Measurement Strand in Math

We have now moved on to the Measurement Strand in our Math program. In Term 1, the specific expectations for this unit include the following:

• select and justify the most appropriate standard unit (i.e., millimetre, centimetre, decimetre, metre, kilometre) to measure length, height, width, and distance, and to measure the perimeter of various polygons; 

• solve problems requiring conversion from metres to centimetres and from kilometres to metres

• create, through investigation using a variety of tools and strategies, two dimensional shapes with the same perimeter or the same area;

•  determine, through investigation using a variety of tools and strategies, the relationships between the length and width of a rectangle and its area and perimeter, and generalize to develop the formulas [i.e., Area = length width; Perimeter = (2 length) + (2 width)]; 

• solve problems requiring the estimation and calculation of perimeters and areas of rectangles;