Lessons tagged with "measurement"
Extend Patterns
- Grade:
- 1
- Subject:
- Math
This statistics, data analysis, and probability lesson focuses on extending patterns. The lesson includes research-based strategies and questions that help prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students point to each shape in a pattern and say the name of its shape, color and the number of shapes. Then, they select the next shape in the pattern. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review as well as shape flashcards.
Measure the Length of an Object in Inches
- Grade:
- 2
- Subject:
- Math
This measurement and geometry lesson focuses on measuring the length of an object to inches The lesson includes research-based strategies and questions that help prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students line up the zero mark of the ruler with the object. Then, then find the length of the object by counting the number of inches. Finally, they record the length and read the sentence. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items. Examples of different rulers are shown.
Represent Data in More Than One Way
- Grade:
- 2
- Subject:
- Math
This statistics, data analysis, and probability lesson focuses on representing data in more than one way. The lesson includes research-based strategies and questions that help prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the tally chart and count the amount of tally marks in each row. Then, they find the matching columns in the bar graph, and shade in the correct amount of boxes. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
Tell Time to the Nearest Quarter Hour
- Grade:
- 2
- Subject:
- Math
This measurement and geometry lesson focuses on telling time to the nearest quarter hour. The lesson includes research-based strategies and questions that help prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify the correct time on a clock and write the hour and minutes in the spaces provided. Then, they determine if the time is a quarter past or a quarter to. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
Measure the Length of an Object to the Nearest Inch
- Grade:
- 2
- Subject:
- Math
This measurement and data lesson focuses on measuring the length of an object to the nearest inch. The lesson includes research-based strategies and questions that help prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students line up the zero mark on the ruler with the object. Then, then find the length of the object by counting the inches to the nearest inch. Finally, they record the length and read the sentence. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
Solve Problems Involving Time Intervals
- Grade:
- 3
- Subject:
- Math
This measurement and data lesson covers how to solve problems involving the calculating of time intervals. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will identify the start time and end time and calculate the time interval, or they will identify the start time and the interval and calculate the end time.
Find the Perimeter of a Polygon
- Grade:
- 3
- Subject:
- Math
This measurement and geometry lesson focuses on finding the perimeter of a polygon. The lesson includes research-based strategies and questions that help prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students add all side lengths of the polygon and interpret the perimeter using the correct units. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
Draw a Bar Graph
- Grade:
- 3
- Subject:
- Math
This measurement and data lesson covers how to draw a bar graph. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will read the given data set, write the given categories in the bar graph, and determine how high to draw the bar.
Tell Time Using Clocks
- Grade:
- 3
- Subject:
- Math
This measurement and data lesson covers how to tell time by reading a clock. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will learn to tell time to the nearest minute, using clocks that have minute marks and estimating for clocks without minute marks.
Add & Subtract Time Intervals
- Grade:
- 3
- Subject:
- Math
This measurement and data lesson covers how to solve problems involving the adding and subtracting of time intervals. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will identify the time intervals in a word problem, determine whether to add or subtract, and then perform the operation and interpret the result.
Draw a Picture Graph
- Grade:
- 3
- Subject:
- Math
This measurement and data lesson covers how to draw a picture graph. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will read the given data set, write the given categories in the picture graph, and determine how many pictures to draw for each category by dividing the category value by the key value.
Use a Property of Triangles to Solve for Unknown Angles
- Grade:
- 4
- Subject:
- Math
This measurement and geometry lesson focuses on using a property of triangles to solve for unknown angles. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students list the given angle measurements, then solve for the unknown angle by adding the given angle measurements and subtracting the sum from 180 degrees. Finally, they interpret the measurement of the angle. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
Find the Perimeter of a Rectangle
- Grade:
- 4
- Subject:
- Math
This measurement and geometry lesson focuses on finding the perimeter of a rectangle. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the problem to find the rectangle's length and width. Then, they substitute the rectangle's length and width into the perimeter formula and compute the perimeter. Finally, they label the answer with the correct unit of measurement. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
Find the Length of a Horizontal Line Segment
- Grade:
- 5
- Subject:
- Math
This measurement and geometry lesson focuses on finding the length of a horizontal line segment. The lesson includes research-based strategies and questions that help prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify the x-coordinate in each ordered pair. Then, they find the length of the horizontal line segment by calculating the difference of the x-coordinates. Finally, they interpret their solution. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
Solve for Unknown Angles (Supplementary, Complementary, Triangle Interior Angle Sum)
- Grade:
- 7
- Subject:
- Math
This measurement and geometry lesson focuses on solving for unknown angle measures using properties of angles. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students determine the property of angles needed. Then, they solve for the unknown angle measurement using the properties by substituting the given angle measure(s) into the equation and calculating. Finally, they write the solution using the angle measure and degree symbols. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
Compute the Area of Irregular (Composed) Two-Dimensional Figures
- Grade:
- 7
- Subject:
- Math
This measurement and geometry lesson focuses on computing the area of irregular two-dimensional figures. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students divide the irregular figure into common shapes, such as triangles and rectangle or circles. Then, they compute the areas of the common shapes and the sum of all the areas. In addition to the lesson, there are six pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
Use Clocks to Tell Time
- Grade:
- K
- Subject:
- Math
This measurement and geometry lesson focuses on using clocks to tell time. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, the students look at a photo of two analog clocks and one digital clock. By looking at the short hand on the analog clocks they have to match it to the same time on the digital clock. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review modeled on current adaptive testing items.