🗺️ Part 1: Estimating Distances

1. Look at the map. How far do you think it is from our school to Hermansens farm? Circle your best estimate:

About 5 metres

About 50 metres

About 500 metres

About 5 kilometres

2. Which measuring tools would be best for measuring distances on a map? Check all that apply:

Ruler

String

Measuring tape

Your finger

3. Write your estimate for the distance from school to the farm:

My estimate: _____________ metres or _____________ centimetres

📏 Part 2: Measuring and Recording

4. Use your measuring tool to find the actual distance on the map. Record your measurement:

Actual measurement: _____________ centimetres on the map

5. Was your estimate close to your measurement? Circle one:

Very close (tata)

A bit different

Very different

6. Draw a picture showing how you measured the distance:

🔢 Part 3: Sequencing Steps

7. Put the measuring steps in the correct order. Write 1, 2, 3, 4 in the boxes:

Record your measurement

Make an estimate first

Use your measuring tool

Compare estimate with actual measurement

8. Fill in the missing words using the word bank:

Word Bank: long (roa), short (poto), metres, centimetres

The distance to the farm is _____________ because it takes many steps to get there. On our map, we measured in _____________ using a ruler. If we walked to the real farm, we would measure in _____________.

🌟 Part 4: Te Reo Māori Vocabulary

9. Match the English words with their Te Reo Māori meanings:

1. Long

2. Short

3. Near

4. Distance

A. Tata

B. Poto

C. Roa

D. Tawhiti

10. Circle the word that best describes the distance from school to Hermansens farm:

Tata (near)

Tawhiti (far)

🤔 Part 5: Reflection and Problem Solving

11. Explain how you worked as a team to measure the distance:

12. Why is it important to measure distances accurately in real life? Give one example:

13. If the map scale is 1 centimetre = 100 metres, and you measured 3 centimetres on the map, what is the real distance to the farm?

Real distance: _____________ metres

14. Home Challenge: Estimate a distance at home (like from your bedroom to the kitchen). Ask a grown-up to help you measure it. Write about it here:

Measuring Farm Distances

Measuring Farm Distances

🗺️ Part 1: Estimating Distances

📏 Part 2: Measuring and Recording

🔢 Part 3: Sequencing Steps

🌟 Part 4: Te Reo Māori Vocabulary

🤔 Part 5: Reflection and Problem Solving

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