BGE Craft · Level 2 project

Measuring, scale & estimation.

Every good make starts with an accurate size. Learn the tools, units and tolerances that engineers use, then mark out, estimate and scale sizes like a professional.

Measuring toolsUnits and toleranceEstimationScaleBritish Standards

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BGEMeasuring

SubjectCraft

LevelBGE · Level 2

LicenceFree to copy, adapt, share

Sheet04.2 · BGE · Measuring

01Course notes

Course notes.

Your Measuring, Scale and Estimation booklet: linear and angular measurement, metric and imperial units, tolerance, making estimates and drawing to scale. Print it for the workshop, or use the Digital version and fill it in on screen.

Measuring, Scale and Estimation Course Notes

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02Lessons

Teach the lessons.

Three lesson presentations that follow the course notes, each with learning intentions and success criteria. They are standard PowerPoint files (.pptx) that open in PowerPoint, Google Slides or Keynote.

Lesson 1 – Measuring tools, units and tolerance

Lesson 1 (PowerPoint) ↓

Lesson 2 title slide: Marking materials, estimates and scale

Lesson 2 – Marking out, estimates and scale

Lesson 2 (PowerPoint) ↓

Lesson 3 title slide: British Standards and BSI

Lesson 3 – British Standards and the BSI

Lesson 3 (PowerPoint) ↓

03Home learning

Practise at home.

Two one-page home learning sheets: reading rules, converting units, drawing lines to size and naming measuring tools. Print to write on, or fill in the Digital version on screen.