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Measuring, Estimating, and Solving for Mass and Volume

3rd Grade • 1 Lesson Plan
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Quick Facts

Subject: Math, Measurement and Data

Type: 1 Lesson Plan

Skills:

  • Attention to precision
  • Work in collaborative partnerships
  • Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification
  • Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units of grams (g), kilograms (kg), and liters (l)
  • Add, subtract, multiply or divide to solve one-step word problems involving masses or volumes using drawings (such as a beaker with a measurement scale) to represent the problem
  • Complete exit slips to provide instructional next steps

Materials Needed:

  • Blank paper
  • Pencils and crayons/colored pencils
  • Document camera or whiteboard

Printable Resources:

  • “Exit Slips” (1 copy per student)
  • “Gram Estimation Worksheet” (1 copy per student)
  • “Grams and Liters Worksheet” (1 copy per student)

CCSS: 3.MD.A.2, MP6, SL.3.6

Lesson Plan Description

Do your 3rd graders need a review of how to solve 1 step measurement word problems?  If so, this lesson is for you!  In this engaging and interactive lesson your students will practice important life skills and purposefully communicate in the “language” of measurement.  Your 3rd graders will:

  • Attention to precision
  • Work in collaborative partnerships
  • Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification
  • Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units of grams (g), kilograms (kg), and liters (l)
  • Add, subtract, multiply or divide to solve one-step word problems involving masses or volumes using drawings (such as a beaker with a measurement scale) to represent the problem
  • Complete exit slips to provide instructional next steps