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Unit 9 - Lesson 3 - Grade 2: Illustrative Mathematics

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Grade 2 Unit 9
Lesson 3: Measure on a Map
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics®
Grade 2 Unit 9
Lesson 3: Measure on a Map
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics®
Lesson: Measure on a Map

Notice and Wonder: From Sea to Shining Sea (Warm Up)

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What do you notice?

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What do you wonder?

Measure on the Map

Draw a line to represent the distance between cities on the map. Then measure the length in centimeters.
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Noah started in Trenton, New Jersey.

First, he traveled to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

_______cm
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Next, he traveled from Harrisburg to Indianapolis, Indiana.

_______cm
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Last, he traveled from Indianapolis to St. Paul, Minnesota.

_______cm
Draw a line to represent the distance between cities on the map. Then measure the length in centimeters.
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Diego started in Sacramento, California.

First, he traveled to Phoenix, Arizona.

_______cm
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Next, he traveled from Phoenix to Santa Fe, New Mexico.

_______cm
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Last, he traveled from Santa Fe to Topeka, Kansas.

_______cm
Draw a line to represent the distance between cities on the map. Then measure the length in centimeters.
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Lin started in Austin, Texas.

First, she traveled to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

_______cm
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Next, she traveled from Oklahoma City to Nashville, Tennessee.

_______cm
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Last, she traveled from Nashville to Augusta, Maine.

_______cm
Find the total length of each student’s trip. Represent the total with an equation.
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Lin's total

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Diego's total

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Noah's total

How Much Longer?

Use your map and the stories from the previous activity to answer the questions. Represent each story with an equation with a symbol for the unknown length.
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How much shorter is the total length of Diego’s trip than the total length of Lin’s trip?

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How much longer is the total length of Diego’s trip than the total length of Noah’s trip?

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How much shorter is the total length of Noah’s trip than the total length of Lin’s trip?

Cool Down: Practice Facts
Review the cards you made in the first lesson.
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Which sums do you know now that you didn’t before?

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What helped you remember the sum?