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Magnificent Measurement: Looking Back and Moving Forward

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A lesson plan for grades K–2 Mathematics

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics


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In this lesson, the last of a seven-part unit from Illuminations titled “Magnificent Measurement,” students use the mathematical knowledge and skills developed in the previous lessons to demonstrate understanding of and ability to apply that knowledge in a real-life context. As students tackle more complex tasks, teachers have the opportunity to observe their competence with nonstandard and standard units of measurement, problem posing and solving, and responding to investigations that generate data sets.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Mathematics (2004)

Grade 1

  • Goal 2: Measurement - The learner will use non-standard units of measure and tell time.
    • Objective 2.01: For given objects:
      • Select an attribute (length, capacity, mass) to measure (use non-standard units).
      • Develop strategies to estimate size.
      • Compare, using appropriate language, with respect to the attribute selected.

Grade 2

  • Goal 2: Measurement - The learner will recognize and use standard units of metric and customary measurement.
    • Objective 2.01: Estimate and measure using appropriate units.
      • Length (meters, centimeters, feet, inches, yards).
      • Temperature (Fahrenheit).

Kindergarten

  • Goal 2: Measurement - The learner will explore concepts of measurement.
    • Objective 2.01: Compare attributes of two objects using appropriate vocabulary (color, weight, height, width, length, texture).