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Comparing length


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Foundation Statement strands

The following strands are covered in this activity:

Working Mathematically, Measurement and Data

Description of activity

Students choose five objects of different length from things found in the classroom. They compare the lengths of the objects. Students demonstrate or explain how the lengths of the objects were compared and draw a picture to record their results.

The suggested time for this activity is 30 minutes.

Prior learning

Students have had experience comparing the lengths of objects and using appropriate everyday language (eg short, shorter than, longer than, the same as, wide, tall, thin). They have had practice comparing lengths directly by placing objects side-by-side and aligning the ends. Students have traced objects and recorded their findings informally.

Outcomes

Length (MES1.1)
Describes length and distance using everyday language and compares lengths using direct comparison
Applying Strategies (WMES1.2)
Uses objects, actions, imagery, technology and/or trial and error to explore mathematical problems
Communicating (WMES1.3)
Describes mathematical situations using everyday language, actions, materials, and informal recordings
Reasoning (WMES1.4)
Uses concrete materials and/or pictorial representations to support conclusions

Criteria for assessing learning

Students will be assessed on their ability to:

  • compare the lengths of objects
  • use everyday language to describe length
  • record their results by drawing a picture.
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