Mathematics – Stage 2 – Year A – Unit 3

This unit develops the big idea that what needs to be measured determines the unit of measurement.

Mathematics K–10 Syllabus © 2023 NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales.

Students are provided with opportunities to:

  • measure and compare lengths of objects using metres centimetres and millimetres
  • compare and describe features of two-dimensional shapes
  • represent and read analog time.

Syllabus focus and content group

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



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