Customary Equivalencies

Today's lesson will be to research our basic customary units to find equivalencies online and come up with our own.

We will go over the activity together in class, but as a quick hint, use words like "approximation," "equivalency," "looks like," and "is about the size of" to help you find equivalencies. If you find a search term that works well, be sure to share with the class.

Objective:  By the end of class, you will be able to determine real world benchmarks for base units in the customary system and evaluate reasonable equivalencies.

Length units: Capacity units: Weight units:

inch yard gallon pint ounce ton

foot mile quart cup pound

Research equivalencies for each of the base units in the customary system to find 1) a/the conversion factor 2) a real life example and if you are feeling creative, 3) a kooky example (get creative and have fun with this.  How many dogs in a miles?  How many drops of water in a gallon?  Either find an example or use proportions and calculations to find one on your own!)  

Base Unit Conversion Standard Example Fun Example

Ton	2000 pounds	A small car	25 6th graders
Pound
Ounce
Inch
Foot
Yard
Mile
Gallon
Quart
Pint
Cup	half of a pint	a small teacup	adult sized fist

Ready for the Check-in?  Click here to complete the questions.

-Miss K  :)

After the Field Trip!

I really wish that I could be there to be with you guys today!!!  While I'm gone, enjoy the videos on the website below:

TED talks for Kids!

Have a great day!  I hope that the field trip was a blast!

-Miss K  :)

Customary Conversions

We started converting in the customary system using proportions today and also converted some random conversions too!  Keys on a piano...  Cards in a deck...  Miles in a marathon...

The assignment will be corrected on Monday.  If you want it to be eligible for the 100's box, every problem must be completed.  Now it's not homework, BUT if you didn't finish, you might want to try to finish this weekend so you can hopefully get your paper in the 100's box!

-Miss K  :)

Unit Rate in Real Life!

After reviewing Unit Rate from yesterday and doing another mad minute today, we began working on Unit Rate in real life.  Below, find two examples from class and the HW assignment.  Pretty much everyone finished during class!!

Homework

-Miss K  :)

Unit Rate

Homework:  1-8 on this side

1-5 on this side

-Miss K  :)

Ratio Quiz tomorrow!

Review your class assignments and homework to study!  Problems from today are below!

-Miss K  :)

Ratio Strategies

We completed part of our ratio strategies packet in class and had time to begin working on homework.  Please complete whatever you still need to finish this evening.

We'll go over all of this tomorrow!  Have a good night!

-Miss K  :)

Beginning to solve Proportions

We began to play with solving proportions today.  We identified and justified what proportions do and do not work and then created our own proportions with pictures.  If you did not finish during class, please complete your proportion pictures for tomorrow.  Examples below.

Proportion Pictures:

Include the scenario, the proportion and a picture that represents part or all of the proportion.

Solving ratios part 2

Today we reviewed a few different ways to solve ratios, focusing on double number lines and tape diagrams.

Homework 

Examples from problems 1 and 2:

Examples from problem 3:

Work carefully to finish the worksheet!

Have a great night!

-Miss K  :)

Solving Ratios

Today we spent time playing with equivalent ratios and beginning to solve ratio problems.  Tonight's homework is to complete these three problems, the front of the worksheet you were given.

Have a good night!

-Miss K  :)

Ratios in real life

Today we played with ratios a bit more.  We practiced simplifying ratios and finding equivalent ratios, but we'll continue to work on that throughout the next few days.  We also reviewed the various ways we could set up a ratio; part to part, part to whole, and whole to part.

This evening, you should finish your ratio ad if you need to.  We looked at the way ratios are used in advertisements and then created our own.  Many of you finished in class, but if you didn't, please add your finishing touches this evening!

 

Homework:

Tomorrow we will continue to work with ratios, focusing on the different types and finding and using equivalent ratios.

-Miss K  :)