3. Student Learning Map

  • Topic:Measurement
  • Subject(s):Math
  • Days:20
  • Grade(s):5
Key Learning:

An object or event can be measured in different ways.
Unit Essential Question(s):
 
 

How does measurement help me to understand and describe objects or events?
   
Concept:

Perimeter, Area, Volume
Concept:

Customary and Metric Units
Concept:

Time
Lesson Essential Question(s):

What strategies can I use to develop the formulas for perimeter, area, and volume?

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How do I find the perimeter and area of regular and irregular polygons?

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How do I find the perimeter, area, and volume of a shape with missing information?

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How do I solve real-world problems using perimeter, area, and volume?

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Lesson Essential Question(s):

How can I convert units of measurement within the same dimension?

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How do I use customary and metric tools to measure capacity?

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How do I use customary and metric tools to measure capacity?

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How is weight measured in customary and metric terms?

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What tools are used to determine length, capacity, and weight of an object?

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What can I learn from using customary and metric measures to determine perimeter, area and/or volume of objects?

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Lesson Essential Question(s):

How do I convert one unit of time into another?

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How can I find out how much time has passed between two events?

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How can I use elapsed time to find when an event began or ended?

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How can I find the time when traveling to other time zones?

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What similarities exist in analog and digital time?

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Vocabulary:

perimeter, area= length x width or base x height, volume=length x width x height, regular polygon, irregular polygon, dimension

Vocabulary:

yardstick, measuring tape, kilometer, centimeter, capacity, teaspoon (tsp), tablespoon (tbs), cup, pint, quart, liter, weight, ounce, pound (lb), mass, kilogram, balance scale, length, grams, milligrams, metric ton, gallon

Vocabulary:

time zone, century, elapsed time, decade

Concept:

Temperature
Concept:
Concept:
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How can I use a thermometer to measure temperature?*

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How can I find changes in temperature over time?*

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What is the relationship between Celsius and Fahrenheit temperatures?*

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Lesson Essential Question(s):
Lesson Essential Question(s):
Vocabulary:

Fahrenheit, Celsius

Vocabulary:

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Additional Information:

*Indicates former standard assessed through 2010.

SF 9: 1-5, 7-10 & 10:5-9; Calendar Math; Shape Bait; Number Literacy; geo-boards; Pattern Blocks; Color Tiles; Base-10 Pieces; Kathy Robinson Linear and Volume Measurement Centers; Math Party CD; thermometer

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Vocabulary Report

  • perimeter -

    The distance around a shape or object

  • Fahrenheit -

    A temperature scale used to tell how hot or cold something is

  • time zone -

    A region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time

  • area= length x width or base x height -

    Measured in square units; the amount of surface that is taken up

  • Celsius -

    A metric temperature scale used to tell how hot or cold something is

  • century -

    A length of time; 100 years

  • volume=length x width x height -

    The amount of space occupied by an object; capacity

  • elapsed time -

    Time that passes while some event is occurring

  • decade -

    A period of 10 years

  • regular polygon -

    All angles are equal and all sides are equal

  • irregular polygon -

    Does not have all sides equal; and all angles equal

  • yardstick -

    Measuring tool used to measure yards

  • dimension -

    A measure of size; length, width, and height

  • measuring tape -

    A measuring tool

  • kilometer -

    Metric measure of distance; equal to 1,000 meters

  • centimeter -

    A metric measure of length

  • capacity -

    The amount a container can hold

  • teaspoon (tsp) -

    A measure of volume

  • tablespoon (tbs) -

    A measure of volume; 1tbs= 3tsp

  • cup -

    A measure of volume; 8 ounces

  • pint -

    A measure of volume; 2 cups or 16 ounces

  • quart -

    A measure of volume; 2 pints or 4 cups or 32 ounces

  • liter -

    A metric measure of capacity; 2 pints or 4 cups or 32 ounces

  • weight -

    Measure that represents the force that attracts an object to the center of the Earth; the heaviness of an object on the Earth***(On the moon both an elephant and a human man will have the same weight...but their mass will be different)

  • ounce -

    Measures mass

  • pound (lb) -

    Measures mass; 16 ounces

  • mass -

    A measure of how much matter is in an object

  • kilogram -

    Metric measure of mass; 1,000 grams

  • balance scale -

    A tool for weighing how much mass an object contains

  • length -

    Distance; how far from end to end

  • grams -

    A metric measure of mass

  • milligrams -

    A metric measure of mass; 0.001 gram

  • metric ton -

    A measure of mass; 2000lb

  • gallon -

    A measure of volume; 8 pints or 16 cups or 128 ounces