Lesson 10
Multi-step Measurement Problems
Lesson Purpose
The purpose of this lesson is for students to apply what they learned about metric units of measurement and multiplicative comparison to solve multi-step problems.
Lesson Narrative
In the preceding lessons, students learned about the relationship between centimeters and meters, grams and kilograms, and liters and milliliters. In this lesson, students integrate what they learned to solve problems that are less straightforward and require them to reason in multiple steps.
- Action and Expression
- MLR7
Learning Goals
Teacher Facing
- Solve multi-step problems that involve multiplicative comparison and measurement with whole numbers.
Student Facing
- Let’s solve multi-step measurement problems.
Required Preparation
Lesson Timeline
| Warm-up | 10 min |
| Activity 1 | 20 min |
| Activity 2 | 15 min |
| Lesson Synthesis | 10 min |
| Cool-down | 5 min |
Teacher Reflection Questions
In what ways did your students show they had depth of understanding beyond what you expected in this lesson? Why do you think this surprised you?
Suggested Centers
- Would You Rather? (2–5), Stage 2: Compare to Smaller Units (Addressing)
- Compare (1–5), Stage 3: Multiply within 100 (Supporting)