| Activity Outcome | Identifying meaning in measurement terms commonly used in the community. |
| MTS Set | MTS7
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| NATIONAL Curriculum | Using Units of Measurement |
| Topics | Convert Units
Metric System
Other Measurement Systems
Length
Understand Units
Volume and Capacity
Mass
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| Keywords | Volume and Capacity, Mass, Length |
| Grouping | Learning pairs, small groups and whole class. |
| Resources | Not applicable |
| Lesson Notes |
- Direct students to the activity and ask: Work with your partner. Look at each phrase and highlight the measurement term in the phrase. Can you explain the meaning of each phrase?
- Place pairs into small groups and ask: (Reflection) Can you agree on the meaning for each phrase?
- Bring groups together to share responses.
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| Reflections | See Lesson Notes.
Ask: Can you think of any other phrases where metric measurement terms are used? Why do you think we 'hang on' to these phrases from the past?
Ask: Can you invent similar phrases to these based on the metric system of measurement?
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| Answers | Not applicable |
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