Virginia Standards of Learning
5th Grade
Measurement
5.11a The student will choose an appropriate measuring device and unit of measure to solve problems involving measurement of length — part of an inch (1/2, 1/4, and 1/8), inches, feet, yards, miles, millimeters, centimeters, meters, and kilometers
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Lessons (2)
Introduces students to length, perimeter and area.
Audiences:
Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Primary Subjects:
Geometry
Related Topics:
acute, addition, area, arithmetic, cartesian coordinate, coordinate plane, dimension, distance, geometry, length, multiplication, obtuse, perimeter, planes, polygon, pythagorean theorem, rectangles, subtraction, triangle, width
Introduces students to lines, rays, line segments, and planes.
Audiences:
Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Primary Subjects:
Geometry
Related Topics:
algebra, axis, coordinate plane, coordinate system, functions, geometry, graph, infinity, lines, number line, planes, rays, segment
Activities (1)
Compare two sets of objects, using estimation to determine which is greater. Estimate a number of objects, the length of a line, or the area of a shape. Parameter: error tolerance. Comparison Estimator is one of the Interactivate assessment explorers.
Audiences:
Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Primary Subjects:
Number and Operations
Related Topics:
area, assessment, comparing, counting, estimation, length, scale
