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WAJ31 05 Numerical LiteracY

unit' A non-standard unit for volume of liquid is any arbitrary volume used as a

scoop and pail. Some common examples are containers such as spoon, cup, bowl, has been accepted as a A standard unit for volume of liquid is any fixed volume that and quart' Units standard internationally. Examples are litre, gallon, pint, millilitre liquid, whereas such as gallon, pint and quart are lmperial units for volume of
millilitre and litre are metric units.

3.5UnconventionallnstrumentsandNon.standardUnits
because it is The exploration of measurement is essentialfor primary aged children From knowing when one area of mathematics that is used widely in the realworld. of to do various activities in the day (time) and buying (money) a specific amount house to the meat for dinner (mass) and to determining the distance from our into consideration' school (length), measurement is simply everywhere' Taking this
r.s everywhere' our unifying thread for this unit is the concept that measuremenf of Further, measurement tends to integrate and incorporate various topics

mathematics. As

a teacher, using measurement as a

unit topic,

while

will heighten simultaneously incorporating real-world applications and experiences, in everyday students' knowledge of importtnt mathematics concepts in school and

life. Also, teaching measurement to primary aged children will help build upon skills grow and and concepts that will be expanded and sharpened as they continue to
develop.

3.5.1 Sequence of Teaching Measurement

Although the meanings of length, mass and volume of liquid are ditferent, the whole, sequence of teaching for each of these topics is basically the same' on the
children learn the concept of measurement through the following Sequence:

perceiving and identifying the attributes of length, mass and volume of liquid through direct and indirect comparison'

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