| Approach: |
Station |
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Level: Year 4
and year 8 |
| Focus: |
Measuring
capacity; measurement sense |
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| Resources:
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Jar
filled with marbles, film canister, 3 jars, answer booklet |
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| Questions/instructions: |
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Look
carefully at the jar of marbles.
Do NOT open the jar.
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%
responses
2009 ('05) |
y4 |
y8 |
| 1.
If you were to pour the marbles into jar 1, about where would the marbles
come up to? |
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|
|
C
|
78
(78) |
78
(83) |
| 2.
If you were to pour the marbles into jar 2, about where would the marbles
come up to? |
|
|
|
C
|
35
(34) |
43
(47) |
| 3.
If you were to pour the marbles into jar 3, about where would the marbles
come up to? |
|
|
|
B
|
39
(42) |
62
(65) |
| 4.
Look at the film canister. About how many film canisters would you
need for all the marbles? |
|
|
| |
12+
|
9
(7) |
9
(6) |
9–11 |
11
(11) |
12
(12) |
| 6–8
|
21
(20) |
29
(25) |
| 0–5
|
49
(53) |
44
(49) |
|
Total
score: |
4
|
2
(1) |
3
(4) |
| 3
|
16
(16) |
27
(31) |
| 2
|
35
(38) |
40
(39) |
| 1
|
38
(37) |
22
(20) |
| 0
|
9
(8) |
8
(6) |
