U.S. Customary Units of Measure

U.S. Customary Units of Measure

Grade Level: 5 or 6

Subject: Math: Convert within the US Customary System

Duration: 90 minutes

DOK Level: 1

SAMR Level: Substitution

Indiana Standard:

Prerequisite skill for: 6.GM.1: Convert between measurement systems (English to metric and metric to English) given conversion factors, and use these conversions in solving real-world problems.

Objective:

1. Students will know the correct units for length, weight, and capacity.

            (In other words, students will know that ounces is NOT a unit for length.)

2. Students will know the abbreviations for the units of length, weight, and capacity.
3. Students will be able to convert within the US Customary System.

            For example, 13 inches = ? feet.

Procedure: The teacher will deliver the Google document titled US Customary Units of Measure to students. Students will:

1. Take notes in their spiral notebooks over units of length, weight, and capacity, their abbreviations and how to change between the units.
2. Students will watch videos on the skills.
3. Students will spend 15 minutes practice the skills on online games.
4. Students will spend the remaining 20-30 minutes of class time working on IXL.

Product or Assessment: notes and work  in spiral notebook

Accommodations: Some students may need to work through the problems in a small group with the teacher. Some students may benefit from working with a higher level student.