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Subject: Elementary Mathematics____________________________________________________ Unit/Theme: Measurement__________________________________________________________

Essential Questions 1. What are standard units of measurement? 2. What are measurable attributes of objects? 3. What techniques, tools, and formulas are used to measure?

(*) exit points Curriculum Standards Mathematical Concepts and Applications Apply concepts of shape, space, and measurement to solve problems involving two- and three-dimensional shapes. Use number concepts and a variety of math operations to represent information and solve problems. Arts and Literature Apply and interpret artistic expression. Content/Topics Customary and metric units of measure Perimeter of polygons Area of rectangular figures, parallelograms, triangles Length using appropriate units Length using scale drawings

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Unit Questions 1. What are the standard units of measure for measuring length, area, and perimeter? 2. What properties of polygons, rectangular figures, parallelograms, and triangles are utilized in calculating measurements? 3. What techniques, tools, and formulas are used to measure length, area, and perimeter?

(*) exit points Skills Approximating measures Calculating units of measure* Scale drawings of selected objects Inventing Analyzing Solving problems Original invention design with labels using customary units of measure Projects/Products Calculations of measurements including length, area, and perimeter based on models/figures*

From Differentiating Instruction in the Regular Classroom: How to Reach and Teach All Learners, Grades 312 by Diane Heacox, Ed.D., copyright 2002. Free Spirit Publishing Inc., Minneapolis, MN; 800/735-7323; www.freespirit.com. This page may be photocopied or printed for individual or classroom work only. Since Free Spirit Publishing allows educators to adapt this form to their needs, it may have been modified from its original format and content.