Stage 1, mathematics, Year B – Unit 37
This two-week unit develops student knowledge, understanding and skills of measurement using informal and formal units.
In this unit, 'What needs to be measured determines the unit of measurement', students are provided opportunities to:
- estimate, measure, compare and record a variety of attributes including length, area, volume and mass using informal units
- estimate, measure and record length using formal units of metres and centimetres
- recognise formal units of measurement to ensure consistency and accuracy.
Representing whole numbers A – MAO-WM-01, MA1-RWN-01, MA1-RWN-02
Represent the structure of groups of ten in whole numbers
Representing whole numbers B – MAO-WM-01, MA1-RWN-01, MA1-RWN-02
- Use counting sequences of ones and tens flexibly
- Form, regroup, and rename three-digit numbers
Forming groups B – MAO-WM-01, MA1-FG-01
Represent and explain multiplication as the combining of equal groups
Geometric measure A – MAO-WM-01, MA1-GM-02
- Length: Measure the lengths of objects using uniform informal units
- Length: Compare lengths using uniform informal units
Geometric measure B – MAO-WM-01, MA1-GM-02
- Length: Compare and order lengths, using appropriate uniform informal units
- Length: Recognise and use formal units to measure the lengths of objects
Two-dimensional spatial structure A – MAO-WM-01, MA1-2DS-01, MA1-2DS-02
Area: Measure areas using uniform informal units
Two-dimensional spatial structure B – MAO-WM-01, MA1-2DS-01, MA1-2DS-02
Area: Compare rectangular areas using uniform square units of an appropriate size in rows and columns
Three-dimensional spatial structure A – MAO-WM-01, MA1-3DS-01, MA1-3DS-02
- Volume: Measure and compare the internal volumes (capacities) of containers by filling
- Volume: Measure the internal volume (capacity) of containers by packing
Three-dimensional spatial structure B – MAO-WM-01, MA1-3DS-01, MA1-3DS-02
- Volume: Compare containers based on internal volume (capacity) by filling and packing
- Volume: Compare volumes using uniform informal units
Non-spatial measure B – MAO-WM-01, MA1-NSM-01, MA1-NSM-02
Mass: Compare the masses of objects using an equal-arm balance
Syllabus
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.