This lesson is Day 1 in a series of 5 lessons around U.S customary measurement.

This lesson focuses on measuring lengths to the nearest fourth of a inch, and discusses when it's necessary to find a precise measurement versus an estimate.

Students learn how different characteristics of shapes—side lengths, perimeter and area—change when the shapes are scaled, either enlarged or reduced. Student pairs conduct a “scaling investigation” to measure and calculate shape dimensions (rectangle, quarter circle, triangle; lengths, perimeters, areas) from a bedroom floorplan provided at three scales. They analyze their data to notice the mathematical relationships that hold true during the scaling process. They see how this can be useful in real-world situations like when engineers design wearable or implantable biosensors. This prepares students for the associated activity in which they use this knowledge to help them reduce or enlarge their drawings as part of the process of designing their own wearables products. Pre/post-activity quizzes, a worksheet and wrap-up concepts handout are provided.

This resource is from Tools4NCTeachers.In this lesson, students partition circles into halves, thirds and fourths as they create fraction flowers.  Student recording sheets and sample pictures of student work are included within the lesson.  Links to virtual tools and extension ideas are also provided.  Remix this lesson to include pictures of your students' work!

This resource is from Tools4NCTeachers.Students need distributed practice of newly-learned skills to develop fluency, build proficiency, and deepen understanding. This file contains directions for activities which may be used as Cluster 6 games or math stations.

This resource is from Tools4NCTeachers. This file contains sample anchor charts to create with students. Anchor charts are to be made with students, then displayed as a classroom reference. Parents may also benefit from seeing anchor charts, as they provide a snapshot into the math class.Remix this resource to include pictures of your own anchor charts.

This lesson is from Tools4NCTeachers. In this lesson, students work with geoboards to explore the meaning of halves and fourths. Connections between the geoboards and the area model are made in this lesson. This is remixable.

This resource is from Tools4NCTeachers.  In this lesson students are introduced to the vocabulary associated with partitioning shapes into equal shares. Students will also explore shapes that are partitioned into halves, thirds, and fourths. Student recording sheets and pictures of anchor charts are included within this lesson. 

This resource is from Tools4NCTeachers.  This is a set of four tasks, which may be used for instruction or assessment.  Each file contains a separate task, rubric, and recording sheets.  Students are asks to parittion shapes into equal parts, with a focus on halves and fourths.Remix this resource to include extension ideas or addtional tasks.