Curriculum (Learning) Area of Lesson or Learning Task: Mathematics

Specific Topic of Lesson or Learning Task: Measurement

Year Level/s: 3

Learning Objectives
As a result of engaging with the lesson students will:

Year 3 Mathematics- Measurement

ACARA Link:
Measure, order and compare objects using familiar metric units of
length, mass and capacity (ACMMG061

understand that
- Measurements helps us describe and compare objects
- Measurement helps us to make decisions and helps us communicate

Know Be able to (do)

-Which instruments are used to measure length, -Compare objects using standard units of measurement
height, weight and temperature -Describe and recognise the benefits of using standard units
- Features for comparison of length, height, weight of measurements
and temperature

Essential Questions
Why is measurement important in our everyday lives?
How exact does a measurement need to be?

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MEASUREMENT CHOICE BOARD:
You are to choose one activity in each row. One that relates to length, weight and temperature. Have fun!
L You are a ruler and you need to tell your ELC buddy Our classroom needs a new
E how to use you! tank for our pet turtle!
N You are able to give instructions using words or Your job is to:
G through pictures/ diagrams. Make sure you tell your - Decide how big the tank
T buddy the length and width of at least three will be. To do this you will
H different things in our classroom so that they need to figure out the
understand what you mean when you give your length, height and width.
directions. - Decide where in our
classroom it would fit best,
You may voice record your instructions on your Ipad or if we were to move a
if you wish. piece of furniture where we
would move it to.
-Show all of your
information in a labelled
diagram
W Go to the weigh station and weigh each item (the Go to the weigh station and
E rock, the book, the class lunchbox and the shot put). weigh each item (the rock,
I the book, the class lunchbox
G Your job is to: and the shot put)
H -Draw each item and record its weight next to the Your job is to:
T drawing. - Draw each item and record
- next to each drawing, make a prediction as to its weight next to the
which object in our classroom may weigh a similar drawing
weight. Can you think of anything at home that may
weigh a similar weight? - Your schoolbag can only
carry 8KG’s so one of the
items needs to go. To figure
-if possible, test your prediction (if you aren’t sure if out which weight needs to
you can test it, check with your teacher) go, add up all of the weights
and decide which one will
make your schoolbag the
lightest.
T What if there were no such thing as a Adelaide vs. Darwin
E thermometer? weather:
M - Using your imagination, what do you think would
P be difficult to do if we weren’t able to measure our The weather forecast said
E temperature? that Darwin was going to
R - Which things would you struggle with the most? be 42 and ‘humid’
A - Explain what could happen if we couldn’t tell the tomorrow whereas
Adelaide would be 42 and
T temperature properly
‘very hot’. Tomorrow you
U
have sports day. Which
R city would you rather be in
E and why? On your ipad,
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Go to the glasshouse and
chose your 5 favourite
books!
- write each of their names
- measure the longest side
and the shortest side of
each book and record the
measurements next to the
name
- Circle the name of which
book is the biggest
Go to the weigh station and
weigh each item (the rock,
the book, the class lunchbox
and the shot put).
Your job is to:
-Draw each item and record
its weight next to the
drawing.
- Next to each drawing,
make a prediction as to
which sporting equipment
in our glasshouse may
weigh the same weight
if possible, test your
prediction (if you aren’t sure
check with your teacher)
Here are four different
weathers for the next
week:
-32 degrees and raining
-30 degrees and sunny
-19 degrees and
thunderstorms
-20 degrees and a slight
chance of rain
Your job is to decide what
 create a voice recording we should do as a class
stating which city you for fitness at each
would rather and why temperature and why.
(think about the sun, the You will also need to say
oval etc,) what we will need to
wear. You can write, draw
or voice record your
answers on your ipad.

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