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# Measurement

68 topics in Mathematics, in the order they build on each other.

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- [Comparing durations](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/comparing-durations-mt_TcG90kS8nu): Use comparative language for time: quicker, slower, earlier, later
- [Measurable attributes of objects](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/measurable-attributes-of-objects-mt_NtJYlJdUe9): Describe and identify measurable attributes of objects such as length, height, weight, and capacity; use comparative language (longer, shorter, heavier, lighter, more, less)
- [Comparing Capacity](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/comparing-capacity-mt_zkFbMLpu3U): Compare and describe capacity and volume using language such as full, empty, more than, less than, half full
- [Comparing Lengths & Heights](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/comparing-lengths-and-heights-mt_uhuxX8sg9f): Compare two objects directly by length or height and describe the difference using language such as long, short, tall, longer, shorter, taller, double, half
- [Comparing mass and weight](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/comparing-mass-and-weight-mt_-P1kdZhHbL): Compare two objects directly by mass or weight and describe the difference using language such as heavy, light, heavier than, lighter than
- [Ordering Events in Time](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/ordering-events-in-time-mt_-vvVxpOHG2): Sequence events in chronological order using language such as before, after, next, first, today, yesterday, tomorrow, morning, afternoon, evening
- [Capacity and volume](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/capacity-and-volume-mt_4lp_b5Pzik): Measure and begin to record capacity and volume using non-standard and standard units
- [Days, Weeks, Months & Years](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/days-weeks-months-and-years-mt_bj1YCgNWUx): Recognise and use language relating to dates, including days of the week, weeks, months, and years
- [Measuring length and height (age 5+)](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/measuring-length-and-height-age-5-mt_KaF0SQvaiu): Measure and begin to record lengths and heights using non-standard and standard units
- [Measuring mass and weight](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/measuring-mass-and-weight-mt_zd0YkB3xNj): Measure and begin to record mass/weight using non-standard and standard units
- [Measuring Time](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/measuring-time-mt__N55B7u7HD): Measure and begin to record time in hours, minutes, and seconds
- [Choosing measurement units](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/choosing-measurement-units-mt_DOe893F6gN): Choose and use appropriate standard units to measure length (m/cm), mass (kg/g), and capacity (litres/ml) to the nearest appropriate unit
- [Number of minutes in an hour](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/number-of-minutes-in-an-hour-mt_2XDGT5tei1): Know the number of minutes in an hour and the number of hours in a day
- [Ordering and Comparing Lengths](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/ordering-and-comparing-lengths-mt_skYly2Qm01): Order three objects by length and compare the lengths of two objects indirectly using a third object
- [Measuring length (age 6+)](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/measuring-length-age-6-mt_cqSf213hSa): Measure the length of an object using same-size length units laid end to end with no gaps or overlaps
- [Sequence intervals of time](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/sequence-intervals-of-time-mt_6XCURuNwPw): Compare and sequence intervals of time
- [Measuring length (age 7+)](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/measuring-length-age-7-mt_e4x3l2JeLI): Measure the length of an object by selecting and using appropriate tools such as rulers, yardsticks, metre sticks, and measuring tapes
- [Comparing lengths by measuring](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/comparing-lengths-by-measuring-mt_xWg0lI_gG4): Measure to determine how much longer one object is than another, expressing the length difference in terms of a standard length unit
- [Estimating Lengths](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/estimating-lengths-mt_OzRZ89GrQW): Estimate lengths using units of inches, feet, centimetres, and metres
- [Measuring with different units](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/measuring-with-different-units-mt_jHv4BgRK8B): Measure the length of an object using two different length units and describe how the measurements relate to the size of the unit chosen
- [Time Units and Calendar Facts](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/time-units-and-calendar-facts-mt_EXlmTURK_o): Know the number of seconds in a minute and the number of days in each month, year, and leap year
- [Understanding Area](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/understanding-area-mt_6xNmQLzuqm): Understand that a unit square has one square unit of area and that the area of a plane figure is the number of unit squares that cover it without gaps or overlaps
- [Area (age 8+)](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/area-age-8-mt_y1n0Zwhoca): Measure areas by counting unit squares (square cm, square m, square in, square ft)
- [Area by Tiling](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/area-by-tiling-mt_Jvvh5P06NV): Find the area of a rectangle by tiling it with unit squares and show that the result equals the product of the side lengths
- [Rectangle area by multiplying](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/rectangle-area-by-multiplying-mt_GzcJEVkNRn): Multiply side lengths to find areas of rectangles and represent whole-number products as rectangular areas
- [Area and the distributive property](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/area-and-the-distributive-property-mt_AQo4u7O4sM): Use tiling to demonstrate the distributive property: the area of a rectangle with sides a and (b+c) equals a×b + a×c; use area models to represent the distributive property
- [Area of compound shapes](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/area-of-compound-shapes-mt_eMtV6tBSJm): Recognise area as additive; find areas of rectilinear figures by decomposing into non-overlapping rectangles and summing their areas
- [Coin Values](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/coin-values-mt_cPZwlUk8Nd): Recognise and know the value of different coins and notes
- [Telling Time: Hours and Half Hours](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/telling-time-hours-and-half-hours-mt_0XxyaQLRhn): Tell the time to the hour and half past the hour, and draw clock hands to show these times
- [Pounds & Pence Notation](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/pounds-and-pence-notation-mt_pbuhUQJjtt): Recognise and use symbols for pounds (£) and pence (p) and combine amounts to make a particular value
- [Making the Same Amount with Different Coins](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/making-the-same-amount-with-different-coins-mt_AF2BeFQwfX): Find different combinations of coins that equal the same amount of money
- [Money Addition & Subtraction](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/money-addition-and-subtraction-mt_6J1wmCWf41): Solve simple money problems involving addition and subtraction, including giving change
- [Telling Time: Minutes](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/telling-time-minutes-mt_HNOPGJYiRK): Tell and write the time to five minutes, including quarter past and quarter to, and draw clock hands to show these times
- [Giving Change](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/giving-change-mt_6_O6THdEDK): Add and subtract amounts of money to give change, using both £ and p in practical contexts
- [Telling time to five minutes with a.m. and p.m. (age 7+)](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/telling-time-to-five-minutes-with-a-m-and-p-m-age-7-mt_4m8BimI4G5): Tell and write time from analogue and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m., p.m., and 12-hour and 24-hour notation
- [Estimating and reading time](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/estimating-and-reading-time-mt_3XJkeIn6J6): Estimate and read time with increasing accuracy to the nearest minute; record and compare time in terms of seconds, minutes, and hours
- [Comparing Time Durations](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/comparing-time-durations-mt_4emC463IyW): Compare durations of events and calculate the time taken by particular events or tasks
- [12-hour and 24-hour time](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/12-hour-and-24-hour-time-mt_WfrE_4r-kY): Read, write, and convert time between analogue and digital 12-hour and 24-hour clocks
- [Telling time to the minute (age 8+)](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/telling-time-to-the-minute-age-8-mt_UNzojLkNdm): Tell and write time to the nearest minute using analogue and digital clocks
- [Elapsed time problems](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/elapsed-time-problems-mt_IL86kadLSS): Solve word problems involving elapsed time by adding and subtracting time intervals in minutes, including using a number line
- [Length word problems within 100](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/length-word-problems-within-100-mt_DLcEzmmj2r): Solve word problems involving lengths within 100, using addition and subtraction with drawings and equations
- [Money problems with coins and notes](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/money-problems-with-coins-and-notes-mt_3tz3Otap5j): Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately
- [Comparing and ordering measurements](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/comparing-and-ordering-measurements-mt_BFJ-ch_8QU): Compare and order lengths, mass, and capacity and record results using >, <, and =
- [Calculating with measurements](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/calculating-with-measurements-mt_6oxQPNLHNv): Measure, compare, add, and subtract lengths (m/cm/mm), mass (kg/g), and volume/capacity (l/ml) using standard units
- [Measuring Perimeters](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/measuring-perimeters-mt_wE7-Gs9ENL): Measure the perimeter of simple 2-D shapes
- [Converting measurement units](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/converting-measurement-units-mt_d8al9JcajP): Convert between different units of measure (e.g. kilometre to metre, hour to minute, minute to second, year to month, week to day)
- [Estimating and comparing measures](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/estimating-and-comparing-measures-mt_mFJ-2ZF6Tk): Estimate, compare, and calculate different measures including money in pounds and pence
- [Measuring liquids and masses](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/measuring-liquids-and-masses-mt_-af65bxfdp): Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using grams, kilograms, and litres; solve one-step word problems involving mass or volume
- [Perimeters of polygons](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/perimeters-of-polygons-mt_WtcFrxGOgw): Solve problems involving perimeters of polygons: find perimeter from side lengths, find an unknown side length, and explore rectangles with same perimeter but different areas (or vice versa)
- [Area and perimeter of rectangles](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/area-and-perimeter-of-rectangles-mt_eiB3-6pu6a): Apply the area formula (l × w) and perimeter formula (2l + 2w) for rectangles including squares in real-world and mathematical problems; calculate and compare areas using standard units (cm², m²) and estimate areas of irregular shapes
- [Converting time units](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/converting-time-units-mt_2yas4Unc8o): Solve problems involving converting between units of time (hours↔minutes, minutes↔seconds, years↔months, weeks↔days)
- [Estimating volume](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/estimating-volume-mt_NSC3LT_-ch): Estimate volume of cuboids using 1 cm³ blocks; estimate capacity of containers using water
- [Perimeter of Compound Shapes](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/perimeter-of-compound-shapes-mt_n0AlyLQwC9): Measure and calculate the perimeter of composite rectilinear shapes in centimetres and metres
- [Perimeter (age 10+)](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/perimeter-age-10-mt_MJZA90uc6H): Recognise that shapes with the same area can have different perimeters and vice versa; explore this relationship systematically
- [Volume with unit cubes](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/volume-with-unit-cubes-mt_IuHa5UI5od): Recognise volume as an attribute of solid figures; understand that a unit cube (side length 1 unit) has 'one cubic unit' of volume and can be used to measure volume; a solid packed with n unit cubes has volume n cubic units
- [Counting Unit Cubes](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/counting-unit-cubes-mt_d7XktBQPxm): Measure volumes by counting unit cubes using cubic cm, cubic in, cubic ft, and other units
- [Volume of cuboids](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/volume-of-cuboids-mt_nTL-owFJTF): Find the volume of right rectangular prisms by packing with unit cubes and show it equals l × w × h (or base area × height); apply V = l × w × h and V = B × h to solve real-world problems; calculate, estimate, and compare volumes of cubes and cuboids in standard units (cm³, m³)
- [Converting measurement units (age 9+)](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/converting-measurement-units-age-9-mt_Zks8xyInSG): Know relative sizes of measurement units within one system (km/m/cm/mm, kg/g, l/ml, hr/min/sec); convert between different metric units and express measurements in terms of a smaller unit; record equivalents in conversion tables
- [Measure word problems with fractions and decimals](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/measure-word-problems-with-fractions-and-decimals-mt_5HV4mbgSGH): Solve word problems involving distances, time intervals, liquid volumes, masses, and money using the four operations with fractions or decimals; represent with diagrams including number lines
- [Metric & Imperial Conversion](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/metric-and-imperial-conversion-mt_p6MhZJYYPN): Understand and use approximate equivalences between metric units and common imperial units (inches, pounds, pints)
- [Volume as additive](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/volume-as-additive-mt_5TBUFnCy5-): Recognise volume as additive; find volumes of composite solid figures made of two or more non-overlapping right rectangular prisms
- [Converting units with decimal notation](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/converting-units-with-decimal-notation-mt_2VpdPjvewx): Convert among different-sized standard measurement units within a given system (e.g. 5 cm to 0.05 m) using decimal notation to up to three decimal places; convert between smaller and larger units of length, mass, volume, and time
- [Measurement Conversions](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/measurement-conversions-mt_SqhXQhAEUf): Solve problems involving the calculation and conversion of units of measure, using decimal notation and multi-step reasoning in real-world contexts
- [Miles & Kilometres](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/miles-and-kilometres-mt_3tPI0HqqcN): Convert between miles and kilometres using the approximate relationship (5 miles ≈ 8 km)
- [Area of Triangles & Parallelograms](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/area-of-triangles-and-parallelograms-mt_ML5t7n2-U8): Calculate the area of parallelograms and triangles using formulae (A = b × h for parallelograms, A = ½ × b × h for triangles)
- [Measuring & Plotting Lengths](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/measuring-and-plotting-lengths-mt_mayItsxMUu): Generate measurement data by measuring lengths to the nearest whole unit and display the data on a line plot
- [Measuring to the nearest half and quarter inch](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/measuring-to-the-nearest-half-and-quarter-inch-mt_ghK1mnEstc): Generate measurement data by measuring lengths to the nearest half and quarter inch; display the data on a line plot with a scale marked in whole numbers, halves, and quarters
- [Measurement Line Plots](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/measurement-line-plots-mt_42QD6nYjiZ): Make a line plot to display measurement data in fractions of a unit (1/2, 1/4, 1/8); solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions using line plot data