Year 1 Mass & capacity

Bring maths to life outdoors as pupils estimate, measure, and compare mass and capacity using balance scales, water, and natural materials. Through exciting hands-on investigations and team challenges, children will explore non-standard units, practise recording measurements, and deepen their understanding in a fun, memorable way.

Lesson Plans

Measuring mass

During this outdoor lesson your children will use your school grounds to explore the mass of different objects using balance scales and nature and look at how to record mass.

Learning objective:

To measure the mass of objects.

Comparing mass

Deepen your children’s understanding of mass and how to record it through the use of natural items. Within this outdoor lesson your children will work through an investigation to compare the mass of objects using non-standard measurements.

Learning objective:

To compare the mass of objects.

Measuring capacity

The main activity of this outdoor lesson gives your children the opportunity to explore how to best measure the capacity of containers using non-standard measurements. They’ll also complete some team challenges to practise this skill.

Learning objective:

o measure the capacity of containers.

Comparing capacity

During this outdoor lesson your children will work together to estimate, measure and compare the capacity of containers using non-standard measurements. Expect lots of excitement and water fun!

Learning objective:

To compare the capacity of containers.

Before you get started

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