Multi-age 3–6, mathematics, Year A – Unit 03
Introduce students to the big idea that what needs to be measured determines the unit of measurement in this sample unit.
Syllabus
Outcomes and content descriptors from Mathematics K–10 Syllabus (2022) © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2024.
Students are provided with opportunities to:
- measure and compare lengths of objects using kilometres (Stage 3), metres, centimetres and millimetres
- compare and describe features of two-dimensional shapes
- measure, create and compare perimeters of two-dimensional shapes (Stage 3)
- represent and read analog time (Stage 2)
- represent and read digital, 12-hour and 24-hour time (Stage 3).
Syllabus focus and content groups
Geometric measure A – MAO-WM-01, MA2-GM-02
Length: Measure and compare objects using metres, centimetres and millimetres
Geometric measure B – MAO-WM-01, MA2-GM-02
Length: Use scaled instruments to measure and compare lengths
Two-dimensional spatial structure A – MAO-WM-01, MA2-2DS-01
2D shapes: Compare and describe features of two-dimensional shapes
Non-spatial measure A – MAO-WM-01, MA2-NSM-02
Time: Represent and read analog time
Geometric measure A – MAO-WM-01, MA3-GM-02
- Length: Use metres and kilometres for length and distances
- Length: Measure lengths to find perimeters
Geometric measure B – MAO-WM-01, MA3-GM-02
- Length: Connect decimal representations to the metric system
- Length: Solve problems involving the comparison of lengths using appropriate units
Two-dimensional spatial structure A – MAO-WM-01, MA3-2DS-01
2D shapes: Classify two-dimensional shapes and describe their properties
Two-dimensional spatial structure B – MAO-WM-01, MA3-2DS-01
Dissect two-dimensional shapes and rearrange them using translations, reflections and rotations
Non-spatial measure A – MAO-WM-01, MA3-NSM-02
Time: Compare 12- and 24-hour time systems and convert between them
Non-spatial measure B – MAO-WM-01, MA3-NSM-02
Time: Solve problems involving duration, using 12- and 24-hour time