Measurement – includes customary and metric units of measure around time, money, size, temperature, and weight, and the use of them in both calculating and estimating measurements.

 

Skills and Concepts                                                                               

 

RIT scores between 151 and 160

Length, Weight, Volume

Time, Temperature

·        Choose the appropriate tool:  clock to measure time, calendar to measure days and months, thermometer to measure temperature, ruler to measure length

New Vocabulary in this Range: longest, shortest, how tall, kilometer, meter, time

New Signs and Symbols: C for Celsius, cm for centimeter

 

RIT scores between 161 and 170

Time, Temperature

Money

New Vocabulary in this Range: how long, names of days of week, next, names of months, pennies, centimeter, inches

New Signs and Symbols: degree symbol, : for time – 1:00, face of quarter, dime, penny, and nickel

 

RIT scores between 171 and 180

Length, Weight, Volume

·        Estimate and measure the length of an object to the nearest metric and customary measure using a picture of a ruler

Area, Perimeter, Circumference

Time, Temperature

·        Compute simple conversions among units of time:  seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years

Money

·        Determine if a collection of coins is enough to purchase an object up to and including $1.00

New Vocabulary in this Range: line segment, area, square units, perimeter, days, week, set, coins, thermometer, temperature, pounds, ounces, pints, quarts

New Signs and Symbols: $, decimal point for cents, F = Fahrenheit, lb = pounds, sq = square units, cent sign, recognize back of penny, nickel, dime, and quarter

 

RIT scores between 181 and 190

Length, Weight, Volume

·        Measure length to the nearest inch, foot, and yard and do appropriate conversions between these units

Area, Perimeter, Circumference

Time, Temperature

Money

·        Combine and identify the value of a collection of coins and bills up to and including $1.00

·        Compute simple addition or subtraction problems involving monetary amounts up to $10.00

New Vocabulary in this Range: about, length, estimate, perimeter, change, quarter, dollars, dozen, units, feet, yard, grams, meters, cups, gallons, nickel, pennies, dime, tablespoon, hours, minutes, degree

New Signs and Symbols: m = meters, g = grams

 

RIT scores between 191 and 200

Length, Weight, Volume

·        Perform conversions between linear units in the customary system; also as necessary in addition or subtraction problems

·        Perform conversions between units of capacity in the customary system; also as necessary in addition or subtraction problems

Area, Perimeter, Circumference

Time, Temperature

·        Identify time relationships:  minutes in an hour, hours in a day, days in a week, weeks in a year

Money

·        Combine and identify the value of a collection of coins and bills up to and including $10.00

·        Compute simple addition or subtraction problems involving monetary amounts up to $10.00

New Vocabulary in this Range: height, width, parallelogram, square, rectangle, triangle, year, ton, seconds, kilogram, distance, miles, liter

New Signs and Symbols: mm = millimeter, a.m. and p.m., hr = hours, min = minutes

 

RIT scores between 201 and 210

Length, Weight, Volume

·        Perform conversions between units of mass in the metric system; also as necessary in addition or subtraction problems

Area, Perimeter, Circumference

·        Solve practical word problems involving perimeter and area of a square, rectangle or triangle

Time, Temperature

Angle Identification and Measure

Money

New Vocabulary in this Range: right angle, circumference, minutes, decades, milligrams, gram, cubic feet, volume, liters, length, weight, kilometers, millimeters, mass

New Signs and Symbols: ft for feet, mL = milliliters, right angle symbol, symbol for line segment, p

 

RIT scores between 211 and 220

Length, Weight, Volume

Area, Perimeter, Circumference

Angle Measure

Money

New Vocabulary in this Range: yards, measure of angle, degrees, protractor, centuries, below zero, Celsius, rectangular solid, rectangular prism, decades, ounces

New Signs and Symbols: ” = inches, yd = yards, b = base, h = height, r = radius, s = side, angle symbol, - for negative, + for positive, d = distance, tsp = teaspoon, pt = pint, gal = gallon, qt = quart, c = cup

 

RIT scores between 221 and 230

Length, Weight, Volume

Area, Perimeter, Circumference

New Vocabulary in this Range: reasonable, formula, segment BC, pi, radius squared, diameter, metric units, quarts, gallons, rectangular box, base, rate

New Signs and Symbols: oz = ounces, C = circumference

 

RIT scores between 231 and 240

Length, Weight, Volume

Area, Perimeter, Circumference

Time, Temperature

Money

New Vocabulary in this Range: rectangular house, height and base, algebraic expression, rows and columns, checking account, car purchase, commission, simple interest

New Signs and Symbols: F = 9/5 C + 32, formula for finding volume of a pyramid

 

RIT scores between 241 and 250

Area, Perimeter, Circumference

New Vocabulary in this Range: doubled and tripled, rectangular solid, cylindrical tank, algebra tiles, inscribed, time-and-a-half, sales tax, discount

New Signs and Symbols: none

 

RIT scores between 251 and 260

Length, Weight, Volume

Area, Perimeter, Circumference

Angle Identification and Measure

New Vocabulary in this Range: circumscribed, distance formula

New Signs and Symbols: formula for finding volume of a cone, formula for volume of a cube, formula for finding volume of a rectangular solid

 

RIT scores between 261 and 270

Area, Perimeter, Circumference

New Vocabulary in this Range: none

New Signs and Symbols: none

 

RIT scores between 271 and 280

Length, Weight, Volume

Money

New Vocabulary in this Range: rate of interest, successive discounts

New Signs and Symbols: none

 

RIT scores between 281 and 300

Area, Perimeter, Circumference

New Vocabulary in this Range: none

New Signs and Symbols: none