Mathematics Assessment Map – Sample at Level 1
Paper clip chains
Context
Students were asked to estimate, compare and measure the lengths of two lines. Students used 10 large paper clips (50 mm) which they joined together to make a chain.
The elements of the Measurement, chance and data standard addressed by the task are:
Students compare length … of familiar objects using descriptive terms such as longer …
(Students) make measurements using informal units … for length …
Sample
The following sample illustrates the kind of response that students typically produce when they have achieved the elements of the standard addressed by the task.
PAPER CLIP CHAINS
Tick in the box below to show which line, 1 or 2, you think is longer.
Guess how many paper clips from your chain would fit along each line.
Write the number of paper clips each line measured from end to end.
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This sample is also used in Working mathematically Level 1 and Number Level 1.
Annotation
Measurement, chance and data – Level 1
- The student finds the longer line without measuring (A). He (B and C) makes reasonable estimates of the length of each line using informal units (50 mm paper clips).
Elements of Measurement, chance and data
Students compare length … of familiar objects using descriptive terms such as longer …
(Students) make measurements using informal units … for length, …
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