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Dusting off disused hands on measuring equipment

Artifact 1 teaching standard units of measuring by using old hands on measuring scales.Heavier than or lighter than?

Putting context to heavier than, lighter than.

The junior years balancing scales. Develops concepts to understand heavier than, lighter than and the same as terms.

Balance Scales with variable weight location pegs.

Variable arm weight location pegs allow for students to build proportional thinking and weight measurement understanding.Great discussion points to make.

How heavy is an apple?Build discussions to answer posed questions.Learn to read metric standards accuratelyBuild understanding of milligrams, grams and kilograms.Explain why the NZ moved to the Metrics measuring system.Introduce imperial measurement terms, what are they and where are they used today?

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Use a measurement instrument designed for the purpose. (Drake,2010)

Text book, online or provide rich experiences with an instrument - scales give multiple approaches to weight and weighing concepts.

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Use measuring instruments to teach multiple concepts

Weighing and weightRead and accurately compare varying conversions of metric measurement.Milligrams, grams, kilograms.Proportional weights.

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