AC9M3M01
Year 3
Mathematics
AC9M3M01 | Year 3 Mathematics: Measurement
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor identify which metric units are used to measure everyday items; use measurements of familiar items and known units to make estimates
Strand
Measurement
Substrand
Measurement
This content descriptor sets out learning for Year 3 Mathematics. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration examining the packaging on supermarket items to determine the metric unit used to describe the mass or capacity of the contents
- • Elaboration identifying items that have a mass of one kilogram or 500 grams, or a capacity of one litre or 500 millilitres and using these benchmarks to estimate the mass or capacity of other things, explaining their reasoning
- • Elaboration estimating the height of a tree by comparing it to the height of their friend and quoting the result as “the tree is about 3 times as tall”; estimating the capacity of a fish tank by using a litre milk carton as a benchmark
- • Elaboration choosing and using metres to estimate the dimensions of the classroom
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