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Title of Lesson
Converting Measurements
Grade level
5th
Date
March 22nd
Lesson
sources/references:
Adapted from the lesson our classroom teacher provided from the text-
objectives
standards
CCSS practice standard: Attend to precision and look for and express
regularity
in repeated reasoning.
CCSS Content Standard: Convert among different-sized standard
measurement units within a given measurement system (e.g., convert
5 cm to 0.05 m), and use these
conversions in solving multi-step, real world problems.
NCTM Content standard: measurement
NCTM Process standard: Connections is incorporated in this lesson
because students are being introduced to the relationship between
different units of measurement. Students must Problem Solve how to
convert from one unit of measurement to another. There are formulas
and strategies to connect the standard lengths and metric lengths.
Students must connect how a certain amount of millimeters might
connect to centimeters.
accommodations
Equipment/materials
yard stick
anchor chart paper
Activity
Formative
assessment
Students convert lengths within the U.S. standard units and within the
metric system.
Do students use the correct equivalent?
Do students use the correct conversion factor? Do they multiply
when converting to smaller units of length and divide when converting
to larger units of length?
Are students calculations with fractions and decimals accurate
and efficient?
Summative
assessment
Students will complete workbook pages 87 & 88. The teacher will
discuss problems 11 & 12 with the students and check them to ensure
the students are understanding the concept.
Extension activities/
Back up plans