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Math Mammoth Measuring 1
Elementary Math Workbook

74 pages
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Contents
Centimeters and Millimeters
Weight in Pounds
Using Grams
Volume
Measuring Nearest Half-Inch

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Math Mammoth Measuring 1 is a worktext that covers measuring length, weight, volume, and temperature as they are typically covered during grades 1-3.

The book contains both textbook explanations and exercises, and is designed to be very easy to teach from, requiring fairly little teacher preparation; however in several lessons you need to find beforehand measuring equipment such as a ruler or a scale or measuring cups.

This book is NOT organized by grade-levels nor with increasing difficulty. Instead, I have grouped together first of all the lessons on measuring length, then measuring weight, then measuring volume, and lastly temperature.

In each section, measuring in customary system comes first, followed by lessons about the metric system. The first lessons in each unit typically have hands-on exercises where the student actually uses the suitable measuring equipment, and the last lessons in each section include abstract problems about conversions between the units. The conversion problems in this book are fairly easy; students will study unit conversions more in later grades.

For youngest children (first-graders), the easiest lessons to use are Measuring Lines in Inches and Measuring Lines in Centimeters. Most material in the book is geared towards second and third grade.

The lesson "Exploring Measuring" conveys the idea of measuring as repeatedly applying the measuring unit. In the rest of the lessons, the student learns many of the commonly used measuring units.

The lessons on measuring weight have several activities to do at home using a bathroom scales. The goal is to let students become familiar with pounds and kilograms, and have an idea of how many pounds or kilograms some common things weigh. In order to estimate weight, a child has to know the approximate weights of some objects, and then compare the weight of the unknown object to some known weight. This knowledge is gained through experience.

Similarly, in studying volume, the lessons include many hands-on activities so that the student gets first- hand experience in measuring, and has a basic knowledge of how "big" the units cup, pint, quart, gallon, milliliter, and liter are.

When it comes to measuring, experience is the best teacher. We all use various measuring units in our everyday life, and using them is the key to remembering what they are and what the conversion factors are. Naturally, people in the United States often do not use the metric system a lot, while people elsewhere do not use the customary system. The units your child is not using are likely to be forgotten easily. So encourage the student(s) to have free play time with measuring devices such as a scale, measuring cups, a measuring tape, and rulers - including equipment that uses metric units.

Manipulatives

Here is a list of manipulatives that are needed or recommended for Math Mammoth Measuring 1 book. Children learn measuring much better if they can "get their hands on it", so the book contains lots of activities for actually measuring things.

1. A ruler that measures in inches.
2. A ruler that measures in centimeters.
3. A measuring tape that measures in feet.
4. A measuring tape that measures in meters.
5. A bathroom scales. It is best if you can have one that measures in pounds and kilograms, or one with pounds and another with kilograms; however I realize most people wouldn't normally buy two bathroom scales, so if you decide not to get both kinds, it means you will just need to skip some activities in the measuring chapter.
6. A kitchen scales that measures in ounces.
7. A kitchen scales that measures in grams.
8. A quart jar and a pint jar.
9. Measuring cups that measure 1 cup, 1/2 cup, 1/4 cup of which at least one has markings for ounces.
10. A measuring cup that measures in milliliters.
11. A thermometer that uses Fahrenheit degrees (optional).
12. A thermometer that uses Celsius degrees (optional).

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