2. Le arning Goals
1. S tu d e nts w ill m e as u re ob je c ts to d e te rm ine le ngth .
2. S tu d e nts w ill m e as u re ob je c ts u s ing a varie ty of
d iffe re nt m e as u ring tools .
3. Me as u ring is a life long s kill th at s tu d e nts w ill c ontinu e
to u s e th rou gh ou t th e ir live s .
3. Es s e ntial
Q u e s tions
Wh y is it im p ortant to know th e le ngth of an ob je c t?
Wh at typ e s o f p rob le m s c an b e s olve d w ith
m e as u re m e nt?
4. Wh at d o you k now
ab ou t Me as u re m e nt?
S u z ie - My d ad
Billy- I k now ab ou t
m e as u re s
a ru le r.
w ood for th e d e c k .
Pre -As s e s s m e nt
5. Form ative
As s e s s m e nts u s e d to m onitor p rogre s s
Work with
Manipulatives
Me as u ring c las s room S elf Assessment
o b je c ts u s ing
c onne c ting c u b e s and Q u e s tion of th e D ay
p op s ic le s tic ks
Observation Checklist
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6. If you wanted to explore measurement, you could order,
compare, and measure the length of objects.
True/False
If you wanted to explore measurement, you could measure the length of objects.
True/False
One way to measure the length of objects is to put items on a scale.
Fill-in-the-Blank
If you wanted to explore measurement, you could ________________________________ .
Multiple-Choice
Which of the following are ways to measure the length of an object?
•Line up a measuring tool from one end of the object to the other end
•Use a thermometer
•Use a scale
•Line up the measuring tool starting at the number 3 and measure the object all the way to the number 8
Essay Item
Discuss two specific ways to measure an object. Explain how to use a measuring tool and the strategies needed to measure
accurately.
Pap e r and Pe nc il
7. Pe rform anc e Tas k
You r c h alle nge is to c re ate a 3-D b u ild ing u s ing
s p e c ific m e as u re m e nts .
BUILDING DOOR
3 p op s icle s ticks tall 5 conne cting c u b e s
tall
1 5 conne cting cu b e s
long 2 conne cting c u b e s
long
YOU WILL…
1 . Us e m anip u lative s to b u ild
2. S ke tch on p ap e r
3. C re ate you r b u ild ing
8. Ru b ric
3 2 1
Proficient Acceptable Limited
The learning goals are
The learning goals are clearly The learning goals are not
moderately stated, align with
stated, align with the clearly stated, do not align
1. Learning Goals the curriculum unit, and
curriculum unit, and fully with the curriculum unit, and
somewhat support the
support the assessment. do not support the assessment.
assessment.
The assessment methods are The assessment methods are The assessment methods are
thoroughly explained and the partially explained and the not explained and the
2. Assessment Methods
assessments accurately match assessments partially match assessments inaccurately
the learning goals. the learning goals. match the learning goals.
The 21st century skill being The 21st century skill being The 21st century skill being
used is highly effective and is used is somewhat effective used is ineffective and is not
3. 21st Century Skills
utilized to fully support and is utilized to support being utilized to support
instruction. instruction. instruction.
The presentation is highly
The presentation is somewhat The presentation is
effective, neatly organized,
4. Overall Presentation effective, fairly organized, and ineffective, not organized, and
and easily understood by
understood by others. hard to understand by others.
others.
Some of the assessment can
The entire assessment can be None of the assessment can be
be applied to real-world
applied to real-world activities applied to real-world activities
5. Authenticity activities and/or use in the
and/or use in the future in the and/or use in the future in the
future in the form of the job
form of the job market form of the job market
market
