Digital Resources

Measurement

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A short animation explaining the importance of having a common unit of measure.

Copy of 04_Encorporating Multiplicative Thinking with Measurement.mp4

This video by Prof. Dianne Siemon (RMIT) was created in response to participant questions from 'Developing Mathematical Understanding (DMU) - Multiplicative Thinking' Professional Learning 2018.

Length

How big is a foot?  Why have we moved on to metres?  Explore through this creative story. 

Area

A story that creatively unpacks finding area. 

From ABC Education - estimate then calculate the area of a shape by breaking it up into two smaller rectangles.

Mass

This resource, from exploratorium.edu, allows you to enter in a weight on earth and see what it would be on different planets, moons and stars.  Also includes information at the bottom of the page explaining the difference between weight and mass. 

Time

Watch the video on YouTube to explore reading time to the hour.

From ABC Education - Explore time by using the clock controls to change and match times on analogue and digital clocks. 

From ABC Education - Explore time by using the clock controls to change and match times on analogue and digital clocks. 

From ABC Education - Explore time by using the clock controls to change and match times on analogue and digital clocks. 

Location