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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

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Compare objects by shape, size, height or length (larger, smaller, taller, shorter, longer)

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Measure length with metric measures using a graphic of a ruler(centimeters)

Time, Temperature

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

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Measure temperature with customary measures

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

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Order periods of time (days of the week, months of the year, etc.)

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Tell and write time to the hour and half hour using analog and digital clocks

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Identify and interpret a calendar

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Read a Fahrenheit and Celsius thermometer to the nearest degree

Money

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Identify value of a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter

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

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Determine more capacity or less capacity

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Measure length with customary measures (inch)

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Measure weight with customary measure (pounds)

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Measure capacity to the nearest cup, pint, quart, and gallon and do appropriate conversions between these units

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

Area, Perimeter, Circumference

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Find the perimeter of a figure using units

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Estimate and verify the area of a figure using square units (counting)

Time, Temperature

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Tell time to the quarter hour using analog and digital clocks

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Tell time to the nearest 5 minutes using analog and digital clocks

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

Money

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Identify value of a one dollar bill

·        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

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Measure weight with metric measures with units provided (grams)

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

Area, Perimeter, Circumference

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Develop area readiness by counting squares and blocks

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Estimate and verify the area of a figure using square units (counting)

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Find the perimeter of a polygon with 5 or less sides (no formula)

Time, Temperature

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Tell time to the nearest one minute on analog and digital clocks

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Compute word problems with time and calendars

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Determine elapsed clock time  (no remaining with addition and subtraction)

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Determine elapsed clock time (any operation with renaming)

Money

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Identify the coins:  pennies, nickels, and dimes

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Identify the value of a penny, nickel, dime, quarter, and one dollar bill

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

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Combine and identify equivalent values of coins and bills up to and including $1.00

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Make change to $1.00 by “counting on” or subtracting

·        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

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Measure length to the nearest millimeter, centimeter, meter, and kilometer

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Select the appropriate metric and customary unit to measure an object or distance

·        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

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Estimate and verify the area of a figure using square units (counting)

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Find the area of irregular shapes; using square units

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Find the perimeter of polygons

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

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Compute and count change up to and including $100.00

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Compute and count change greater than $20.00

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

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Find the volume of a figure using cubic units

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

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Select appropriate unit of measure for length and area

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Find the volume of rectangular solids using the formula

Area, Perimeter, Circumference

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Find the perimeter of a square or rectangle using the formula

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

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Calculate the area of a triangle

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Calculate the surface area of a rectangular prism

Time, Temperature

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Compute basic operations with units of time (include basic concept of time zones)

Angle Identification and Measure

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Identify angles according to their measure:  right, obtuse, and acute

Money

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Compute and count change up to and including $5.00 (addition and subtraction only)

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Solve written word problems involving the addition or subtraction of monetary amounts

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

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Measure length to the nearest millimeter, centimeter, meter, and kilometer

Area, Perimeter, Circumference

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Calculate the area of irregular shapes

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Understand the effects of changing dimensions on perimeter and area

Angle Measure

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Measure angles using a protractor

Money

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Compute basic operations with monetary amounts up to and including $20.00

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

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Measure length with metric measures (centimeter)

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Measure length with customary measures (inch)

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Select the appropriate unit of measure for length, area, and volume

Area, Perimeter, Circumference

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Analyze circles:  center, chord, diameter, radius, arc, semicircle, and circumference

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Find the missing angle measurement in a triangle when two angles are known

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

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Find the volume of a pyramid

Area, Perimeter, Circumference

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Find the perimeter of a square or rectangle using the formula

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Find the perimeter of polygons

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Calculate the area of a parallelogram and rectangle

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Calculate the area of a triangle

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Calculate the circumference of a circle using the formula

Time, Temperature

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Convert from Celsius to Fahrenheit

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Subtract Fahrenheit temperatures

Money

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Find commission and total pay

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Compute and count change greater than $20.00

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

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Calculate the area of a parallelogram and rectangle using algebra tiles

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Understand the effects of changing dimensions on perimeter, area, and volume

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Calculate the surface area of a rectangular prism and cylinder

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

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Find volume of cones and rectangular prisms and cylinders

Area, Perimeter, Circumference

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Find area of inscribed figure by using midpoints and endpoints

Angle Identification and Measure

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Relationship of size of angles and corresponding sides of a triangle

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

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Understand that area of a square equals side squared

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Find the surface area of a polyhedron and cylinder

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Find the diameters when given the area of a circle

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Find the perimeter with use of variables

New Vocabulary in this Range: none

New Signs and Symbols: none

 

RIT scores between 271 and 280

Length, Weight, Volume

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Find volume of cylinder using knowledge of radius versus diameter

Money

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Solve problem given two discounts

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

New Signs and Symbols: none

 

RIT scores between 281 and 300

Area, Perimeter, Circumference

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Solve problem using ratio of rectangular areas

New Vocabulary in this Range: none

New Signs and Symbols: none

 

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