MathematicsMeasurementAges 7–8
Estimating Lengths
Estimate lengths using units of inches, feet, centimetres, and metres
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If your child looks at a car parked outside, can they estimate roughly how many metres long it is — and then check whether their guess was reasonable?
Estimate lengths using units of inches, feet, centimetres, and metres
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Check understanding
- Estimate the length of a classroom object before measuring it
- Use a known reference (e.g. width of a finger ≈ 1 cm) to make reasonable estimates
- Check estimates by measuring and evaluate how close they were
“If your child looks at a car parked outside, can they estimate roughly how many metres long it is — and then check whether their guess was reasonable?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Measurement
- Age range
- Ages 7–8
Standards
ccss-math:2.MD.3