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Measurement Matters Worksheet

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Measurement Matters Worksheet

Technology materials and measuring tools

📏 Part 1: Choosing the Right Units

1. Circle the BEST unit to measure each technology material:

Length of a brick piece:

millimetres (mm)

centimetres (cm)

metres (m)

Mass of a handful of sand:

grams (g)

kilograms (kg)

Capacity of a large bucket of water:

millilitres (mL)

litres (L)

2. Tick ALL the measuring tools you would use to measure clay accurately:

Ruler

Kitchen scales

Measuring jug

Tape measure

🔄 Part 2: Unit Conversions

3. Convert these measurements (show your working):

a) 2500 mm = _______ cm = _______ m

b) 1.5 kg = _______ g

c) 750 mL = _______ L

d) 3.2 L = _______ mL

4. A woodchip sample weighs 250g. How many kilograms is this?

Answer: _______________ kg

5. You measure 2.3 metres of timber. Convert this to:

Centimetres: _______________ cm

Millimetres: _______________ mm

🤔 Part 3: Estimation and Problem Solving

6. Look at these estimates. Circle whether each is REASONABLE or UNREASONABLE:

A brick piece is about 50 cm long: REASONABLE / UNREASONABLE

A cup of sand weighs about 5 kg: REASONABLE / UNREASONABLE

A water bottle holds about 600 mL: REASONABLE / UNREASONABLE

7. Explain why the same volume of sand weighs more than the same volume of woodchip:
8. You need to measure clay for a technology project. Describe the steps you would take to measure both its mass and capacity accurately:

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