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MathematicsMeasurementusually ages 8–9

Measuring Liquids & Masses

Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using grams, kilograms, and litres; solve one-step word problems involving mass or volume

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If your child is filling bottles that each hold 250 ml from a 2-litre container of juice, can they work out how many bottles they can fill?

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Builds on
Calculating with measurementsages 7–8Prior experience measuring mass/capacity in standard units feeds into formal measurement with g/kg/l
Measuring Liquids & Massesthis skill · ages 8–9
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Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9M5M01medium confidenceYear 5 · Measurement

choose appropriate metric units when measuring the length, mass and capacity of objects; use smaller units or a combination of units to obtain a more accurate measure

AC9M3M02medium confidenceYear 3 · Measurement

measure and compare objects using familiar metric units of length, mass and capacity, and instruments with labelled markings

AC9M3M01medium confidenceYear 3 · Measurement

identify which metric units are used to measure everyday items; use measurements of familiar items and known units to make estimates

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA2-NSM-01high confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2
MA2-3DS-02medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M3M02medium confidenceMathematics · Level 3 · Measurement strand
VC2M5M01low confidenceMathematics · Level 5 · Measurement strand
VC2M2M01low confidenceMathematics · Level 2 · Measurement strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

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