Must Know
Have an understanding of different units, especially those used to measure time, distance and speedÂ
Use a ruler or tape measure to measure lengths accurately, and read an analog clock
Find the perimeter of different shapes
Calculate the speed of moving objects
Could Know
Unit Conversions
Below are a couple of videos of how to accurately measure distances with a ruler or tape measure, as well as how to read an analog clock. We would hope that you know how to do these things already. However, if you don't know, then no worries - just make sure you watch the following videos, and try the worksheets.
Using a ruler to measure distances
Reading an anolog clock
So far we haven't been using a calculator for any of our calculations. I'd encourage you to try continuing to do these measurement calculations in your head too! However, if you need, during the measurement topic you can use a calcualtor to help you find your answers.
Easy
Harder
Compound Shapes