Lesson Overview
Duration
1-2 hours
Lesson Type
Traditional Lesson
Essential Question
How can measurements be converted to different units within a system (metric or customary)?
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2 beakers will need to be filled with any amount of liquid. Students will need rulers, yard sticks, scratch paper, and writing utensils. Teacher will need to use tape on the ground before hand to create figures for the students to measure and convert.
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- 5.MDA Measurement and Data Analysis
- 5.MDA.3 Understand the concept of volume measurement.
- 5.MDA.4 Differentiate among perimeter, area and volume and identify which application is appropriate for a given situation.
- 5.MDA.1 Convert measurements within a single system of measurement: customary (i.e., in., ft., yd., oz., lb., sec., min., hr.) or metric (i.e., mm, cm, m, km, g, kg, mL, L) from a larger to a smaller unit and a smaller to a larger unit.