Measuring in Maths

We have been measuring how large our classroom is.

First we had to work together to find out about how large a square metre is.

Then we had a guess how many people could fit into a square metre.

 There was 14 people in this sqaure metre! No room for any more.

 There are seven lovely people in this square metre!

 This group is measuring how many metres are across our classroom.

 This group is measuring the length of the classroom.

 We found out that the classroom is 9.75metres or 9 and 3/4 metres long.

We found out the classroom is 7.24 metres or approx. 7 1/4 metres wide.

Our next step is to work out the perimeter (around the edge of the class) and the area

 (all the space on the floor if we were going to replace the carpet.