Multi-age K–2, mathematics, Year B – Unit 03
What needs to be measured determines the unit of measurement – this unit develops student knowledge, understanding and skills of measurement.
In this unit, students will learn to:
- measure, record, compare and estimate a variety of attributes including length, area, volume, and mass using informal and formal units
- explore and connect mathematical measurement concepts
- apply mathematical measurement techniques to solve problems and communicate their thinking.
Representing whole numbers – MAO-WM-01, MAE-RWN-01, MAE-RWN-02
- Use the counting sequence of ones flexibly
- Instantly name the number of objects within small collections
- Connect counting and numerals to quantities
Geometric measure – MAO-WM-01, MAE-GM-01, MAE-GM-02, MAE-GM-03
Length: Use direct and indirect comparisons to decide which is longer
Two-dimensional spatial structure – MAO-WM-01, MAE-2DS-01, MAE-2DS-02
- 2D shapes: Sort, describe and name familiar shapes
- 2D shapes: Represent shapes
- Area: Identify and compare area
Three-dimensional spatial structure – MAO-WM-01, MAE-3DS-01, MAE-3DS-02
- 3D objects: Explore familiar three-dimensional objects
- Volume: Compare internal volume by filling and packing
- Volume: Compare volume by building
Non-spatial measure– MAO-WM-01, MAE-NSM-01, MAE-NSM-02
Mass: Identify and compare mass using weight
Representing whole numbers – MAO-WM-01, MA1-RWN-01, MA1-RWN-02
- Part A – Use counting sequences of ones with two-digit numbers and beyond
- Part A – Continue and create number patterns
- Part A – Represent numbers on a line
- Part A – Represent the structure of groups of ten in whole numbers
- Part B – Use counting sequences of ones and tens flexibly
Forming groups – MAO-WM-01, MA1-FG-01
Part B – Represent and explain multiplication as the combining of equal groups
Geometric measure – MAO-WM-01, MA1-GM-01, MA1-GM-02, MA1-GM-03
- Part A – Length: Compare lengths, using uniform informal units
- Part B – Length: Compare and order lengths, using appropriate uniform informal units
- Part B – Recognise and use formal units to measure the lengths of objects
Two-dimensional spatial structure – MAO-WM-01, MA1-2DS-01, MA1-2DS-02
- Part A – Area: Indirectly compare area
- Part B – Area: Compare rectangular areas using uniform square units of an appropriate size in rows and columns
Three-dimensional spatial structure – MAO-WM-01, MA1-3DS-01, MA1-3DS-02
- Part A – Volume: Measure and compare the internal volumes (capacities) of containers by filling
- Part B – Volume: Compare containers based on internal volume (capacity) by filling and packing
Non-spatial measure – MAO-WM-01, MA1-NSM-01, MA1-NSM-02
Part A – Mass: Investigate mass using an equal-arm balance
Syllabus
Syllabus outcomes and content descriptors from the 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.