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Tin Foil Boats

Added: 28 Sep 2020 Contributor: PDST Resource type: Guide/notes / Project / Activity

An activity from the PDST Measures Manual, which encourages pupils to measure the weight a tin foil boat will hold.

How it maps to the curriculum

3-4
5-6
Mathematics

Strand: Measures

Strand unit: Weight

Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:

  • estimate, compare, measure and record the weight of a wide variety of objects using appropriate metric units (kg, g) and selecting suitable instruments of measurement

Strand: Measures

Strand unit: Weight

Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:

  • estimate and measure weight using appropriate metric units
  • select and use appropriate instruments of measurement

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