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 * Lesson Plan Template- ASL III **
 * Student Name: Lauren Hummert School/Placement: Whitefish bay Middle school **
 * Grade Level 6 Subject : Math Date: March 10, 2011 **
 * Instructional Model_________________________________________________________________ **
 * Lesson Title: Reading a Centimeter stick **
 * Established Goals: ** [] /
 * Solve problems involving measurement and conversion of measurements from a larger unit to a smaller unit.**
 * Know relative sizes of measurement units within one system of units including km, m, cm; kg, g; lb, oz.; l, ml; hr, min, sec. Within a single system of measurement, express measurements in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit. Record measurement equivalents in a two-column table. //For example, know that 1 ft is 12 times as long as 1 in. Express the length of a 4 ft snake as 48 in. Generate a conversion table for feet and// // inches listing the number pairs (1, 12), (2, 24), (3, 36), ... //

Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions.
Students will understand the relationship between fractions and the marks on a ruler ||
 * Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators (including mixed numbers) by replacing given fractions with equivalent fractions in such a way as to produce an equivalent sum or difference of fractions with like denominators. //For example, 2/3 + 5/4 = 8/12 + 15/12 = 23/12. (In general, a/b + c/d = (ad + bc)/bd.)//
 * Understandings: Students will understand that …. **
 * Students will understand that in order to make measurements that they need to know how to read a ruler.

How would the world be if we were unable to make measurements when creating them? (ex: clothes, buildings, etc)
 * Essential Questions: **

Students will be able to read a ruler portraying cm. Students will be able to measure small objects in cm to the nearest tenth Students will be able to write cm measurements in decimal form and fraction form to the nearest tenth · ** Ruler with cm ** · ** Paper clip ** · ** Ch. 74 work sheet ** ** Product ** · Students will successfully measure a variety of objects and record their findings in fraction and decimal form to the nearest tenth. · Students will complete a worksheet with relative skills involving taking measurements in cm to the nearest tenth ** Process ** · Teach students the correlation between dividing a pie into fractions and how a cm is divided in to tenths. Draw diagrams on the board. · Make sure students understand that when measuring, since the cm is divided up into tenths, that the denominator of the left over fraction will always be ten. · Show students how to write this as a decimal and make sure they understand that this can only be done because the cm is divided into tenths. · Students will practice measuring small objects in cm and write the answers on their white boards. · Students will do the worksheet during class with support from the teachers.
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