Measuring space 8 hours Key concepts (National Curriculum statements) The Big Picture: convert between different units of measure [for example, kilometre to metre; hour to minute] solve simple measure and money problems involving fractions and decimals to two decimal places Themes Possible key learning points Convert between measures Convert between kilometres and metres Solve problems involving measurement Convert between centimetres and millimetres problems involving money Convert between kilograms and grams Convert between litres and millilitres Solve measurement problems involving fractions on the Maths+: Lower Key Stage 2 Solve money problems involving fractions Solve measurement problems involving decimals to two decimal places Measures: Measures Solve money problems involving decimals to two decimal places Prerequisites Mathematical language Pedagogical notes Use a ruler to measure lengths to the nearest millimetre Length, distance Weight and mass are distinct though they are confused in everyday Use digital and mechanical scales to measure mass language. Weight is the force due to gravity, and is calculated as mass Mass Use measuring vessels to measure a volume of liquid multiplied by the acceleration due to gravity. Therefore weight varies due Choose appropriate to state the result of a measurement to location while mass is a constant measurement. Volume Compare the length (mass, volume, capacity) of two or more objects measurement problems involving addition or subtraction The prefix means one hundredth, and the prefix means ‘centi-‘ ‘milli-‘ Capacity one thousandth. These words are of Latin origin. centimetre, millimetre The prefix means one thousand. This is Greek in origin. ‘kilo-‘ Kilogram, gram millilitre Hour, minute, second Common approaches Decimal classroom has a sack of sand (25 kg), a bag of sugar (1 kg), a cheque book (1 cheque is 1 gram), a bottle of water (1 litre, and also 1 kg of water) and a teaspoon (5 ml) Notation Abbreviations of units in the metric system: m, cm, mm, kg, g, l, ml Reasoning opportunities and probing questions Suggested activities Possible misconceptions
Measuring space 8 hours Key concepts (National Curriculum statements) The Big Picture: convert between different units of measure [for example, kilometre to metre; hour to minute] solve simple measure and money problems involving fractions and decimals to two decimal places Themes Possible key learning points Convert between measures Solve problems involving measurement problems involving money on the Maths+: Lower Key Stage 2 Measures: Measures Convert between kilometres and metres Convert between centimetres and millimetres Convert between kilograms and grams Convert between litres and millilitres Solve measurement problems involving fractions Solve money problems involving fractions Solve measurement problems involving decimals to two decimal places Solve money problems involving decimals to two decimal places Prerequisites Mathematical language Pedagogical notes Use a ruler to measure lengths to the nearest millimetre Use digital and mechanical scales to measure mass Use measuring vessels to measure a volume of liquid Choose appropriate to state the result of a measurement Compare the length (mass, volume, capacity) of two or more objects measurement problems involving addition or subtraction Length, distance Mass Volume Capacity centimetre, millimetre Kilogram, gram millilitre Hour, minute, second Decimal Notation Abbreviations of units in the metric system: m, cm, mm, kg, g, l, ml Weight and mass are distinct though they are confused in everyday language. Weight is the force due to gravity, and is calculated as mass multiplied by the acceleration due to gravity. Therefore weight varies due to location while mass is a constant measurement. The prefix ‘centi-‘ means one hundredth, and the prefix ‘milli-‘ means one thousandth. These words are of Latin origin. The prefix ‘kilo-‘ means one thousand. This is Greek in origin. Common approaches classroom has a sack of sand (25 kg), a bag of sugar (1 kg), a cheque book (1 cheque is 1 gram), a bottle of water (1 litre, and also 1 kg of water) and a teaspoon (5 ml) Reasoning opportunities and probing questions Suggested activities Possible misconceptions
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