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Introduction to Measurement
Ari and Tane are helping at a dairy farm. Read each question carefully. Choose a sensible measurement word or unit, and show your thinking where you can.
Choose what to measure
Different tools help us measure different things.
1.Ana wants to find how much milk a bottle can hold. What should she measure: its length, its mass, or its capacity?
- Length
- Mass
- Capacity
2.Tane has a ruler, a set of scales, and a measuring jug. Which tool should he use to find how heavy a feed sack is?
3.Ari measures a small brush. Which unit is the better choice: centimetres or litres?
- Centimetres
- Litres
Compare and measure
Look for clues in the numbers and measurement words.
4.A blue ribbon is 18 cm long. A red ribbon is 12 cm long. Which ribbon is longer, and by how many centimetres?
5.Put the three milk containers in order from least capacity to greatest capacity: 1 L, 3 L, 2 L.
6.A full bucket is heavier than an empty bucket. Is this true or false?
7.Fill in the missing measurement word: A measuring jug helps us find how much liquid a container can .
8.A small pail holds 2 litres of water. A large pail holds 5 litres. How many more litres does the large pail hold?
Measurement detectives
Use what you know to solve these farmyard challenges.
9.Ana wants to measure the length of a stable doorway. Which is the most sensible tool: a ruler, a measuring jug, or scales?
- A ruler
- A measuring jug
- Scales
10.Choose the best word to compare these: A calf is lighter than a cow. Does lighter describe length, mass, or capacity?
- Length
- Mass
- Capacity
11.Draw an object you might measure on a dairy farm. Label what you would measure: its length, its mass, or its capacity.
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