Thursday, 18 January 2018

We're looking at measurement in K3.

We've been measuring with all sorts of units. For instance, cubes: and chain links: Kapla blocks:
and stones We're beginning to encounter standard units, and the reasons for using these. We're measuring our heights in cm for instance.

In class, we looked at a kettle, and how it measures the temperature. The children noticed lots of things about this:

and a speed camera:

It's always interesting to see what children notice about these things!

What other things for measuring do you have? We're asking if you can take a photograph or video to share with us.
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