Measurement Project Planner

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📚 Part 1: Quick check

1. Which is the most appropriate unit to record the area of a new school garden?

square metres (m²)

metres (m)

cubic metres (m³)

2. A planter is 2.5 m long and 1.2 m wide. What is its area?

3.0 m²

4.8 m²

2.7 m²

3. Convert 250 cm to metres.

0.25 m

2.5 m

25 m

4. Which tools would you use to measure the length of a local running track? (Check all that apply)

Tape measure

Stopwatch

Measuring wheel

Protractor

✏️ Part 2: Plan and calculate

5. Project brief (one sentence): Describe the key measurement goal for your group project (for example: area for planting, volume of soil, or timing an event).

6. Your group plans a rectangular garden bed 8.0 m long and 3.5 m wide. Calculate the area in square metres. Show your working.

7. If soil is needed to a depth of 0.30 m, calculate:

a) the volume of soil required in cubic metres (m³)

b) the volume in litres (1 m³ = 1000 L)

8. Soil costs $45 per m³. Using your answer from Q7(a), estimate the cost of soil (round to the nearest dollar).

9. Sketch a simple plan of the garden bed showing measurements, a path and the location of a compost bin. Label key lengths (use metres) and add a note about any measurement challenges (e.g. uneven ground).

10. Reflection: What are two things your group will do to make sure measurements are accurate and clearly recorded?