Grade 1 - Shape and Space
Standard 1.SS.1 - Compare different objects and determine which is heavier or lighter.
Included Skills: Measurement, Comparison
Demonstrate an understanding of measurement as a process of comparing by: • identifying attributes that can be compared • ordering objects • making statements of comparison • filling, covering or matching. • Achievement Indicators • Students who have achieved this outcome(s) should be able to: - Identify common attributes, such as length (height), mass (weight), volume (capacity) and area, which could be used to compare a given set of two objects. - Compare two given objects and identify the attributes used to compare. - Determine which of two or more given objects is longest/shortest by matching and explain the reasoning. - Determine which of two or more given objects is heaviest/lightest by comparing and explain the reasoning. - Determine which of two or more given objects holds the most/least by filling and explain the reasoning. - Determine which of two or more given objects has the greatest/least area by covering and explain the reasoning.