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
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.
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?
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.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Centimetres
Millimetres
Metres
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6 Questions
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105 m
30 m
95 m
28 m
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