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Learning objective overview
Master Teaching Guide coverage for this objective.
Current NZC (2007)
GM4-1
New NZC (2026)
NZC26-P4-MEA-MEA-P-Y9-01
Resources
- CorbettMaths on Measuring Angles (using a protractor, including inner/outer scale)Questions PDF · Answers
- CorbettMaths on Reading Scales (interpreting a graduated scale, including one not starting at zero)Questions PDF · Answers
Terminology
- ruler
- protractor
- millimetre (mm)
- centimetre (cm)
- degree (°)
- scale
- zero line
- acute angle
- obtuse angle
Task goals
- Read a length from a ruler by identifying where the measured span starts and ends, even when it does not begin at zero.
- Measure to the nearest millimetre and express a ruler reading in either centimetres or millimetres.
- Read an angle from a protractor by choosing the scale that matches the zero line the angle is measured from.
- Tell whether a protractor reading is acute or obtuse, and use ruler and protractor readings inside a short applied problem.
Where this fits
What leads into this objective, and where it goes next.
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Using measurement tools
Do
Estimating, calculating, converting, and accurately representing measurements
Statement▸
Year 9 · Measurement · Measuring
NZC26-P4-MEA-MEA-P-Y9-01
For teachers
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