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Stage 2 – volume and capacity
A teaching guide that brings together fundamental ideas for teaching volume and capacity.
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| Year level(s) | Year 3 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Mathematics investigation |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Measurement |
| Topics | Using units of measurement, Mass and capacity, Area, volume and surface area |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M3M01
Identify which metric units are used to measure everyday items; use measurements of familiar items and known units to make estimates |
| Numeracy progression |
Understanding units of measurement (P6)
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Copyright details |
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| Organisation | NSW DET |
| Copyright | © State of New South Wales (Department of Education), 2021. Creative Commons BY 4.0. |
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