Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of how the Metric System works and the units and tools used for each type of measurement .
S.IP.07.13 Use tools and equipment (spring scales, stop watches, meter sticks and tapes, models, hand lens, thermometers, sieves, microscopes, hotplates, pH meters) appropriate to scientific investigations.
S.IP.07.14 Use metric measurement devices in an investigation.
Language Objective
Students will discuss and write to gain a better understanding of how the Metric System works and the units and tools used for each type of measurement by completing the following sentence frames.
- A ________ is a tool used for measuring distance.
2. __________ and __________ are examples of units used when measuring distance.
3. A ________ is a tool used for measuring area.
4. __________ and __________ are examples of units used when measuring area.
5. A ________ is a tool used for measuring the volume of regular shaped solids.
6. __________ and __________ are examples of units used when measuring the volume of regular shaped solids.
7. A ________ is a tool used for measuring the volume of liquids.
8. __________ and __________ are examples of units used when measuring the volume of liquids.
9. A ________ is a tool used for measuring the volume of irregular shaped solids.
10. __________ and __________ are examples of units used when measuring the volume of irregular shaped solids.
HOMEWORK – Finish Sentence Frames