A table is data arranged in rows and columns.

A collection of numbers, words, measurements and descriptions of things.

A column is a vertical arrangement of objects or numbers going up and down.

A row is a horizontal arrangement of objects or numbers going across.

Estimate and measure lengths and heights and record in a table

Maths

In this unit pupils will continue to measure using appropriate tools and units progressing to using a wider range of measures including comparing and using mixed units In the future unit pupil will learn perimeter as the distance around the edge of a 2D shape They will learn perimeter is measured in units of length found by counting units and by calculating by adding the side lengths of a 2D shape

In the prior unit pupils chose, used and compared appropriate standard units to estimate and measure length/height, mass, temperature, capacity to the nearest appropriate unit. In this unit pupils will continue to measure using appropriate tools and units progressing to using a wider range of measures, including comparing and using mixed units.

Measuring length and recording in tables

A collection of numbers, words, measurements and descriptions of things arranged in rows and columns in a table is known as {{ }}.

Which unit would you use to measure the length of a football pitch?

Look at this table.  What was the estimated length of the rugby pitch?

Look at this table.  Which playing area has the shortest actual length.

Look at this table.  Match the playing area to its actual length.

Look at the table.  What is the difference in length between the estimated longest and estimated shortest playing areas?

Which of these would you use metres to measure?

Match the object to the unit that you would use to measure it in.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Estimate and measure lengths and heights and record in a table

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.