Content Area: Math

 

Index: 4.2D Grade 2 CPI 3

 

Standard: 4.2 - Geometry and Measurement

 

Strand: D - Units of Measurement

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 3 -  The student will select and use appropriate standard and non-standard units of measure and standard measurement tools to solve real-life problems (length – inch, foot, yard, centimeter, meter; weight – pound, gram, kilogram; capacity – pint, quart, liter; time – second, minute, hour, day, week, month, year; & temperature – degrees Celsius, degrees Fahrenheit)

 

Grade: 2

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        Students decide whether they should use paper clips or pennies to measure the weight of a pencil.

 

·        Students discuss whether they should use links or meter sticks to measure the length of the gym.

 

·        Students write about how they might measure the distance from the cafeteria to their classroom.

 

 

Kidspiration Activity:

 

·        Measurement Tools

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