This document outlines a 4th grade science lesson plan on measurement. The lesson will have students work in groups to measure the mass, volume, and length of various objects using tools like rulers, cylinders, and scales. It includes 10 target vocabulary words and strategies for teaching and reviewing these words. For assessment, students will either take a quiz individually measuring new objects, or participate in a class review comparing their work to the teacher's measurements.

1. MEASUREMENT
SEI 300
Taryn Wood
October 20, 2014
Cynthia Kennedy

2. MEASUREMENT LESSON
• 4th Grade Science
• Standard: PO 4. Measure using
appropriate tools (e.g., ruler, scale,
balance) and units of measure (i.e.,
metric, U.S. customary). (Arizona
Department of Education, 2014).
• Content Objective: Students will be
able to measure the mass, volume, and
length of an object.

3. LESSON OVERVIEW
• The students will be given multiple objects (containers with water, paper strips,
penny, nickel, and quarter) in which the teacher already knows the measurement of
each.
• Students will be put in groups of 2 or 3 and each pairing will have their own set of
objects to measure.
• The students will measure each object (all labeled with letters) and will record on
their own paper their findings of mass, volume, and length.

4. 10 TARGET VOCABULARY WORDS
• Metric
• Meter Stick
• Length
• Graduated Cylinder
• Mass
• Volume
• Scale
• Centimeter
• Milliliter
• Gram

5. VOCABULARY WORD REVIEW
Vocabulary Journal
Students can keep a journal (or even
a scientific notebook) and all ten
vocabulary words are included in the
notebook with their corresponding
definitions and pictures if applicable.
Games
Games in the classroom such as a
version of jeopardy or BINGO can
help students review the vocabulary
words (Echevarria, Vogt, &
Short, 2013).
Non-Print Review
Going over the words as a class or
having pairs of students verbally quiz
one another on the words can help
the students review the vocabulary
words.

6. SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
• Summative assessments are done at the end of a lesson or unit to check for
understanding and are typically for a grade.
• With this lesson, there a summative assessment can be a quiz/test where students
must measure different objects and record their findings.
• The objects can be placed around the room and the students must work alone in
order to measure each one.
• This assignment would be completed individually and turned in for a grade.

7. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
• Formative assessments are usually done during class time while learning is
happening and not for a grade.
• In this lesson a formative assessment could be the review of the work that was done
with the students.
• After the entire class has measured all of their objects then the class will regroup as
a whole and begin to compare their findings in contrast with what the teacher had
found before class.
• If there is a disagreement, as a class the object can be re-measured.

8. REFERENCES
• Arizona Department of Education. (2014). The science standard articulated by grade
level. Retrieved from http://www.azed.gov/standards-practices/science-standard/
• Echevarria, J., Vogt, M., & Short, D. (2013). Making content comprehensible for
English learners: the siop model (4th ed.). Upper Sadle River, NJ: Pearson
Education Inc.