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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD i
TABLE OF CONTENTS ii
TOPIC 5: TIME 1
Activity 1: What does the clock say? 2
Activity 2: Game time 6
Activity 3: A Bario to Miri journey 12
Activity 4: Connect minutes, hours and a day 19
Activity 5: Hey! What’s the time? 25
TOPIC 6: MEASUREMENT 30
Activity 1: DIY kid shirt folding board 31
Activity 2: Fruit cards 37
Activity 3: Water glass xylophone 43
Activity 4: Charity sale 48
TEACHING TIPS 52
ANSWERS 62
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5.0 TIME
Activity 1: What does the clock say?
Activity 2: Game time
Activity 3: A Bario to Miri journey
Activity 4: Connect minutes, hours and a day
Activity 5: Hey! What’s the time?
5.0 Time
Materials
• Colour papers • thumb tacks
(pink and green) • an eraser
• a pair of scissors • a marker pen
Steps
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 State five minute graduations on the clock face and be able to state time in hours and minutes.
Steps (continued)
e.g.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 State five minute graduations on the clock face and be able to state time in hours and minutes.
Math Facts
1 graduation is 1 minute.
A Quarter of an hour = 15 minutes
Half an hour = 30 minutes
1 complete circle = 60 minutes
Word Bank
Let’s Think
Comparing analogue time and digital time may take time. Review
how to count by fives. Relate it to the 5 times table.
Reflection
A useful
Scan the QR code or link
click here
to watch about “recognise
minutes in analogue
clock.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 State five minute graduations on the clock face and be able to state time in hours and minutes.
a. b.
a. b. c.
d. e. f.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 State five minute graduations on the clock face and be able to state time in hours and minutes.
Materials
• Appendix 5.1 • manila card
• Appendix 5.2 • Scissors
• glue
Steps
You will be given 3 paper analogue clocks and 3 digital clocks. You will
answer the questions (refer to Step 1 No. 2). Then you will draw and
write the time on the paper clocks given. You will make your own paper
watches. (Refer Appendix 5.1)
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL2 Convert time in hours and minutes from words to numerals and vice versa, and state days to hours and hours to
minutes.
Steps (continued)
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL2 Convert time in hours and minutes from words to numerals and vice versa, and state days to hours and hours to
minutes.
Math Facts
1 graduation is 1 minute.
A Quarter of an hour = 15 minutes
Half an hour = 30 minutes
1 complete circle = 60 minutes
Word Bank
Let’s Think
Reflection
A useful
Scan the QR code or link
click here
to watch about “say and
write the time”.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL2 Convert time in hours and minutes from words to numerals and vice versa, and state days to hours and hours to
minutes.
Appendix 5.1
Step 2: Paper watch.
Appendix 5.1
Step 3: Write the time.
Your name: . .
Date: . .
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Words Numeral
A quarter to seven
Six forty
Eleven ten
Nine fifty
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL2 Convert time in hours and minutes from words to numerals and vice versa, and state days to hours and hours to
minutes.
Materials
• Activity Sheets 5.3 (a), 5.3 (b) and 5.3 (c)
• an analogue clock
• pencils
Steps
In Activity Sheet 5.3(a), you will record the times and activities of how
Saga and Sen prepare for their long journey which takes 10 hours.
After you have finished a record of their preparation activities, your will
record their actual journey down the mountain to Miri.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL3 Record time in hours and minutes, and justify the answer.
PL4 Solve daily routine problems involving time.
Steps (continued)
Once in Miri, the two friends will deliver Bario rice and pick up
petrol tins, furniture and even motorcycles to be delivered back
to Bario.
In Activity Sheet 5.3 (c), You will record the times and activities as
the friends unload and upload items and eat a meal.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL3 Record time in hours and minutes, and justify the answer.
PL4 Solve daily routine problems involving time.
Math Facts
Word Bank
Let’s Think
Everyday there are so many activities that we are involved in. Each
activity is planned or unplanned and happens at a certain time.
Would it not be good to record them down?
Reflection
A useful
Scan the QR code or link
click here
to watch about recording
times and events.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL3 Record time in hours and minutes, and justify the answer.
PL4 Solve daily routine problems involving time.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL3 Record time in hours and minutes, and justify the answer.
PL4 Solve daily routine problems involving time.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL3 Record time in hours and minutes, and justify the answer.
PL4 Solve daily routine problems involving time.
Arrived in Miri
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL3 Record time in hours and minutes, and justify the answer.
PL4 Solve daily routine problems involving time.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL3 Record time in hours and minutes, and justify the answer.
PL4 Solve daily routine problems involving time.
Materials
• Activity Sheets 5.4 (a), 5.4 (b) and 5.4 (c)
• an analogue clock
• pencils
Steps
In Activity Sheet 5.4(c), you will link the minutes, hours and times
of day for the exhibition.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL3 Record time in hours and minutes, and justify the answer.
PL4 Solve daily routine problems involving time.
Math Facts
Word Bank
quarter of an hour
half an hour
three quarters of an hour
Let’s Think
The relationship between the time of day, the time in hours and
minutes are important in our daily lives.
Reflection
A useful
Scan the QR code or link
click here
to watch about recording
times and events.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL3 Record time in hours and minutes, and justify the answer.
PL4 Solve daily routine problems involving time.
Cikgu Tan lists the activities for the one hour class.
9.00 to 9.15 in the morning collect two types of leaves from the science
garden.
9.15 to 9.30 in the morning draw the two leaves in the science notebook.
9.30 to 9.45 in the morning discuss whether leaves breathe.
9.45 to 10.00 in the morning set up a simple experiment to see if leaves
breathe.
9.00 10.00
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL3 Record time in hours and minutes, and justify the answer.
PL4 Solve daily routine problems involving time.
A diagram to link
12 hours
12 hours
the 24 hours to
the one day of
the experiment
TOTAL =
. .
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL3 Record time in hours and minutes, and justify the answer.
PL4 Solve daily routine problems involving time.
Cikgu Tan lists the activities from 8 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon.
Show the link between the times of day to hours and minutes of the
exhibition. Part of the Table is given below. Complete the rest on the next
page.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL3 Record time in hours and minutes, and justify the answer.
PL4 Solve daily routine problems involving time.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL3 Record time in hours and minutes, and justify the answer.
PL4 Solve daily routine problems involving time.
Materials
• Activity Sheets 5.5 (a), 5.5 (b) and 5.5 (c)
• an analogue clock
• pencils
Steps
In Activity Sheet 5.5 (a), you will solve problems related to time
using different strategies.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL5 Solve daily routine problems involving time using various strategies.
PL6 Solve daily non-routine problems involving time creatively and innovatively.
Math Facts
Word Bank
Let’s Think
Reflection
A useful
Scan the QR code or link
click here
to watch about recording
times and events.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL5 Solve daily routine problems involving time using various strategies.
PL6 Solve daily non-routine problems involving time creatively and innovatively.
Farisha’s parents took her to the They arrived at the centre when the
vaccination centre. They left the minute hand was at 9. What time did they
house at 10.00 in the morning. arrive at the centre?
Use the clock model to solve the problem.
They arrived at . .
Tina arrived at the airport at 8 The plane took off 35 minutes later. What
in the night for a short domestic time did the plane take off? Use the count
flight. on in fives method to solve the problem.
The clock shows the start of a The marathon was conducted for one
short school marathon on a hour. What time did it end? Use the one
bright and sunny morning. complete cycle of the minute hand
approach.
It ended at . .
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL5 Solve daily routine problems involving time using various strategies.
PL6 Solve daily non-routine problems involving time creatively and innovatively.
. .
. .
. .
. .
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL5 Solve daily routine problems involving time using various strategies.
PL6 Solve daily non-routine problems involving time creatively and innovatively.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL5 Solve daily routine problems involving time using various strategies.
PL6 Solve daily non-routine problems involving time creatively and innovatively.
Materials
We are going to build a
• Cardboard (the bigger the better)
kid shirt folding board • Scissors or knife
so that you can fold • Ruler or measuring tape
your own shirt neatly. • Pencil
• Tape
Steps
B
Second, cut them out with a pair of scissors or knife A A
carefully. Try to keep the sides as even as B
possible.
A useful
Scan the QR code or link
click here
to watch “How to Make
Shirt Folder - DIY
Cardboard Shirt Folder”.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 Recognise centimetres, metres, grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres.
PL2 Measure length, mass and volume of liquid.
PL3 Estimate and compare length and measurement, and to justify the answer.
Steps (continued)
Further activity:
Measure the length of different size of clothes such
as jeans, adult t-shirts, trousers and shorts
(complete Activity Sheet 6.1) .
Can you use the DIY Kid Shirt Folding Board for
folding an adult t-shirt? Why?
Can you estimate the measurement of an adult t-
shirt folding board for each panel?
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 Recognise centimetres, metres, grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres.
PL2 Measure length, mass and volume of liquid.
PL3 Estimate and compare length and measurement, and to justify the answer.
Math Facts
Word Bank
Let’s Think
Reflection
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 Recognise centimetres, metres, grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres.
PL2 Measure length, mass and volume of liquid.
PL3 Estimate and compare length and measurement, and to justify the answer.
. . cm . . cm
. . cm . . cm
About . .m About . .m
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 Recognise centimetres, metres, grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres.
1 cm
Longest: . . Shortest: . .
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 Recognise centimetres, metres, grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres.
PL3 Estimate and compare length and measurement, and to justify the answer.
1. Choose the better estimate of length for each object. Colour your
answer.
2m 90cm
35cm
150cm 3m 1m
78cm 90cm
20cm 2m
2. Draw a straight line according to the given measurement in unit of cm. The
first dot is marked for you.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 Recognise centimetres, metres, grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres.
PL2 Measure length, mass and volume of liquid.
PL3 Estimate and compare length and measurement, and to justify the answer.
Steps
First, prepare a scale for a child. Assist the child to weigh the mass
of objects in the kitchen. Categorise the objects based on the unit
by Circle Maps (Activity Sheet 6.4).
Objects which are more than 1 kilogram, record into Circle Map A.
Objects which are less than 1 kilogram, record into Circle Map B.
Cut out the cards in the template given with a pair of scissors
carefully. Flip the cards face down and arrange the card as below.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 Recognise centimetres, metres, grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres.
PL2 Measure length, mass and volume of liquid.
PL3 Estimate and compare length and measurement, and to justify the answer.
Steps (continued)
Take turns to flip over one fruit card and one mass card. Do they
make a suitable mass unit? If yes, keep the cards. If no, flip them
face down and let your partner play. Whoever gets the most cards
is the winner.
A useful
Scan the QR code or link
click here
to watch “Digital vs
Analog Scale”.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 Recognise centimetres, metres, grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres.
PL2 Measure length, mass and volume of liquid.
PL3 Estimate and compare length and measurement, and to justify the answer.
Math Facts
Word Bank
Let’s Think
Reflection
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 Recognise centimetres, metres, grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres.
PL2 Measure length, mass and volume of liquid.
PL3 Estimate and compare length and measurement, and to justify the answer.
Template
Fruit Cards and Mass Cards
kg kg gram gram
kg g gram gram
1.
Circle Map A Circle Map B
kilogram gram
kg g
2. Observe the weighing scale and write the mass of each fruit.
kg gg
g g g
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 Recognise centimetres, metres, grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres.
PL2 Measure length, mass and volume of liquid.
PL3 Estimate and compare length and measurement, and to justify the answer.
1. Complete the Bridge Map to match suitable mass unit, gram or kilogram.
as as as
2. Use the flash cards provided to complete the Bridge Map with the correct
unit. Explain your answers orally.
as as as
kg kg g g
3. Weigh the mass of an orange for the first picture and complete the Bridge
Map to estimate the mass of other fruits.
as as as
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 Recognise centimetres, metres, grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres.
PL2 Measure length, mass and volume of liquid.
PL3 Estimate and compare length and measurement, and to justify the answer.
Materials
I can play simple • 7 identical glass bottles or drinking glasses
melodies like “Twinkle • Water
Twinkle Little Star” on • Measuring cup
• Plastic stick
the water glass
• Wooden stick
xylophone. It is so fun! • Metal spoon
• 1 liter plastic bottle
Steps
First, prepare 7 glass bottles. Line them up beside one another and
leave a bit of space in between each bottle. Label the glass bottles
with number 1 to 7 as below.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Steps (continued)
Now, you can tap on the glass bottles with different tools such as a
wooden stick, a plastic stick and a metal spoon. You can tap the
glass bottles on either the sides or from the top.
Which glass bottle has the lowest pitch? Why?
Can you tell the difference between the sound created by a
wooden stick and a metal spoon?
These melodies are suggested to you. Do you know the title of the
songs?
11 55 66 5
533 422 1234555
44 33 22 1
533 422 13553
55 44 33 2
2222234
55 44 33 2
3333345
11 55 66 5
533 422 13551
44 33 22 1
After the activity, please collect the water in a 1 litre plastic bottle.
Can a 1 litre plastic bottle hold all the water from the small
bottles? Why?
Can you estimate the volume of water that cannot be filled in the
1 litre plastic bottle?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 Recognise centimetres, metres, grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres.
PL2 Measure length, mass and volume of liquid.
PL3 Estimate and compare length and measurement, and to justify the answer.
Math Facts
Litres and millilitres are metric units of volume, which are used to
measure the capacity of a liquid.
We can abbreviate the unit litre with the letter ℓ and the unit
millilitre with the letter mℓ.
1 ℓ = 1000 mℓ
Word Bank
Let’s Think
Reflection
A useful
Scan the QR code or link
click here
to watch “Volume and
Capacity Introduction”.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 Recognise centimetres, metres, grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres.
PL2 Measure length, mass and volume of liquid.
PL3 Estimate and compare length and measurement, and to justify the answer.
2
350 1 500
ℓ mℓ ℓ mℓ
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 Recognise centimetres, metres, grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres.
PL2 Measure length, mass and volume of liquid.
PL3 Estimate and compare length and measurement, and to justify the answer.
mℓ mℓ mℓ mℓ mℓ
500 500 500 500 500
400 400 400 400 400
300 300 300 300 300
200 200 200 200 200
100 100 100 100 100
mℓ mℓ mℓ
500 500 500
400 400 400
300 300 300
200 200 200
100 100 100
1ℓ
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 Recognise centimetres, metres, grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres.
PL2 Measure length, mass and volume of liquid.
PL3 Estimate and compare length and measurement, and to justify the answer.
Steps
Math Facts
Word Bank
Let’s Think
After pouring the herbal jelly mixture into hot water, we have to
stir it continuously for 10 minutes. Why do you think this is so?
1 packet of herbal jelly powder can be used to make 15 cups of
herbal jelly; each cup is about 100 mℓ. Do you agree? Why ?
Reflection
A useful
Scan the QR code or link
click here
to watch “Chinese herbal
Jelly”.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL4 Solve daily routine problems involving measurement.
PL5 Solve daily routine problems involving measurement using various strategies.
PL6 Solve daily non-routine problems involving measurement creatively and innovatively.
2. You need 50 cups of herbal jelly for charity sale; each cup is about 100 mℓ.
How many packets of herbally jelly do you need to buy? Next, estimate the
total measurement needed for water and sugar. By completing the diagram,
it may help you to find the answer.
50 g
1ℓ
250mℓ 150g
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL4 Solve daily routine problems involving measurement.
PL5 Solve daily routine problems involving measurement using various strategies.
PL6 Solve daily non-routine problems involving measurement creatively and innovatively.
3. One packet of herbal jelly powder costs RM5 and your savings for this
month is RM20. Do you think RM20 is enough to prepare 50 cups of herbal
jelly? Each cup of herbal jelly is about 100 mℓ. Explain your answer using
different strategies.
Strategy 1 Strategy 2
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL4 Solve daily routine problems involving measurement.
PL5 Solve daily routine problems involving measurement using various strategies.
PL6 Solve daily non-routine problems involving measurement creatively and innovatively.
1. Discuss activities that can be carried out in 1 minute, 5 minutes, 15 minutes, and others.
2. Review how to count by fives. Ask your child to count in fives and relate it to the 5 times table.
3. Draw your child attention to a video on how to make a paper learning clock. Provide the
materials needed for your child. Guide your child to make his/her own paper learning clock.
4. Next, guide your child to write numbers 5, 10, 15, 20 and so on to represent minute
graduations on the clock face. Explain to your child that the minute graduations between each
number is 5 minutes.
5. In Step 3, guide your child to count graduations for minutes using a paper learning clock. Let
your child count and say aloud. E.g. 1X5=5 minutes, 7X5=35 minutes and 4X5=20 minutes.
Talking Points:
How many graduations are between 12 and 4? That’s 20 minutes.
How many graduations are between 12 and 7? That’s 35 minutes.
How many graduations are between 2 and 3? That’s 5 minutes.
6. In Step 4, guide your child to say the time using a paper learning clock or an analogue and a
digital clock. Parent or gaurdian asks, “What does the clock say?”. Requests your child to show
time in hours and minutes using a paper learning clock.
Talking Points:
The clock says, half past two. (Your child will show the time using his/her paper learning clock.)
The clock says, a quarter past seven. (Your child will show the time using his/her paper learning
clock.)
The clock says, twenty minutes past nine. (Your child will show the time using his/her paper
learning clock.)
7. Proceed to Step 5. Guide the child to compare the time between analogue clock and digital
clock.
8. Finally, guide your child to answer the questions in Step 5 by referring to previous examples.
9. Let your child complete Activity Sheet 5.1 and discuss the answers.
STEM INTEGRATION HOTS
• Compare and contrast the time
Engineering between an analogue clock and a
• Create a paper learning clock. digital clock.
• Reasoning.
1. Get the child seated comfortably with Activity Sheets 5.3 (a),5.3 (b), 5.3 (c) and a few pencils.
2. Elaborate to the child a little about the town of Bario and Miri in Sarawak. Bario is well known
for its rice. The two ways of travelling to and from between Bario and Miri is by air or driving
along dangerous winding roads.
3. For Activity 5.3(a) guide the child to read the times on the clock faces and create a Table and
record as to how Saga and Sen have to get up early to prepare for the long journey.
4. For Activity 5.3(b) ask the child to view the photos and talk about the events that Saga and Sen
experienced in their long journey and record the times in a Table.
5. Finally for Activity 5.3(c), tell the child to talk about the relief in arriving Miri, preparing to go
back to Bario and having a well-deserved meal.
6. Discuss with the child the length of time for the preparation, the actual journey and the last
part of the journey. Ask your child to provide justification for his/her answers.
7. Compare also the times from the aspect of morning, noon, afternoon, evening and night.
1. Prepare the Activity sheets and a few pencils. Prepare also an analogue clock.
2. For Activity 5.4 (a) stress to the child the relationship between 1 hour and 60 minutes. Also
expose to the child the relationship between the times such as quarter of an hour, half an hour
and three quarters of an hour.
3. For Activity 5.4 (b), explain to the child about how when the hour hand completes one cycle it
is 12 hours or half a day and two complete cycles means 24 hours or a day. This is the
relationship between a day and hours.
4. In Activity 5.4(c), guide the child to apply the relationship between the times of a day, hours
and minutes for the science exhibition event.
1. Prepare the Activity sheets and a few pencils. Prepare also an analogue clock.
2. For Activity 5.5 (a) guide the child to use three strategies to solve time problems - the clock
model, counting up in five minutes and the movement of one complete cycle of the minute
hand.
3. For Activity 5.5 (b) and 5.5 (c), the child will learn to state time in words, in numerals, as well as
using clock diagrams when solving time problems in various situations.
1. Provide the child with the materials needed. Recycle materials are recommended.
2. Discuss with the child the design of the DIY Kid Shirt Folding Board.
3. Ask the child whether he/she agree with the measurement? Alternatively, encourage the child
to give a different suggestion of the measurement.
4. Guide the child to sketch and draw straight lines according to the given measurement in units
of cm.
5. Guide the child to cut out the required size of the cardboard with a pair of scissors or knife
carefully. The child should keep the sides as even as possible.
6. Rearrange the cardboard and then tape panel A and panel B as shown in the picture (follow the
red lines). Guide the child to tape on both the front and back sides.
7. Guide the child to estimate the gap between each panel by 0.5cm.
8. Ask: What is the function of the gap between each panel?
9. The child can start to fold his/her own shirt as the DIY Kid Shirt Folding Board is ready.
10. Assist children to fold their clothes with the folding board.
11. Guide your child to use the correct method to measure the length of different size of clothes
such as jeans, adult t-shirts, trousers and shorts at home using the measurement tape. Next,
complete Activity Sheet 6.1.
12. Ask: Can we use the DIY Kid Shirt Folding Board for folding adult t-shirts? Why?
13. Ask: Can the DIY Kid Shirt Folding Board be used for folding shirts of different fabric? How
would you improve the folding board to fold shirts made of silk or satin?
STEM INTEGRATION HOTS
Mathematics • Creating another
• Determine the number of panels needed. Folding Board for
• Recognise the measurement of the DIY Kid Shirt Folding Board. adult use.
Engineering • Giving justification of
• The DIY Kid Shirt Folding Board design uses several combinations of panel and gaps; the answers given.
thus it can be used to help to fold clothes that is laid on the board by the user. • Making conclusion.
Science
• The use of recycled materials like cardboard to make a DIY Kid Shirt Folding Board.
• The use of tools to assemble the DIY Kid Shirt Folding Board like scissors, glue or tape.
• Make some adjustments to make the DIY Kid Shirt Folding Board suitable for different
fabrics.
1. Provide the child with a scale. Guide the child to weigh and to estimate the mass of objects in
the kitchen. Avoid dangerous tools such as knives.
2. Guide the child to read the values of graduations for weighing scales. The child needs your
guidance, especially if the reading is not a whole number.
3. Introduce the child to the two types of scales, which are analog scale and digital scale by
playing the YouTube video suggested.
4. Let the child observe the units of ‘kg’ and ‘g’ found on the labels of food items.
5. Let the child compare the masses and categorise the objects according to the units ‘gram’ or
‘kilogram’ into Circle Maps (Activity Sheet 6.4).
6. Guide the child until the child realises that 1kg = 1000g.
7. Ask : Can we use kilogram to measure an egg? Why?
8. After experiencing the mass of different objects, the child continues with the second activity.
9. Guide the child to cut the cards carefully. This activity can involve 2-4 persons.
10. After these activities, guide the child to come up with the conclusion that gram is suitable to
measure light objects, whereas kilogram is suitable to measure much heavier objects (Activity
Sheet 6.5).
11. Ask: What is the correct abbreviation of the unit kilogram and gram?
12. Ask: Can we use gm and gms for grams? Or kgs for kilograms?
STEM INTEGRATION HOTS
1. Provide the child with the materials needed. If it is difficult to get 7 identical glass bottles, then
5 is also good enough.
2. Guide the child to measure the volume of liquid using a measuring cup according to the
suggested volume.
3. Guide the child to relate to litres and millilitres during the collection of water into the 1 litre
plastic bottle activity.
4. Ask: Do you want to try with different amount of water for the water xylophone? What is your
suggestion?
5. Ask: The glass containing the most water produced the lowest pitch while the glass with no
water produced the highest pitch. Why is this so?
6. You may use food colouring to dye the water of all the colours of the rainbow: red, orange,
yellow, green, blue, and purple. By the time we are done, we have a rainbow water glass
xylophone!
7. The purpose of the last step is to guide the child to discover the idea of 1ℓ. You can guide the
child to relate this idea to addition as well.
STEM INTEGRATION HOTS
1. Provide the child with the materials needed. You may use other jelly powder that is easy for
you to get from the market instead herbal jelly powder.
2. In order to stimulate your child’s curiosity, you may explain to the child that grass jelly, or leaf
jelly or herb jelly, is a jelly-like dessert eaten in East and Southeast Asia.
3. The measurement of water and sugar can be adjusted according to different kinds of jelly.
4. Guide the child to weigh the ingredients carefully and to read the values of graduations for the
weighing scale correctly.
Ask: What tools can be used to measure water?
Ask: What tools can be used to measure sugar?
5. The cooking process should be carried out under parental supervision.
6. Assist the child to pour herbal jelly into small cups and at the same time guide them to estimate
the volume of 100mℓ of herbal jelly in each cup. Be careful when handling hot herbal jelly.
Ask: How many cups of herbal jelly can you get from 1 packet of herbal jelly powder?
Ask: If you need 50 cups of herbal jelly for the charity sale, how many packets of herbal jelly
do you need to buy?
Ask: How many gram of sugar is needed to produce 50 cups of herbal jelly?
Ask: How much do you need to spend for 50 cups of herbal jelly?
7. For Activity Sheet 6.8 Question 2, you are also encouraged to guide the child toplan different
strategies to find the answer (i.e., table, list one-by-one, etc.) and give justification.
STEM INTEGRATION HOTS
Mathematics • Planning various strategies to solve
• Measure the different object using suitable measuring tools. problem.
• Determine values of graduations on different measuring tools • Making decision and justifying them.
• Estimate 100mℓ of herbal jelly in each cup. • Making interpretation from given
Engineering representation.
• Boil water. • Identifying and using connection
• Turn the fire to low flame and stir the herbal jelly mixture between mathematical ideas.
continuously for 10 minutes.
Science
• Grass jelly, or leaf jelly or herb jelly, is a jelly-like dessert eaten in
East and Southeast Asia.
• It is created by using the Platostoma palustre plant (a member of the
mint family) and has a mild, slightly bitter taste.
a. b.
15 minutes 45 minutes
d. e. f.
They are different. (Half past ten; Half past twelve) because they are
same in minutes but different in hours.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 State five minute graduations on the clock face and be able to state time in hours and minutes.
Words Numeral
ten forty-five;
eleven fifty-five;
three minutes past three quarter past
five minutes to
seven ten;
twelve
a quarter to eleven
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL2 Convert time in hours and minutes from words to numerals and vice versa, and state days to hours and hours to
minutes.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL3 Record time in hours and minutes, and justify the answer.
PL4 Solve daily routine problems involving time.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL3 Record time in hours and minutes, and justify the answer.
PL4 Solve daily routine problems involving time.
Arrived in Miri
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL3 Record time in hours and minutes, and justify the answer.
PL4 Solve daily routine problems involving time.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL3 Record time in hours and minutes, and justify the answer.
PL4 Solve daily routine problems involving time.
Cikgu Tan lists the activities for the one hour class.
9.00 to 9.15 in the morning collect two types of leaves from the science
garden.
9.15 to 9.30 in the morning draw the two leaves in the science notebook.
9.30 to 9.45 in the morning discuss whether leaves breathe.
9.45 to 10.00 in the morning set up simple experiment to see if leaves
breathe.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL3 Record time in hours and minutes, and justify the answer.
PL4 Solve daily routine problems involving time.
From 9 the first morning to 9 in the morning the next day the hour hand
moved 2 complete cycles.
From 9 the first morning to 9 in the morning the next day is 24 hours.
12 hours
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL3 Record time in hours and minutes, and justify the answer.
PL4 Solve daily routine problems involving time.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL3 Record time in hours and minutes, and justify the answer.
PL4 Solve daily routine problems involving time.
Farisha’s parents took her to the They arrived at the centre when the
vaccination centre. They left the minute hand was at 9. What time did they
house at 10.00 in the morning. arrive at the centre?
Use the clock model to solve the problem.
Tina arrived at the airport at 8 The plane took off 35 minutes later. What
in the night for a short domestic time did the plane take off? Use the count
flight. on in fives method to solve the problem.
The clock shows the start of a The marathon was conducted for one
short school marathon on a hour. What time did it end? Use the one
bright and sunny morning. complete cycle of the minute hand
approach.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL5 Solve daily routine problems involving time using various strategies.
PL6 Solve daily non-routine problems involving time creatively and innovatively.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL5 Solve daily routine problems involving time using various strategies.
PL6 Solve daily non-routine problems involving time creatively and innovatively.
The meeting will end at five minutes past nine in the morning.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL5 Solve daily routine problems involving time using various strategies.
PL6 Solve daily non-routine problems involving time creatively and innovatively.
. . cm . . cm
. . cm . . cm
About . 1 .m About . 1 . m
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 Recognise centimetres, metres, grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres.
1 cm
Longest: . B . Shortest: . A .
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 Recognise centimetres, metres, grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres.
PL3 Estimate and compare length and measurement, and to justify the answer.
1. Choose the better estimate of length for each object. Colour your
answer.
2m 90cm
35cm
150cm 3m 1m
78cm 90cm
20cm 2m
2. Draw a straight line according to the given measurement in unit of cm. The
first dot is marked for you.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 Recognise centimetres, metres, grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres.
PL2 Measure length, mass and volume of liquid.
PL3 Estimate and compare length and measurement, and to justify the answer.
1.
Circle Map A Circle Map B
kilogram gram
kg g
2. Observe the weighing scale and write the mass of each fruit.
kg gg
g g g
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 Recognise centimetres, metres, grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres.
PL2 Measure length, mass and volume of liquid.
PL3 Estimate and compare length and measurement, and to justify the answer.
1. Complete the Bridge Map to match suitable mass unit, gram or kilogram.
as as as
2. Use the flash cards provided to complete the Bridge Map with the correct
unit. Explain your answers orally.
as as as
kg kg g g
Any reasonable answers are acceptable.
3. Weigh the mass of an orange for the first picture and complete the Bridge
Map to estimate the mass of other fruits.
as as as
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 Recognise centimetres, metres, grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres.
PL2 Measure length, mass and volume of liquid.
PL3 Estimate and compare length and measurement, and to justify the answer.
2
350 1 500
ℓ mℓ ℓ mℓ
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 Recognise centimetres, metres, grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres.
PL2 Measure length, mass and volume of liquid.
PL3 Estimate and compare length and measurement, and to justify the answer.
mℓ mℓ mℓ mℓ mℓ
500 500 500 500 500
400 400 400 400 400
300 300 300 300 300
200 200 200 200 200
100 100 100 100 100
mℓ mℓ mℓ
500 500 500
400 400 400
300 300 300
200 200 200
100 100 100
1ℓ
Any reasonable answers are acceptable.
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL1 Recognise centimetres, metres, grams, kilograms, millilitres and litres.
PL2 Measure length, mass and volume of liquid.
PL3 Estimate and compare length and measurement, and to justify the answer.
2. You need 50 cups of herbal jelly for charity sale; each cup is about 100 mℓ.
How many packets of herbally jelly do you need to buy? Next, estimate the
total measurement needed for water and sugar. By completing the diagram,
it may help you to find the answer.
50 g 50 g 50 g
50 g 50 g 1ℓ 1ℓ
1ℓ 1ℓ
1ℓ
250mℓ
250mℓ 150g 150g
150g
250mℓ
150g 150g
250mℓ 250mℓ
3. One packet of herbal jelly powder costs RM5 and your savings for this
month is RM20. Do you think RM20 is enough to prepare 50 cups of herbal
jelly? Each cup of herbal jelly is about 100 mℓ. Explain your answer using
different strategies.
Strategy 1 Strategy 2
RM20 is enough to prepare 50 RM20 is enough to prepare 50
cups of herbal jelly. I can buy four cups of herbal jelly. I can buy four
packets of herbal jelly powder. I packets of herbal jelly powder. I
will increase the amount of water will increase the amount of water
used in boiling the jelly powder used in boiling the jelly powder
(1000mℓ - 1200 mℓ) to make (1000mℓ - 1200 mℓ) to make
sure each packet of herbal jelly sure each packet of herbal jelly
powder can produce 12 – 13 cups powder can produce 12 – 13 cups
of herbal jelly. of herbal jelly.
RM 5 1 packet 12 cups
RM 5 1 packet 12 cups
RM 5 1 packet 13 cups
RM 5 1 packet 13 cups
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
PL4 Solve daily routine problems involving measurement.
PL5 Solve daily routine problems involving measurement using various strategies.
PL6 Solve daily non-routine problems involving measurement creatively and innovatively.
Writing Team
Ms. Lee Bee Bee has been in the teaching profession for more
than twenty years. She received her Master Teacher award in
2011. She has also completed her Masters in Education from
the University of Technology Malaysia (UTM). Currently she
works at the Batu Pahat District Education Office as a School
Improvement Specialist Coach.
Prof. Dr Esther has been a teacher educator for more than two
decades with the Department of Mathematics and Science
Education, Faculty of Education, University of Malaya. Prior to
that she was a science teacher in premier schools such as
SDAR Seremban, MCKK and STAR Ipoh. Her research interests
are science education (biology), environmental education,
cognition and metacognition of learning. She has conducted
numerous workshops and seminars in pedagogical approaches.
Prof. Dr Esther is currently an Honorary Professor at the
Medical Education, Research and Development Unit (MERDU),
Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya.
Ms. Lai Mei Lan has been in the teaching profession for more
than fourteen years. She has vast experience in teaching
Mathematics, Science and English. She has also completed her
Masters in Education from the University of Malaya. Currently
she is the senior assistant in a government primary school.
Editorial Team
Mathematics Year Two Series (TGB and SAB)
Team Leader
FOO KIEN KHENG
UM (Mathematics Education)
University of Leeds (Mathematical Education)
USM (Bachelor of Mathematics and Biology)
Writers
TEOH SIAN HOON CHEAH UI HOCK KOR LIEW KEE
USM (IT in Education) USM (Curriculum Studies-Mathematics Education) USM (Mathematics Education)
USM (Statistics) Deakin University, Australia (Mathematics Education) USM (Psychometric and Evaluation in Education)
UTM (Bachelor of Science & Computer with Education) USM (Mathematic/ Chemistry/ Education) USM (Bachelor of Chemistry and Mathematics)
UTM (Educational Psychology, Remedial Mathematics) USM (PhD - Science Education) UM (Master of Science Education with ICT)
UTM (Mathematics Education) USM (Master of Education - Science Education) UPM (Bachelor of Science (Hons) – Biochemistry)
USM (Mathematics) UM (Bachelor of Science with Education (Hons)) MPRM (Diploma Pendidikan)
Editors
TEONG MEE MEE GAN WE LING
USM (Ph.D in Statistics and Research Methodology) USM (Sarjana Muda Sastera - Matematik & Perdagangan)
UPM (M.Sc in Applied Statistics) UNIMAS (Human Resource Development)
UPM (BSc in Mathematics) USM (PhD in Mathematic Education)
USM (BA Ed (Hons)., Mathematics and English) University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Selangor Industry University, Master of Education in UMS (Ph.D in Mathematics Education) University of Minnesota
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