Knowledge Targets “I Can” Statements Standard Interpretations Add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions Examples: I can use the four operations and decimals. (addition, subtraction, multiplication, Division/fractions: Susan has 2 feet of ribbon. division) to solve word problems Express measurements given in a larger unit in She wants to give her ribbon to her 3 best involving measurement of distance, terms of a smaller unit. friends so each friend gets the same amount. time, liquid volume, mass and money, How much ribbon will each friend get? with calculations including simple fractions and decimals Students may record their solutions using I can represent measurement Reasoning Targets fractions or inches. (The answer would be 2/3 amounts using diagrams like number Solve word problems involving distances, of a foot or 8 inches. Students are able to lines with measurement scales intervals of time, liquid volumes, masses of express the answer in inches because they objects, and money. understand that 1/3 of a foot is 4 inches and 2/3 of a foot is 2 groups of 1/3.) Solve word problems involving measurement that include simple fractions or decimals. Addition: Mason ran for an hour and 15 minutes on Monday, 25 minutes on Tuesday, Solve word problems that require expressing and 40 minutes on Wednesday. What was the measurements given in a larger unit in terms total number of minutes Mason ran? of a smaller unit. Subtraction: A pound of apples costs $1.20. Represent measurement quantities using Rachel bought a pound and a half of apples. If diagrams such as number line diagrams that she gave the clerk a $5.00 bill, how much feature a measurement scale. change will she get back? Multiplication: Mario and his 2 brothers are selling lemonade. Mario brought one and a half liters, Javier brought 2 liters, and Ernesto brought 450 milliliters. How many total milliliters of lemonade did the boys have? Number line diagrams that feature a measurement scale can represent
Knowledge Targets “I Can” Statements Standard Interpretations Add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions and decimals. Express measurements given in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit. I can use the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) to solve word problems involving measurement of distance, time, liquid volume, mass and money, with calculations including simple fractions and decimals I can represent measurement amounts using diagrams like number lines with measurement scales Examples: Division/fractions: Susan has 2 feet of ribbon. She wants to give her ribbon to her 3 best friends so each friend gets the same amount. How much ribbon will each friend get? Students may record their solutions using fractions or inches. (The answer would be 2/3 of a foot or 8 inches. Students are able to express the answer in inches because they understand that 1/3 of a foot is 4 inches and 2/3 of a foot is 2 groups of 1/3.) Addition: Mason ran for an hour and 15 minutes on Monday, 25 minutes on Tuesday, and 40 minutes on Wednesday. What was the total number of minutes Mason ran? Subtraction: A pound of apples costs $1.20. Rachel bought a pound and a half of apples. If she gave the clerk a $5.00 bill, how much change will she get back? Multiplication: Mario and his 2 brothers are selling lemonade. Mario brought one and a half liters, Javier brought 2 liters, and Ernesto brought 450 milliliters. How many total milliliters of lemonade did the boys have? Number line diagrams that feature a measurement scale can represent Reasoning Targets Solve word problems involving distances, intervals of time, liquid volumes, masses of objects, and money. Solve word problems involving measurement that include simple fractions or decimals. Solve word problems that require expressing measurements given in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit. Represent measurement quantities using diagrams such as number line diagrams that feature a measurement scale.
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