Measuring mass and weight (age 4+)
Compare two objects directly by mass or weight and describe the difference using language such as heavy, light, heavier than, lighter than
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If your child holds a bag of apples in one hand and a feather in the other, can they tell you which is heavier and use words like "much heavier than" to describe the difference?
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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
measure and compare objects based on length, capacity and mass using appropriate uniform informal units and smaller units for accuracy when necessary
identify and compare attributes of objects and events, including length, capacity, mass and duration, using direct comparisons and communicating reasoning
compare directly and indirectly and order objects and events using attributes of length, mass, capacity and duration, communicating reasoning
NSW syllabus codes & stages only
Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only
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.