We can measure how long things are, or how tall, or how far apart they are. Those are are all examples of length measurements.
Units of Measurement Explanation Link: www.mathsisfun.com/measure/metric-length.html
Activity 1: Measuring Length
Learning Intention: Correctly measure the length of various items using a ruler.
Complete the online task by accessing the following links.
Task 1: www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/measuring-in-cm
Task 2: www.funbrain.com/games/measure-it
Task 3: www.abcya.com/games/measuring
Activity 2: Comparing Length of Objects
Learning Intention: Correctly measure and compare objects to order by length.
Complete the online task by accessing the following link.
Task 1: www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/coconut-ordering
Activity 3: Comparing Objects
Learning Intention: Correctly convert between units of measurement.
Complete the online task by accessing the following link.
Task 1: cemc2.math.uwaterloo.ca/mathfrog/english/kidz/metric6.shtml
Activity 3: Length Investigations
Learning Intention: Apply knowledge of length to solve everyday problems.
Complete the online task by accessing the following link.
Task 1: nrich.maths.org/public/topic.php?group_id=15&code=148
Activity 4: Length Investigations
Learning Intention:To correctly measure the length of curved lines.
Watch the explanation video below.
Measuring Length of Curved Lines Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2kYyGOAAc4