According to the author, the "Australian Curriculum: Mathematics (AC:M) requires primary school students to measure the attributes of angle, time, temperature, length, area, capacity and mass. This article outlines some misconceptions held by primary school students which appear to stem from them not understanding terminology concerning the attribute they are measuring. It focusses on the concept of volume, however as claimed by Piaget (1950), the concept of "volume" is related to the concepts of "matter" and "weight." It is important that teachers fully appreciate the meaning of volume, and are aware of possible student misconceptions so they can pro-actively plan to expose them and address them. In this article the author explores terminology in the AC:M and the "AC:S (Australian Curriculum: Science)" related to attributes of objects and materials i.e., attributes of "matter."