Shape+&+Space+-+Measurement

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Relate the passage of time to common activities using non-standard and standard units (minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years).
Written by Rosemary Popadynec of JV Clark School, Mayo, Yukon
 * Using Children's Literature**

Relate the number of seconds to a minute, the number of minutes to an hour, and the number of days to a month in a problem-solving context.
Exactly . . . How Old Are You? (Online Age Calculator in seconds, minutes, days, months and years) Have students enter their birthday into @http://www.wolframalpha.com/ to get their age in months etc.

Demonstrate an understanding of measuring length (cm, m) by :

 * ===selecting and justifying referents for the units cm and m===
 * ===modelling and describing the relationship between the units cm and m===
 * ===estimating length using referents===
 * ===measuring and recording length, width, and height.===

Produced by Fran Etzel, Ross River School, Ross River, Yukon and written in collaboration with Yukon Education. (Online Book With Described Activity) Written by Maggie Leary, JV Clark School, Mayo, Yukon. The description of "Setting A Rabbit Snare in Winter by Fran Etzel could be used for this measurement outcome. (Online Book)
 * Using Children's Literature**

Demonstrate an understanding of measuring mass (g, kg) by:

 * ===selecting and justifying referents for the units g and kg===
 * ===modelling and describing the relationship between the units g and kg===
 * ===estimating mass using referents===
 * ===measuring and recording mass.===

Demonstrate an understanding of perimeter of regular and irregular shapes by:

 * ===estimating perimeter using referents for centimetre or metre===
 * ===measuring and recording perimeter (cm, m)===
 * ===constructing different shapes for a given perimeter (cm, m) to demonstrate that many shapes are possible for a perimeter.===