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Measurement and Estimation
Each planet's distance from the sun
was calculated by St. Columba's RC PS
This page has links to activities that help you measure everyday objects. Different units like grammes and kilogrammes are used and you can compare sizes and covert units and solve some practical problems.
Other links let you estimate values and round off figures.
- Area and perimeter - an investigation
- Estimating numbers up to 40 (Wesh Grid)
- Compare and Order different objects
- Big, Small, Short and Tall - comparisons (Welsh Grid)
- Measuring Lines - drag a ruler to a line to measure its length
- Reading scales - in kilograms
- Mostly Postie - a game to measure weights in grammes and kilograms (American spelling)
- Measuring volume - fact sheets and game from BBS Skillwise
- Fruit Balance game - try to balance fruits at different weights on a scale (Crickweb)
- Understanding and Using measures (Welsh Grid)
- Reading Scales from weather charts and measuring devices - from Yoorkshire and Humber - your teacher might work with you on this activity - Upper Primary activity