Non-spatial measure B
Mathematics K–10 (2022) · Stage 1 · View this focus area on the NESA NSW Curriculum website ↗
Outcomes
MA1-NSM-01 measures, records, compares and estimates the masses of objects using uniform informal unitsMA1-NSM-02 describes, compares and orders durations of events, and reads half- and quarter-hour timeContent dot points
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Mass: Compare the masses of objects using an equal-arm balance
- Use uniform informal units to measure the mass of an object by counting the number of units needed to obtain a level balance on an equal-arm balance
- Select an appropriate uniform informal unit to measure the mass of an object and justify the choice (Reasons about relations)
- Explain the relationship between the mass of a unit and the number of units needed (Reasons about relations)
- Compare the masses of two or more objects using the same informal units
- Estimate mass by referring to the number and type of uniform informal unit used and check by measuring
- Recognise that mass is conserved
Time: Describe duration using units of time
- Use a calendar to calculate the number of months, weeks or days until an upcoming event
- Estimate and measure the duration of an event using a repeated informal unit
- Compare and order the duration of events measured using a repeated informal unit
- Use the terms ‘hour’, ‘minute’ and ‘second’
- Compare the duration of standard time units
- Make predictions about the time remaining until a particular event starts or finishes (Reasons about relations)
Time: Tell time to the quarter-hour using the language of ‘past’ and ‘to’
- Read analog clocks to the quarter-hour using the terms ‘past’ and ‘to’
- Describe the position of the hands on a clock for quarter past and quarter to and relate this to quarter turns
- Identify which hour has just passed when the hour hand is not pointing to a numeral
- Record quarter-past and quarter-to time on analog and digital clocks
- Associate the numerals 3, 6 and 9 with 15, 30 and 45 minutes and with the terms ‘quarter past’, ‘half past’ and ‘quarter to', respectively
Stage 1 planning resources
Stage- or course-wide documents (scope and sequences, guides) that cover this focus area alongside others.
- Unit/PlanningMaking connections – Stage 1 (parallel content)
- Unit/PlanningSample scope and sequence – Stage 1