IM: 6.3.3: Measuring with Different-Sized Units (Lesson)

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14 questions
3.1: Width of a Paper
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Your teacher will show you two rods. Does it take more green rods or blue rods lined up end to end to measure the width of a piece of printer paper?

3.2: Measurement Stations
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Station 1
  • Each large cube is 1 cubic inch. Count how many cubic inches completely pack the box without gaps.
  • Each small cube is 1 cubic centimeter. Each rod is composed of 10 cubic centimeters. Count how many cubic centimeters completely fill the box.

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Station 2

Your teacher showed you a length.
  • Use the meter stick to measure the length to the nearest meter.
  • Use a ruler to measure the length to the nearest foot.

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Station 3

Watch the video.
  • Count how many times you can fill the quart bottle from the gallon jug.
  • Count how many times you can fill the liter bottle from the gallon jug.

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Station 4

Use the applet to record the weights of different objects in different units.

https://curriculum.illustrativemathematics.org/MS/students/1/3/3/index.html

[Scroll to the tool under "3.2: Measurement Stations", "Station 4"]


Record their weights in ounces, pounds, grams, and kilograms.

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Station 5
  • Count how many level teaspoons of salt it takes to fill the graduated cylinder to 20 milliliters, 40 milliliters, and 50 milliliters.
  • Pour the salt back into the original container.

After you finish all five stations, answer the following questions with your group.
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Which is larger, a cubic inch or a cubic centimeter? Did more cubic inches or cubic centimeters fit in the cardboard box? Why?

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Did it take more feet or meters to measure the indicated length? Why?

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Which is bigger, a quart or a liter? Explain your reasoning.

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Use the data from Station 4 to put the units of weight and mass in order from smallest to largest. Explain your reasoning.

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About how many teaspoons of salt would it take to fill the graduated cylinder to 100 milliliters?

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If you poured 15 teaspoons of salt into an empty graduated cylinder, about how many milliliters would it fill?

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How many milliliters per teaspoon are there?

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How many teaspoons per milliliter are there?