Measurement

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• Millions to Measure by David M. Schwartz

Materials

Common Materials

• geared clock (kit)
• Interactive Notebook
• scissors
• scratch paper
• whiteboard (kit)
• fine point dry-erase markers (kit)
• glue or glue stick
• fact family cards from Unit 1
• multiplication flashcards (kit)
• index cards (kit)
• 1-cup measuring cup
• construction paper (kit)
• permanent marker
• colored pencils

Lesson 4

• unopened 1-liter bottle of water
• variety of containers of food (such as cans of soup, boxes of crackers, containers of yogurt)
• colored pencils or markers

Lesson 5

• 2 objects of known (but different) weights
• 2 pie tins (kit)
• bathroom scale* (5.Introduction - optional)
• calculator* (5.Introduction - optional)
• ice
• plastic half-gallon or gallon container (for example, a milk carton)
• masking or duct tape
• sturdy bottle or canister (glass will work)
• wood plank or piece of lumber approximately 6 feet long and 4 inches wide
• variety of objects to weigh in pie tins

Lesson 6

• stapler
• variety of glasses, cups, bowls, and drink containers
• rice* (6.optional)
• set of measuring spoons
• sink or tub
• colored cup/pint/quart/half gallon/gallon sheets (kit)
• large container such as a cooking pot
• 6 containers that vary in size (such as bowls, drinking cups, cans, pitchers, watering cans, buckets)
• 1 cup container
• 1 gallon container
• 1 pint container
• 1 quart container
• 1-pint (2-cup) measuring cup
• container holding melted ice from Lesson 5

Lesson 7

• empty 1-liter container
• empty plastic drink bottle (with lid)
• eye dropper (kit)
• funnel* (7.1 - optional)
• gallon-sized plastic bag
• household liquid containers that show metric units
• 10 milliliter syringe (kit)
• 2 cups (kit)
• alphabet beads (kit)
• large bowl* (7.3 - optional)
• colored beads (kit)
• blank paper
• small dish
• tape
• uncooked rice
• measuring spoons or cups
• variety of small objects that can fit through the mouth of the bottle

Lesson 9

• small sticky notes (kit)

Final Project

• variety of volume measurement tools (such as measuring cups and spoons, 10 milliliter syringe, liter bottle)
• video equipment (such as a video camera, cell phone, or laptop)* (Final Project.Introduction - optional)

* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used