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Make your own ruler
Students estimate, measure and compare lengths using informal units and compare these measurements with those made using metric instruments, including rulers, measuring tapes and trundle wheels.
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| Year level(s) | Year 4 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource, Student task |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Culturally responsive pedagogies |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Culture |
| Strand and focus | Measurement |
| Topics | Using units of measurement, Length |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M4M01
Interpret unmarked and partial units when measuring and comparing attributes of length, mass, capacity, duration and temperature, using scaled and digital instruments and appropriate units |
| Numeracy progression |
Understanding units of measurement (P6)
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| Organisation | Queensland University of Technology |
| Copyright | © Queensland University of Technology. Free-for-education material. |
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