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IGCSE 0625 · 1.1 · Core · Lesson bundle

Measuring length and volume: read it right

The opening lesson of the course, made lesson-ready: choose the correct instrument, read its scale square to the eye, and measure the volume of a liquid and of an irregular solid, always recording a number with its unit. Plan, worksheet with answers, slides, and a measurement carousel.

Syllabus
0625, 1.1
Level
Core
Duration
45 minutes
Activity
Measurement carousel
Core visual
The lab bench
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What is inside

Four parts, one coherent lesson

Every part returns to one picture: the lab bench, where the right tool is chosen, the scale is read square to the eye, and every reading is a number with its unit.

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Lesson plan

A timed 45-minute sequence: a predict hook, the lab-bench model, a measurement carousel, a compare step, and an exit ticket. Objectives, vocabulary, examiner traps, differentiation and a timing and contingency note.

02

Worksheet and answers

Six original questions on choosing instruments, reading scales (with diagrams), units and prefixes, and volume by displacement, with a full worked answer key.

03

Slides

Eleven editable slides with accurate diagrams: the lab bench, reading a rule, the meniscus, displacement, units, and the carousel.

04

Carousel and record sheet

Printable station cards for length, liquid volume and displacement, plus a record sheet with a compare-and-reconcile step.

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Editable formats, not locked PDFs. Adapt them to your set, your timing and your school's calendar.

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Lesson plan

The 45-minute plan, with the lab-bench model, examiner traps and a timing and contingency note.

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Worksheet and answers

Six original questions with diagrams, and a full worked answer key with marking notes.

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Slides

Eleven editable slides with accurate, brand-styled diagrams.

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Carousel and cards

Print and cut: three station cards and the carousel record sheet.

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The matching topic page

Send learners to the lesson online

This bundle pairs with the student topic page Measuring length, volume, and time intervals, which carries the interactive explanation and the worked technique. Set it for pre-reading, or open it on the board during the build.

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How it is built

A skill is learned by doing it

Measuring is practised, not watched. The lesson is anchored to one picture, the lab bench, then hands the instruments to the learners through a measurement carousel: pairs rotate through length, liquid volume and displacement, recording each value with its unit.

The compare step turns small differences in readings into a discussion about the smallest division, parallax and the meniscus, and random call after the carousel keeps every learner accountable. The habit set here, that a value is a number and a unit, carries through every later practical.

Original work by the TheLucidSTEM team. Questions are written in the style of the papers; no past paper question is reproduced. Supplied in editable formats so you can adapt them freely.
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