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Article: Estimating eggs: Margaret Lindsay and Amanda Scott enlighten us on the teaching and learning of mass estimation.
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- Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom
- Article date:
- December 22, 2005
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Mass is one of the three fundamental measurements--the others being length and time. However, estimation of mass is little taught and assessed in primary schools. This article briefly explores the reasons for this in terms of culture, practice and the difficulty of assessing estimation of mass. A fun activity using the differences between a set of nested eggs is outlined in this article. Use of this activity may help to promote the exploration of mass estimation concepts as well as the assessment of mass in a classroom environment. Students' general misconceptions in relation to mass, their limited formal and informal experiences with estimating mass as well as the ...