Unit 2 – Money and measures
1 Estimate and measure. Which units of measurement will you use?
The mass of:
Estimate: Heavier than, lighter than or the same as one kilogram?
Measure
(a) 8 exercise books (b) Your shoe
(c)
A full pencil pot
(d) Your games bag
2 Work together in a small group to carry out this investigation
Does the tallest person have the longest stride?
Make estimates and think about the unit of measurement you will use. Record your measurements to the nearest whole unit. Make a table of your results. What does the information tell you? Can you answer the original question?
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Leon has only part of an old tape measure. Some of the numbers have rubbed off. He uses it to measure these objects in centimetres. What is the actual measurement of each object? Explain why. 28 40 42
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