Choosing measurement units

MathematicsMeasurementAges 6–7

Choose and use appropriate standard units to measure length (m/cm), mass (kg/g), temperature (°C), and capacity (litres/ml) to the nearest appropriate unit

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Choose a sensible unit and distinguish reading a scale from making a measurement.

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Can discuss the supplied example in an accessible mode; adapt directions without supplying the target answer.

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Check the learner can follow the model with support before moving on. Source prerequisite ordering is not learner mastery; return to prerequisite work when needed.

For optional real work use a ruler, kitchen scale and jug already available, cool water only. Without these, do the card task and mark actual measuring pending. Open S first, G together, then T alone; put S and G away before T. Keys stay adult-only. No purchase or printing is required; an unavailable physical observation remains pending, not passed.

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partial: Choose and use appropriate standard units to measure length (m/cm), mass (kg/g), temperature (°C), and capacity (litres/ml) to the nearest appropriate unit
Actual table, mass and capacity measurement clauses remain conditional on equipment and observed procedure; reading fictional scales alone cannot satisfy them.
partial: Measure the length of a table in centimetres using a ruler
Actual table, mass and capacity measurement clauses remain conditional on equipment and observed procedure; reading fictional scales alone cannot satisfy them.
partial: Weigh an object in grams using a scale
Actual table, mass and capacity measurement clauses remain conditional on equipment and observed procedure; reading fictional scales alone cannot satisfy them.
partial: Measure the capacity of a container in millilitres using a measuring jug
Actual table, mass and capacity measurement clauses remain conditional on equipment and observed procedure; reading fictional scales alone cannot satisfy them.
partial: If you ask {{name}} whether to measure a swimming pool or a piece of paper in cm or m, can they pick the sensible unit for each — and explain why?
Actual table, mass and capacity measurement clauses remain conditional on equipment and observed procedure; reading fictional scales alone cannot satisfy them.

Actual table, mass and capacity measurement clauses remain conditional on equipment and observed procedure; reading fictional scales alone cannot satisfy them.

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Measure the length of a table in centimetres using a ruler
Weigh an object in grams using a scale
Measure the capacity of a container in millilitres using a measuring jug

“If you ask your child whether to measure a swimming pool or a piece of paper in cm or m, can they pick the sensible unit for each — and explain why?”

Curriculum record

Type: Procedural
Subject: Mathematics
Domain: Measurement
Age range: Ages 6–7

Standards

uk-nc-2013:Maths/Y2/M/1