Activity summary
Students will play a game where they calculate the length, area or perimeter of different objects in the classroom.
Learning intentions:
Students will...
- recognise that length, area and perimeter are measured in different ways.
Success criteria:
Students can...
- demonstrate their ability to measure length, area and perimeter.
Activity guides and printables
Activity details
Skills
This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:
- creativity
- problem solving
Curriculum Mapping
Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description:
Year 4 Mathematics:
- Recognise ways of measuring and approximating the perimeter and area of shapes and enclosed spaces, using appropriate formal and informal units (AC9M4M02)
Relevant parts of Year 4 Mathematics achievement standards: Students measure and approximate perimeters and areas.
NSW Syllabus outcomes: MA3-1WM
General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Numeracy
Resources Required
- a ruler for each student
- device capable of sharing a YouTube video with the class
- teacher preparation: Pre-measure the items for the challenge so that you know the correct answer.
Additional Info
This is an original Cool+ lesson.
Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium - requires preparation from the teacher to pre-measure the items for the challenge so that you know the correct answer. Will also need to assist students throughout the measurement tasks.
Related Professional Learning
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