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GM4-4: Interpret and use scales, timetables, and charts.

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Elaboration on this Achievement Objective

This means students will be literate in getting required information from the following:

  1. Scales, such as thermometers, analogue (and digital) clocks, rulers, protractors, weight scales, capacity containers.
  2. Timetables, such as those used in transport (12 or 24-hour time), tides, broadcast programming, telephone books (international calls), sports events.
  3. 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
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Catering for Size

Level Four
Integrated
The purpose of this unit is to engage students in applying their knowledge of measurement to solve problems involving food technology.
  • Identify, quantify, and represent, using graphs and expressions, the effect of a scale in time contexts.
  • Describe, apply, and graph linear relationships to solve problems involving time, temperature, and mass.
  • Scale, convert, compare, and apply metric measurements to solve problems involving grams and300
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Cellphone Confusion

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.

work with rates and make comparison

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Chilling Out

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.

construct and use an anemometer

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Claws!

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.

interpret a tide chart

measure in millimetre with a ruler

create a graph to show data

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Cool Times with Heat

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.
  • Use thermometers to measure temperature in degrees Celsius.
  • Investigate factors that influence temperatures.
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Cosmo's Kennel

Level Four
Integrated
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 measurement and number activity from the Figure It Out theme series. A PDF of the student activity is available.

calculate area of rectangles

draw a scale diagram

find the best buy using simple proportions

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Cylinder Collection

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.

use a graph to show height and diameter of a cylinder

interpret a graph

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Day Trippers

Level Four
Level Five
Integrated
Figure It Out activities
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

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Doing Time

Level Three
Level Four
Level Five
Integrated
Secondary activities
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

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Energy Crises

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.

measure and interpret qualitative data

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Gigantic Jumbo

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.

find volumes of cuboids

interpret charts

solve problems involving time and distances

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Going Global

Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 activity from the Figure It Out series.A PDF of the student activity is included.
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Hitting Four

Level Four
Integrated
Figure It Out activities
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

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Home Run

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.

interpret timetables

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How far?

Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Problem solving activities
This problem solving activity has a measurement focus.
  • Calculate using the 24-hour clock and time zones.
  • Devise and use problem solving strategies to explore situations mathematically (make a drawing, be systematic).
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Hypothermia

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.

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 use300
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Improbable sports

Level Four
Integrated
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. 

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Making Tracks

Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 activity from the Figure It Out series.A PDF of the student activity is included.
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Measuring Potential

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.

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 discover300

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Melissa's Room

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.

calculate volume of cuboids

make scale models

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Pedal Power

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.
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Planning the Tramp

Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
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

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Queenstown Extravaganza

Level Four
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 measurement activity from the Figure It Out theme series.

use information to design a timetable

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Roundabout Rugby

Level Four
Integrated
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 4 probability and measurement activity from the Figure It Out theme series.

find all possible combinations for a round robin tournament

create a timetable

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Scale of Events

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.

use simple scales to describe qualitative data