:Car Box
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Approach: Station  Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus:     Measurement sense
Resources: Ruler, toy car, paper 
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Questions / instructions:
Put the toy car on the paper. Use the ruler to find out how long, how wide and how high this toy car is.

(Note: Measurement required in centimeters for year 4 and in millimeters for year 8.)
   
% responses
2005 ('01)
Y4
Y8
1. How long is the car?
Y4 only:
7 or 8 cm
60
 
7.2 – 7.7 cm
7
  
Y8 only:
72 – 77 mm
 
40
7.2 – 7.7 cm
 
3
2. How wide is the car?
Y4 only:
2.8 – 3.2 cm
42
  
 
Y8 only:
28 – 32 mm
58
2.8 – 3.2 cm
 
2
3. How high is the car?
Y4 only:
2.6 – 3.0 cm
25
 
Y8 only:
26 – 30 mm
 
35
 
2.6 – 3.0 cm
 
2
4. Which box would best fit the car?
A
19
47
 
Total score:     7–8
4
17
5–6
31
20
3–4
34
30
0–2
32
22
 
Commentary:
This was a very difficult task for year 4 students. Only 4 percent were completely successful.
 
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