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Build a basic understanding of units of measure and create a great foundation for your learners. The activity gives a complete overview of everything measurement, from types of measurement to rounding to conversions — it has it all!
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CCSS:
Adaptable
Concepts
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Instructional Ideas
- Use unit analysis to help guide the unit conversions
- Work practice problems on the board as a way to check for understanding and identify misconceptions
Classroom Considerations
- Although meant as a review, many pupils will have difficulty with the rounding and conversions
- Continues a series of 16 geometry lessons
Pros
- Uses context throughout the lesson to give meaning to the concepts
- Lesson scaffolds to more difficult problems as it progresses
Cons
- Does not provide a key to the practice problems