📏 Part 1: Understanding Measurement

1. What is measurement and why is it important in everyday life? Give two examples.

2. Choose the most appropriate unit for measuring each item:

a) The length of your pencil: ___________

b) The mass of an apple: ___________

c) The volume of water in a swimming pool: ___________

d) The angle of a corner in a triangle: ___________

3. Circle the correct measurement tool for each task:

To measure the length of your desk:

Ruler or measuring tape

Kitchen scales

Measuring jug

To measure the mass of a textbook:

Protractor

Kitchen scales

Stopwatch

📐 Part 2: Types of Measurement

4. Match each type of measurement to its correct description by writing the letter:

a) Length _____ - How much space a 3D object takes up

b) Area _____ - How much something weighs

c) Volume _____ - How much surface space a 2D shape covers

d) Mass _____ - How long, wide, or tall something is

e) Angle _____ - The amount of turn between two lines

5. Complete the metric conversion:

a) 1 metre = _______ centimetres

b) 1 kilogram = _______ grams

c) 1 litre = _______ millilitres

6. Tick all the items you might measure in centimetres:

The width of your hand

The distance from Auckland to Wellington

The length of a paperclip

The height of your classroom door

🔍 Part 3: Extension Challenge

7. A rectangular garden bed is 2.5 metres long and 80 centimetres wide. Convert both measurements to the same unit and explain which unit you chose and why.

8. Think of a job or profession where accurate measurement is critical. Describe the job and explain what types of measurements they use and why accuracy is important.