Do you measure up?
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A lesson plan for Grade 8 Mathematics
About this resource
- Appropriate grades
- 8
- Subjects
- mathematics (measurement)
- Provider
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
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Students learn the basics of the metric system. They identify which units of measurement are used to measure specific objects, and they learn to convert between units within the same system. Illuminations provides activity sheet and detailed instructions for completing the lesson.
Students will:
- Identify the appropriate unit of measure for familiar objects and distances.
- Make conversions between units of measure in metric units.
NCTM Standards and Expectations:
- Understand both metric and customary systems of measurement.
- Understand relationships among units and convert from one unit to another within the same system.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Mathematics (2004)
Grade 8
- Goal 2: Measurement - The learner will understand and use measurement concepts.
- Objective 2.01: Determine the effect on perimeter, area or volume when one or more dimensions of two- and three-dimensional figures are changed.
- Objective 2.02: Apply and use concepts of indirect measurement.
