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Fish Lengths and Animal Jumps: Measurement

This unit focuses on developing the ideas about linear measurement, which include understanding what length is and developing a foundation of skills for accurate linear measurement using nonstandard and standard units. As students measure with a variety of units, they investigate the idea that differentsized units result in different measurements. Using a real-world context, students measure with inch tiles and grapple with the idea of partial units and “at least as long as,” ideas that are important in both measurement and number and operations. They also solve story problems, which involve comparing length.