ABSTRACT
Measurement is an important aspect of mathematics which ‘bridges two important realms of mathematics: geometry and real numbers’ (Sarama and Clements 2009). It also has important links into science and geography, and applications in technology. Measuring differs from counting, in that objects that can be counted are discrete (separate) whereas measures are continuous. So, measurement links well with ordinal number as represented on a number line where fractions and decimals can be represented as well as whole numbers.
