions for whole numbers. Represent category data using bar charts and interpret those charts. Calculate common...
Units of Work
Number and Algebra
Level Four
This is a level 3 and 4 measurement activity from the Figure it Out series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
find volumes of cuboids interpret charts solve problems involving time and distances
Figure It Out activities
Geometry and Measurement
Level Three
This is a level 4 activity from the Figure It Out series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
Figure It Out activities
Geometry and Measurement
Level Four
This is a level 4 measurement and number activity from the Figure It Out theme series.
interpret information from a table find fraction of a whole number solve problems involving addition and multiplication
Figure It Out activities
Geometry and Measurement
Level Four
This is a level 4 measurement activity from the Figure it Out series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
interpret timetables
Figure It Out activities
Geometry and Measurement
Level Four
Calculate using the 24-hour clock and time zones Devise and use problem solving strategies to explore situations mathematically (make a drawing, be systematic)
Problem solving activities
Geometry and Measurement
Level Four
In this unit students take part in a variety of measurement tasks including measuring the length of a slinky, working out how many slices of tomato will fit around the edge of a pizza and accurately drawing the label from a can.
describe a method to measure the length of circular objects measure length using metres, centimeters and millimeters calculate the circumference of a circle from a measurement of diameter
Units of Work
Geometry and Measurement
Level Four
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.
Students will: measure and record data relating to two variables (the dependent variable is the mass of an ice cube; the independent variable is the type of clothing) use data to decide which clothing will best guard against hypothermia when tramping. Students should discover that: they can use...
Figure It Out activities
Geometry and Measurement
Level Four
The purpose of this unit is to engage the student in applying their knowledge and skills of measurement and algebra within the science learning area; to investigate a physical system.
Students develop their skills and knowledge on the mathematics learning progressions measurement sense and using symbols and expressions to think mathematically, in the context of time and motion in sports.
Units of Work
Number and Algebra
Level Four
This unit helps students to develop procedural fluency with integers and have conceptual understanding of integers in the real world.
Understand everyday application of integers. Add and subtract positive and negative integers. Use models to explain why subtraction of a negative integer has a positive effect.
Units of Work
Number and Algebra
Level Four
This is a level 4 activity from the Figure It Out series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
Figure It Out activities
Geometry and Measurement
Level Four
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.
Students will: carry out a statistical investigation into the relationship between weight, height, and potential energy measure and record weight, height, and energy data identify relationships in their data, judge their accuracy, and use the relationships to make predictions. Students should...
Figure It Out activities
Number and Algebra
Level Three
This is a level 4 measurement activity from the Figure It Out theme series.
calculate volume of cuboids make scale models
Figure It Out activities
Geometry and Measurement
Level Four
This is a level 4 activity from the Figure It Out series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
Figure It Out activities
Statistics
Level Four
This is a level 4 geometry and measurement activity from the Figure It Out theme series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
interpret the scale of a map use speeds and times to construct a timetable
Figure It Out activities
Geometry and Measurement
Level Four