Learning topic
Measurement
Explain length, height, width, depth, mass, weight, capacity, volume, unit and scale.
Guides in this topic
- Area in real life 1 guide Measure carpets, tiles, gardens and wrapping paper.
- Capacity for children 1 guide Measure how much liquid or material a container can hold.
- Capacity in real life 1 guide Measure drinks, recipes, baths and containers.
- Choosing the right unit 1 guide Decide whether to measure with centimetres, metres, grams or kilograms.
- Converting centimetres and metres 1 guide Use 100 centimetres in 1 metre to convert measures.
- Converting grams and kilograms 1 guide Use 1,000 grams in 1 kilogram to convert.
- Converting millilitres and litres 1 guide Use 1,000 millilitres in 1 litre to convert.
- Converting millimetres and centimetres 1 guide Use 10 millimetres in 1 centimetre to convert.
- Converting units with decimals 1 guide Use place value to convert between metric units.
- Estimating capacity 1 guide Use cups, bottles and litres as reference points.
- Estimating length 1 guide Make sensible guesses before measuring.
- Estimating mass 1 guide Compare everyday weights to known benchmarks.
- Imperial units for children 1 guide Introduce inches, feet, yards, miles, ounces, pounds and pints where relevant.
- Length for children 1 guide Measure how long or tall objects are using non-standard and standard units.
- Mass and weight for children 1 guide Compare and measure how heavy objects are.
- Measurement misconceptions 1 guide Fix errors such as using the wrong unit, misreading scales or mixing area and perimeter.
- Measurement vocabulary 1 guide Explain length, height, width, depth, mass, weight, capacity, volume, unit and scale.
- Measurement word problems 1 guide Solve multi-step problems involving length, mass, capacity and units.
- Metric units for children 1 guide Introduce millimetres, centimetres, metres, kilometres, grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres.
- Perimeter in real life 1 guide Measure fences, frames, borders and paths.
- Reading scales 1 guide Count intervals and work out unlabelled marks on scales.
- Temperature for children 1 guide Read thermometers and compare warmer and colder.
- Using a ruler 1 guide Start at zero, align carefully and read the correct scale.
- Using a tape measure 1 guide Measure curved, long or awkward objects accurately.
- Using measuring jugs 1 guide Read millilitre and litre scales at eye level.
- Using weighing scales 1 guide Read digital and analogue scales in grams and kilograms.
- Volume in real life 1 guide Measure boxes, tanks and space taken up.
