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| Subject keyword(s) | Abilities for a Technological World, Assessment, Assess the impact of systems, Attributes of design, Characteristics and scope, Construction, Design, Education, Extension of human capability, Information Communication, Length, Manufacturing, Mathematics, Measurement, Metric, Nature of Technology, Number and operations, Principles of design, Processes, Systems of measurement, The Designed World |
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| Grade level | Elementary School, Middle School, Informal Education |
| Intended audience | Learner |
| Resource type | Instructional Material |
| Resource format | application, application/pdf, text, text/html |
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A-Z Site Index Professional Development UEN-TV Distance Education Network About UEN Share TECH:Measuring (Const) Life Skills: Communication Employability Curriculum Tie: Standards for Technological Literacy Grades 6-8 Standard 11 Objective Standards for Technological Literacy Grades 6-8 Standard 12 Objective Standards for Technological Literacy Grades 6-8 Standard 13 Objective Time Frame: 3 class periods that run 45 minutes each. Summary: This Lesson introduces student to measuring with both the Standard Ruler and the Metric Ruler. Main Curriculum Tie: Career and Technical Education Introduction Standard 10 Objective 3 Recognize engineering, manufacturing, and construction processes and technology. Materials: I have created 6 worksheet that give students practice on measuring. I also have a simple PowerPoint slide show that can be used to introduce the pieces of a ruler. Attachments Measuring_1.pdf Worksheet that give students practice with fourths of an inch and the half of an inch. Measuring_2.pdf Worksheet that give students practice with eights of an inch. Measuring_3.pdf Worksheet that give students practice with sixteenths of an inch. Measuring_4.pdf Worksheet that give students practice with the all fractions of an inch to a sixteenth accuracy. Measuring_Metric.pdf This worksheet can be used to introduce the millimeter. Measuring_mm.pdf Worksheet that give students practice with millimeters. Measuring.ppt A simple PowerPoint on the Inch. Measuring.pdf A pdf file of the simple powerpoint of the inch. Background For Teachers: The teacher should have a sound understanding of the standard inch and of the metric system. Intended Learning Outcomes: Student should understand and be able to use both a standard and metric ruler or measuring tape. Instructional Procedures: Using the PowerPoint presentation introduce student to the inch. Stress that the line only work with their partners, the other lines that represent equal portions of the inch, i.e. 1/4 and 3/4, or 1/8, 3/8, 5/8, and 7/8.After completing the slide show, review just the quarters and have them complete Measuring 1. Then Review eights and have them do Measuring 2, Review the sixteenths and have them do Measuring 3. Measuring 4 can be used as a test of the inch. Introduce the metric system and the millimeter. Have them complete both the Measuring Metric worksheet and Measuring mm. Author: Melvin Robinson Created Date : Aug 21 2002 08:59 AM 45615 © Utah Education Network in partnership with the Utah State Office of Education and Higher Ed Utah. UEN does not endorse and is not responsible for content on external websites linked to from this page. Optimize your UEN Experience | Contact Info: 801-581-2999 | 800-866-5852 | Contact Us