Section 12. Comparing measurements Indicators Suggested implementation Evidence M 1 i Give the children multiple uniform informal units Children: to measure the length of the shelf and a basket Measure and compare, with or without measure two different lengths of the fruit cart attending on the fruit cart. technologies: to gaps and overlaps for the lengths lengths, using multiple repeats of uniform use the language of shorter and longer to describe the Say/ask: informal units and attending to gaps and comparison of the two lengths How did you measure the lengths of the overlaps measure two different capacities of the fruit baskets cart? capacities of pairs of objects, using uniform attending to filling to capacity without spillage/overflow Compare the lengths of the fruit cart. informal units use the language of holds more, holds less or holds the Tell me what you found out about the two same when comparing capacities of the baskets. lengths. Resources Give the children multiples of plastic fruit or substitute to fill one of the baskets to capacity. multiples of uniform informal units such as craft sticks, paper clips Ask them to pour their fruit into the next basket to compare the capacity of the two baskets. multiples of plastic fruit, beads or small balls to represent fruit Is the capacity the same or do they need more fruit or do they have fruit left over because the Suggested time basket holds less? 3 minutes children working independently — Say: Compare the capacities of two baskets from the fruit cart. Tell me what you found out.
Section 12. Comparing measurements Indicators Suggested implementation Evidence M 1 i Measure and compare, with or without technologies: lengths, using multiple repeats of uniform informal units and attending to gaps and overlaps capacities of pairs of objects, using uniform informal units Give the children multiple uniform informal units to measure the length of the shelf and a basket on the fruit cart. Say/ask: How did you measure the lengths of the cart? Compare the lengths of the fruit cart. Tell me what you found out about the two lengths. Give the children multiples of plastic fruit or substitute to fill one of the baskets to capacity. Ask them to pour their fruit into the next basket to compare the capacity of the two baskets. Is the capacity the same or do they need more fruit or do they have fruit left over because the basket holds less? Say: Compare the capacities of two baskets from the fruit cart. Tell me what you found out. Children: measure two different lengths of the fruit cart attending to gaps and overlaps for the lengths use the language of shorter and longer to describe the comparison of the two lengths measure two different capacities of the fruit baskets attending to filling to capacity without spillage/overflow use the language of holds more, holds less or holds the same when comparing capacities of the baskets. Resources multiples of uniform informal units such as craft sticks, paper clips multiples of plastic fruit, beads or small balls to represent fruit Suggested time 3 minutes — children working independently
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