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Reading measuring instrument scales and estimating everyday measures

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In this lesson

Read a value from an analogue or digital measuring scale between its marked graduations, and make sensible real-world estimates of everyday lengths, masses and capacities.

What it covers

Reading the value of an unlabelled graduation on an analogue scale (e.g. a ruler, jug, dial, thermometer) by first working out what each small interval is worth
Reading values directly from a digital display
Making a sensible real-world estimate of an everyday length, mass or capacity (e.g. the height of a door, the mass of an apple) using known reference objects, without measuring

For: Edexcel IGCSE 4MA1

On the specification

Board	Spec	Statement
Edexcel IGCSE 4MA1	F4.4A	Interpret scales on a range of measuring instruments
Edexcel IGCSE 4MA1	F4.4C	Make sensible estimates of a range of measures

For teachers

This GCSE Maths lesson teaches reading measuring instrument scales and estimating everyday measures. By the end, students should be able to read a value from an analogue or digital measuring scale between its marked graduations, and make sensible real-world estimates of everyday lengths, masses and capacities. It works through two worked examples and the mistakes examiners report.