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Measurement terms

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A lesson plan for Grade 6 Mathematics

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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Appropriate grades
6
Subjects
mathematics (measurement)
Provider
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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This lesson introduces relationships between measurement and geometry. The activities build on students' prior knowledge as students work with partners and as a whole class to identify and classify terms to develop their understanding of measurement. After students brainstorm a list of all the terms they know that relate to measurement, they organize into pairs and group and label the terms. Then, students categorize the terms and record them on a chart. Finally, students work independently to write what they know about each term and the teacher engages students in a class discussion about the topic.

Students will:

  • Identify and classify terms related to measurement.
  • Understand the relationships between terms of measurement.

NCTM Standards and Expectations covered in this lesson include:

  • Understanding both metric and customary systems of measurement.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Mathematics (2004)

Grade 6

  • Goal 2: Measurement - The learner will select and use appropriate tools to measure two- and three-dimensional figures.
    • Objective 2.01: Estimate and measure length, perimeter, area, angles, weight, and mass of two- and three-dimensional figures, using appropriate tools.