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TITLE Book Name: Book Code: ISBN 13: Published:

LET’S MEASURE UP! Measurement Activities for Ages 7-9 543A 978-1-869685-393-1 2007

AUTHOR Rob Nelson ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The publisher wishes to acknowledge the work of the following people: Design: Editor:

Lisa Ferguson, Jumping Jellyfish Design & Geraldine Sloane Pauline Scanlan

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Contents

page

Introduction

4 5-21

22-40

41-55

Introduction The activities in Let’s Measure Up! Books A and B cover these Measurement areas: Length, Time, Perimeter (Book A); and Volume, Mass and Area (Book B). The activities are designed as extension/independent tasks or can be used as a base for teachers to add further activities. Let’s Measure Up! can be used in two ways: • teachers use the activities for the whole class or small groups. Where needed sheets can be photocopied for all students; • pages can be used as activity/learning centres. Teachers choose a topic and copy the sheets. Copied activities can be laminated for future use. Students visit the learning centre, select an activity and complete it. They then show the teacher the activity card and their recording. All activities have been trialled in a variety of classrooms and have been successful. The activities require only simple Maths materials such as blocks, attribute blocks, centimetre cubes etc. that can be found in most classrooms. I hope that you find this book a practical and useful addition to your teaching programme. Rob Nelson

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Length

ACTIVITY

ACTIVITY

PAGE

PAGE

My Height

6

Is it a Foot?

14

Everyday Measurements

7

House Lengths

15

Lines Rule O.K.

8

Letter Lengths

16

Woolly Lengths

9

Around the Room

17

Around and Around

10

My Ruler

17

Treasure Map

11

Metre Madness

18

Body Measurements

12

Circumference

18

Snake Olympics

13

Mini Measuring

19

My Body

13

Discus Distances

20

Picture Lengths

14

My Lines

21

Answers for Length Questions 3.

A-8cm. B-14cm. C-13cm. D-6cm. E-11cm.

4.

A-18cm. B-14cm. C-8cm. D-20cm. E-16cm.

5.

A-16cm. B-22cm. C-24cm. D-24cm. E-21cm. F.24cm.

6.

Old Hut.

12.

A-2cm. B-4cm. C-10cm. D-1cm. E-7.5cm. F-12cm. G-9cm. H-1.5cm. I-8.5cm. J-11cm.

19.

Gold C (12cm). Silver F (11.5cm). Bronze B (8cm).

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1 My Height Cut a strip of paper to the same height as yourself. Use the paper to find: •

3 things smaller than you

•

3 things taller than you

•

2 things about the same height as you.

Record your results in your book. Add your height to the class graph.

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2 Everyday Measurements Use 3 different items to measure the length of 3 objects in the room. Use lolly sticks, felt pens and an object of your choice. Be sure to ESTIMATE first. Make a table in your book like this one.

Lolly Sticks est.

Felts

measure est.

Your Choice measure

est.

measure

table trolley door

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3 Lines Rule O.K. Use your ruler to measure these lines. A. B. C. D. E. Record your answers in your book.

In your book, rule lines these lengths. • 10cm

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• 15cm

• 20cm

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• 13cm

• 8cm

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4 Woolly Lengths Use wool to find the lengths of these lines. Use your ruler to find the length of each piece of wool. A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

Record the results in your book.

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5 Around and Around Find the PERIMETER of these shapes. Use your ruler or wool to measure them. B. A. C.

D.

F.

E.

Record the results in your book.

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6 Treasure Map Here is a treasure map. Use the directions to find where the treasure is hidden. Blackbeard Bay

Pirate Cove

Forest Quicksand

Skull Mountain Alligator Swamp Old Well

Old Hut

Shark Sea

DIRECTIONS Start at Pirate Cove East 9 cm South 4 cm West 12 cm South 3 cm East 15 cm © User Friendly Resources.

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7 Body Measurements Use different parts of your body to measure the following objects. Draw a chart like this in your book to record the result.

Table

Door

Locker

Bookshelf

hands feet whole body

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around your head

My Body •

around your waist

Snake Olympics

•

knee to foot

You have just seen the Snake Olympics.

•

finger to elbow.

Stick the wool in your book and label each bit.

Measure the wool and record the lengths in your book.

•

Use wool to measure the following parts of your body:

The result of the 100m sprint was as follows:

Lane 2

• 1st 10cm brown snake Lane 3 • 2nd 6cm red snake

• 3rd 8cm green snake Lane 4 Lane 5.

• 4th 5cm orange snake Lane 1 • 5th 7cm black snake

Draw the finish of the race.

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20 cm x 4 cm ( rectangle ) 10 cm x 3 cm ( rectangle ) 10cm x 3 cm ( rectangle ) 10 cm x 10 cm ( square ) 5 cm x 5 cm ( square ) 5 cm x 5 cm ( square ) 10 cm x 10 cm x 14 cm (triangle) 10 cm x 10 cm x 14 cm (triangle)

Arrange the shapes to make a picture and stick it in your maths book.

• • • • • • • •

Use a piece of coloured paper to make these shapes. Rule them and cut them out.

Picture Lengths

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Record it in your book.

This is the PERIMETER of your foot.

Use wool to find the length of the line.

Trace around your foot.

Record it in your book.

This is the PERIMETER of your hand.

Use wool to find the length of the line.

Trace around your hand.

Is it a Foot?

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12 House Lengths

Look at the picture of the house.

Use the ruler to measure all the parts. Record the answers in your book. height Measure: A. the height B. the height C. the height D. the height E. the height

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of of of of of

the the the the the

width window door house chimney tree

F. G. H. I . J.

the the the the the

length of the smoke height the bird is above the ground height of the bush width of the house width of the roof.

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