You compare to find out what is the same and what is different. You can compare numbers to find out if one is greater than or less than another.

You can order numbers from the smallest to the largest or from the largest to the smallest. The order stays the same when you count.

Compare and order lengths

Maths

In this unit pupils will choose, use and compare appropriate standard units to estimate and measure length/height mass, temperature, capacity to the nearest appropriate unit.  In the future unit pupils will use weighing scales up to 1kg and tools to measure volume and capacity up to 1 litre. They will measure mass from 0 to above 1kg and measure volume from 0 to above 1 litre. 

In the prior unit pupils learned that polygons could be described sorted compared and named according to the number of sides and vertices They described 3D shapes finding different ways to sort and compare them In this unit pupils will choose use and compare appropriate standard units to estimate and measure length/height mass temperature capacity to the nearest appropriate unit

Sense of measure - capacity, volume and mass

Complete the sentence. 48 metres is __________ 48 centimetres.

Which length is longer? Use < or > to compare.  15 cm ___ 13 cm

Compare the lengths using < > or =      17 m ___ 71 m

Order the lengths using < or >     63 cm ___ 36 cm

An ash tree is 22 m tall. A silver birch tree is 17 m tall. An oak tree is shorter than the ash tree but taller than the silver birch tree. How tall could the oak tree be?

Look at how far each of the children could kick a football. Order the children, starting with the one who kicked their ball the shortest distance.

Order the lengths using < > or =     12 m ___ 20 m

Order the unit of lengths using < > or =     metres ___ centimetres


Which standard unit of measure would be used for the height of a van?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Compare and order lengths

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.