Topic 0.2.2 Revisiting Measurement - Comparisons of Lengths, Masses and Capacities Strand: Sub-strands: Recommended teaching time: Measurement and Geometry Using Units of Measurement 2 weeks Mapping to F–10 curriculum in Victoria Content descriptions Use direct and indirect comparisons to decide which is longer, heavier or holds more, and explain reasoning in everyday language Achievement standard (excerpt in bold) Foundation Level Level 1 Level 2 Students compare common Students use uniform informal units Students compare and order sets of objects with respect to length, to measure and compare length and shapes and objects based on length, mass and capacity, and order capacity. They tell time to the area, volume and capacity using events and compare their duration. and use time and calendar uniform informal units. They compare They make rough estimates and terms such as hours, days, weeks masses using balance scales, tell the simple measurements with and months to describe duration. time to the quarter hour, and use respect to informal units. Students Students use terms such as corner, months and seasons to describe name, sort and describe familiar edge and face to classify familiar sequences of events over a longer everyday shapes and objects, and shapes and objects, and are able to time frame. Students describe sets of describe position and movement in give and follow directions to familiar shapes and objects defined in terms their immediate environment. locations. of properties, and draw examples of these with and without the use of technology. They use simple maps and identify relative locations, and investigate the effect of simple transformations of slides, flips, half and quarter turns, both by hand and using technology.
Topic 0.2.2 Revisiting Measurement - Comparisons of Lengths, Masses and Capacities Strand: Measurement and Geometry Sub-strands: Using Units of Measurement Recommended teaching time: 2 weeks Mapping to F–10 curriculum in Victoria Content descriptions Use direct and indirect comparisons to decide which is longer, heavier or holds more, and explain reasoning in everyday language Achievement standard (excerpt in bold) Foundation Level Level 1 Level 2 Students compare common objects with respect to length, mass and capacity, and order events and compare their duration. They make rough estimates and simple measurements with respect to informal units. Students name, sort and describe familiar everyday shapes and objects, and describe position and movement in their immediate environment. Students use uniform informal units to measure and compare length and capacity. They tell time to the and use time and calendar terms such as hours, days, weeks and months to describe duration. Students use terms such as corner, edge and face to classify familiar shapes and objects, and are able to give and follow directions to familiar locations. Students compare and order sets of shapes and objects based on length, area, volume and capacity using uniform informal units. They compare masses using balance scales, tell the time to the quarter hour, and use months and seasons to describe sequences of events over a longer time frame. Students describe sets of shapes and objects defined in terms of properties, and draw examples of these with and without the use of technology. They use simple maps and identify relative locations, and investigate the effect of simple transformations of slides, flips, half and quarter turns, both by hand and using technology.