Estimate and measure lengths and heights and record in a table
I can estimate and measure lengths and heights and record in a table
Estimate and measure lengths and heights and record in a table
I can estimate and measure lengths and heights and record in a table
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Estimating helps us to be accurate when measuring.
- Estimating helps us to choose which measuring equipment to use.
- We can record our measurements in a table.
Keywords
Table - A table is data arranged in rows and columns.
Data - A collection of numbers, words, measurements and descriptions of things.
Column - A column is a vertical arrangement of objects or numbers going up and down.
Row - A row is a horizontal arrangement of objects or numbers going across.
Common misconception
Children may mistake which unit to measure in or may struggle to estimate.
This is one 1 m/1 cm length. How many of these do you think would be the same as the length/height of the object being measured?
To help you plan your year 3 maths lesson on: Estimate and measure lengths and heights and record in a table, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 3 maths lesson on: Estimate and measure lengths and heights and record in a table, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Centimetres
Millimetres
Metres




Exit quiz
6 Questions



105 m
30 m
95 m
28 m
