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Discovering Gallon Man

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A lesson plan for grades 3 and 5 Mathematics

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In this lesson, the fifth of a nine-part unit from Illuminations titled “Measuring Up: Concepts in Measurement,” students experiment with units of liquid measure used in the customary system of measurement. They also practice making conversions of length and weight.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Mathematics (2004)

Grade 3

  • Goal 2: Measurement - The learner will recognize and use standard units of metric and customary measurement.
    • Objective 2.02: Estimate and measure using appropriate units.
      • Capacity (cups, pints, quarts, gallons, liters).
      • Length (miles, kilometers).
      • Mass (ounces, pounds, grams, kilograms).
      • Temperature (Fahrenheit, Celsius).

Grade 5

  • Goal 2: Measurement - The learner will recognize and use standard units of metric and customary measurement.
    • Objective 2.01: Estimate the measure of an object in one system given the measure of that object in another system.