Mathematics – Stage 2 – Year B – Unit 23

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 and locations using metres, centimetres and millimetres
  • identify and measure the perimeter of shapes, objects and locations
  • represent and read analog and digital time.

Syllabus focus and content group

Geometric measure B – MAO-WM-01, MA2-GM-02

Length: Use scaled instruments to measure and compare lengths

Two-dimensional spatial structure B – MAO-WM-01, MA2-2DS-02

2D shapes: Create two-dimensional shapes that result from combining and splitting common shapes

Non-spatial measure B – MAO-WM-01, MA2-NSM-02
  • Time: Represent and interpret digital time displays
  • Time: Use am and pm notation



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