Measuring Up Level 23-24

Measuring Up explores how people have measured time, weight, distance, and area throughout history. It traces the evolution of measuring tools and systems-from early units like paces and milestones to modern devices like thermometers and scales. The book explains both imperial and metric systems and provides meaningful comparisons to demonstrate how and why measuring systems have changed. With a mix of procedural text and historical insights, students are encouraged to engage in cross-curricular learning across science, maths, and history. The book includes specialised vocabulary and offers opportunities to explore real-world measurement scenarios, making abstract concepts tangible and relevant.

Educational Benefits

• Supports understanding of standard and historical measuring tools
• Promotes critical thinking through comparison and prediction
• Reinforces vocabulary related to science and mathematics
• Encourages evidence-based reasoning using text

Classroom Ideas

• Measure classroom objects using both metric and imperial units
• Create a class timeline of measuring tools and their inventions
• Conduct a weighing activity using different tools to compare accuracy
• Write an explanation of why accurate measurement is important in daily life

Safety & Information

• Ages: 8+
• Size: 210mm x 297mm
• No small parts; safe for classroom measurement tasks