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Estimate and measure lengths and heights and record in a table

I can estimate and measure lengths and heights and record in a table

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Estimating helps us to be accurate when measuring.
  2. Estimating helps us to choose which measuring equipment to use.
  3. We can record our measurements in a table.

Keywords

  • Table - A table is data arranged in rows and columns.

  • Data - A collection of numbers, words, measurements and descriptions of things.

  • Column - A column is a vertical arrangement of objects or numbers going up and down.

  • Row - A row is a horizontal arrangement of objects or numbers going across.

Common misconception

Children may mistake which unit to measure in or may struggle to estimate.

This is one 1 m/1 cm length. How many of these do you think would be the same as the length/height of the object being measured?

It is important that children get practical experience of estimating lengths and heights of common objects and of recording data in tables.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these would you use metres to measure?
The width of a book.
The length of a pen.
Correct answer: The height of a giraffe.
The height of a daisy.
Q2.
Match the object to the unit that you would use to measure it in.
Correct Answer:Length of a goldfish,Centimetres

Centimetres

Correct Answer:Width of your fingernail,Millimetres

Millimetres

Correct Answer:Height of a school,Metres

Metres

Q3.
What is the length of this leaf?
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Correct Answer: 6 cm, six cm, 6 centimetres, 60 mm
Q4.
What is the length of this feather?
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1 cm
Correct answer: 10 cm
11 cm
Q5.
Estimate the height of this door.
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1 m
1 cm
5 m
Correct answer: 2 m
Q6.
Estimate the length of this elephant.
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1 m
2 m
Correct answer: 5 m
20 m

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6 Questions

Q1.
A collection of numbers, words, measurements and descriptions of things arranged in rows and columns in a table is known as .
Table
Row
Column
Correct answer: Data
Q2.
Which unit would you use to measure the length of a football pitch?
mm
cm
Correct answer: m
Q3.
Look at this table. What was the estimated length of the rugby pitch?
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80 m
25 m
Correct answer: 100 m
30 m
Q4.
Look at this table. Which playing area has the shortest actual length.
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Football pitch
Netball court
Rugby Pitch
Correct answer: Basketball court
Q5.
Look at this table. Match the playing area to its actual length.
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Correct Answer:Football pitch,105 m

105 m

Correct Answer:Netball court,30 m

30 m

Correct Answer:Rugby pitch,95 m

95 m

Correct Answer:Basketball court,28 m

28 m

Q6.
Look at the table. What is the difference in length between the estimated longest and estimated shortest playing areas?
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100 m
25 m
85 m
Correct answer: 75 m
125 m