A Maths Dictionary for Kids #1 - Internet Research Sheet

Time - Space - Measurement

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Time
What do a.m. and p.m. stand for?
a.m.   p.m.  
If something is an annual event, how often does it happen?  
Give an example of an annual event?  
Look at Time Around the World.
If it is midnight in Greenwich, what time is it on the east coast of Australia?

 

2D and 3D
What are the two dimensions?
What are the three dimensions?
What is an acute angle?
What is a protractor used for? (Have a go while you're there.)

 

Units of Measurement
What fraction of a metre is one centimetre?
What are the abbreviations (short way of writing) for millilitre and megalitre?
millilitre - megalitre -
How many kilograms in a tonne?
What is the weight of a humpback whale in kilograms and tonnes?
kilograms - tonnes -