Tutor Notes
This module is about measuring length, weight and capacity. It is aimed at Level 1 of the Basic Skills Curriculum in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and covers material in MSS1/L1.4.
We'd love to hear your comments on the module. Do you like the factsheets? What do you think of the worksheets? Send in your own and your students' feedback to skillswise.feedback@bbc.co.uk.
How does this tie in with the new curriculums?
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England
MSS1/L1.4 - describes length, weight, height, and uses direct comparisons for length, weight and height of items.
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Wales
As England.
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Northern Ireland
As England.
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Scotland
See www.aloscotland.com for details of the Scottish curriculum.
In the Skillswise module you'll find:
Length, weight and capacity factsheets
You'll find curriculum references in the top right-hand corner of the factsheets.
There are 11 factsheets for this module, each on 'print-out-and-keep' sheets:
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Factsheet 1 - Length
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Factsheet 2 - Weight
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Factsheet 3 - Capacity
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Factsheet 4 - Reading scales: Length and Weight
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Factsheet 5 - Reading scales: Capacity
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Factsheet 6 - Choosing the measuring instrument
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Factsheet 7 - Choosing the measuring unit
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Factsheet 8 - Converting between metric units
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Factsheet 9 - Imperial units
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Factsheet 10 - Key words: Length, weight and capacity
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Factsheet 11- Key words: Measuring instruments
Length, weight and capacity game
Learners can practise converting between cm, mm and metres and see a very practical outcome - if they get it right they successfully build a new garden shed.
TOP TIP! To see any of the games completely full screen, press the F11 key on the keyboard. This takes away the distraction of the top browser bar. To bring the browser bar back, just press F11 again!
Length, weight and capacity worksheets
There are 9 worksheets. You'll find curriculum references in the top right-hand corner of the worksheets. These are printable resources to carry on the work learners have completed online.
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Worksheet 1 - Choosing units and instruments
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Worksheet 2 - Reading scales
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Worksheet 3 - Sending post - estimating weight
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Worksheet 4 - Sending post - calculating the postage
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Worksheet 5 - Capacity scales
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Worksheet 6 - Capacity: choosing containers
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Worksheet 7 - Measurements
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Worksheet 8 - Body measurements
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Worksheet 9 - Crossword
Length quiz
Learners get a chance to test their knowledge of measuring items, distance and height.
They can also can print out a certificate if they score 50% or more in the quiz. This will appear as a link on the results page - click on the link and the certificate will appear in a new window. Learners can write their name on the certificate once it's printed.
Weight quiz
Learners can test their knowledge of weighing units.
They can print out a certificate if they score 50% or more in the quiz. This will appear as a link on the results page - click on the link and the certificate will appear in a new window. They can write their name on the certificate once it's printed.
Capacity quiz
Learners test their knowledge by estimating and comparing measurements.
They can print out a certificate if they score 50% or more in the quiz. This will appear as a link on the results page - click on the link and the certificate will appear in a new window. They can write their name on the certificate once it's printed.
Technical help:
To get the most out of this topic area you need the following 'plug-ins':
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Flash
The game in this topic section uses Flash. This is free to download and should only take a few minutes. You can follow the BBC WebWise instructions to download it to your machine.
Find out more.
If you don't have Flash the same learning points are covered in the quiz and in the worksheets and factsheets.
If you are new to the web, why not try the BBC WebWise online course, Becoming WebWise? It's free, you can do it in your own time from any computer and it will take you through everything you need to know to use the web successfully in your teaching.
Get WebWise.
You can find out more about the technical requirements for Skillswise in our Help - Technical Information section.
Taking it further:
With Skillswise
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Distance
Get some practice using scales and distance tables to work out the distance between places.
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'Area of rectangles'
Use length and width to work out the area of a rectangle, which is measured in square units.
With the web
Here are other places on the web you might find useful for teaching length, weight and capacity:
Please note that the BBC is not responsible for the content of other websites.
Do you know of any great online resources for measuring Length, weight or capacity? Tell us about
them!
