Making measurements

By Derek Denby2018-08-20T11:47:00

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Help your students use appropriate apparatus to make and record a range of measurements

Measurements provide us with precise and detailed information that helps us to more fully understand and interpret the behaviour we observe. Students are required to make and record measurements throughout their science education. Do we take the skill of making measurements for granted? What progression do we expect to see in students’ skills over time? What can we do to help students develop their measurement skills?

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