Measurement
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Topics: Identifying attributes, Relationships between attributes, Connection to base ten system, Relationship of 1 cubic decimeter (volume) to 1 liter (capacity)
Objectives: Via narration & demonstration, this video will
- Define/describe the following terms: customary measurement system, measurement, attributes, area, perimeter, volume, surface area, length, weight, capacity
- Present common measurement attributes (must know what to measure in order to measure): length, weight, capacity, area
- Explore relationships between attributes: area/shape, area/perimeter, volume/shape, volume/surface area
- Define/describe the following terms: metric measurement system, base ten system, decimeter, liter
- Present the relationship between the metric measurement system and the base ten system
- Present the relationship between 1 cubic decimeter (volume) and 1 liter (capacity) (They are equal.)
Resources
- Download the "Measurement: Customary " Video Transcript
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- Clements, D. H. & Bright, G. (Eds.). (2003). Classroom activities for Learning and teaching measurement (2003 Yearbook). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
- Clements, D. H. & Bright, G. (Eds.). (2003). Learning and teaching measurement (2003 Yearbook). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
- Improving Measurement and Geometry in Elementary Schools :http://images.rbs.org/
Online Quizzes
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- Weight
- Capacity
- Length
- Comparison of Capacity & Volume in the Metric System
- Zero Point on a Ruler
- Base Ten System
