Name ________________________________________________

Station 1: Estimate and check

Object

Estimated
length (EL)

Actual length
(AL)

Difference
between EL &
AL

cm

cm

cm

mm

mm

Mm

Why is estimation an important skill to learn? ________________________

__________________________________________________________
Station 2: Length match
Match each of the following six objects to their height / length
measurements: DVD cover, string, abacus, snake, dinosaur, red lid.
a) 95 mm _____________________________________________
b) 590 mm ____________________________________________
c) 32 cm _____________________________________________
d) 1700 mm ___________________________________________
e) 2 m long ___________________________________________
f) Half a metre long _______________________________________

Station 3: Which is Longer? Shade in or highlight the longer item

below:
1. The width of the door OR the height of the teachers desk.
2. The combined height of the two tallest members of your group OR
the height of the room.
3. The length of ten lunchboxes laid end to end OR the width of the
smartboard.
4. The height of the window OR 2 of your arm lengths laid end to end.
Station 4: Order! Order!
1. Choose any five PNPS teachers and order them in height from 1
being the TALLEST to 5 being the SHORTEST. Try to challenge
yourself by choosing teachers you cannot see right now so NOT
Mrs Cipollone or Postlethwaite!
Tallest teacher: _____________________________________
2nd: _______________________________________________
3rd: _______________________________________________
4th: _______________________________________________
Shortest teacher: ____________________________________
2. List in order the 5 tallest members of the class. NOTE! You cannot
line them up and check, you must estimate.
Tallest class member: _________________________________
2nd tallest class member: _______________________________
3rd tallest class member: _______________________________
4th tallest class member: _______________________________
5th tallest class member: _______________________________
Extension: Found that easy? Try and list ALL PNPS teachers OR ALL
your classmates in height order. NOTE: Please write your answers in
your Maths workbooks.