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Math Grade 4 Unit 7

Measurement

What your student should know & do at home

“I Can” Help My Student

Important Understandings and Concepts

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I can describe the relative sizes of measurement units (e.g.,

What should my student already know before I begin…

km, m, cm; kg, g; lb, oz; L, mL; hr, min, sec). (MD.1)

• Able to tell and write time to the nearest minute,

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I can represent a larger unit as a multiple of smaller units

and solve addition and subtraction problems

within the same system of measurement (e.g., 1 feet = 12

involving time intervals.

inches, 2 feet = 24 inches, 3 feet = 36 inches). (MD.1)

• Able to measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects, and solve

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I can use the four operations to solve word problems

one-step word problems with this information.

including distance, time, volume, mass, and money. (MD.2)

• Use a ruler to measure to the nearest half-inch and fourth-inch.

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I can represent measurements using diagrams. (MD.2)

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• Recognize the area of a shape and understand that a square with a

I can explain the formulas for area and perimeter, and use

them to solve problems. (MD.3)

side length of “1 unit” is called the “unit square.”

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I can create a line plot with given data set of measurement

Learning at a Glance

using fractions as a unit, and use it to solve problems. (MD.4)

Students will represent measurement quantities using diagrams such as number line

Key Words to Know

diagrams that feature a measurement scale as

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Measure: unit specified by a scale, such as an inch, or a

shown in this example.

system of measurement, such as the metric system.

Example: How many animals represented in

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Metric: the base-ten measuring system based on the meter,

the line plot have a maximum speed of 45

liter, and gram as units of length, capacity, and mass.

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miles per hour? (Answer: 2 Animals)

Customary: the system of

Students will become familiar with new units

measurement commonly used in the

United States. Common units are:

of measure and explore the patterns and

(length) inches, feet, yards, and miles;

relationships in the conversion tables that

(weight) ounces, pounds, and tons;

they create. Students may use a two-column

(capacity) ounces, cups, pints, quarts, and gallons.

chart to convert from larger to smaller units

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Convert (conversion): to express (a quantity) in alternative

and record equivalent measurements. They

units – i.e., 12 feet = 4 yards.

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make statements such as, if one foot is 12

Distance: the property created by the space between two

inches, then 3 feet has to be 36 inches because there are 3 groups of 12.

objects or points.

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Line plot: a line plot shows the spread of data; each piece of

data is represented by an “X.”

Students will have to find the area of certain spaces by

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Perimeter: distance around a figure; measured in units.

counting the number of square units they see, as shown in

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the image to the left. Example: Mr. Rutherford

Area: number of square units needed to cover the inside of a

is replacing some carpet in his classroom, noted

plane; measured in square units.

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by the green spaces. How many square feet of

Array: an arrangement of objects in equal rows.

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carpet is he replacing? (Answer: 24 sq. ft.)

Elapsed time: the amount of time that passes between two

points in time.

Math Grade 4 Unit 7 Measurement

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