Clusters should not be sorted from Major to Supporting and then taught in that order. To do so would strip the coherence of the mathematical ideas and miss the opportunity to enhance the major work of the grade with the supporting clusters.
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Student Resources
Original Student Tutorials
Learn about sales tax as Malik tries to buy his favorite candy from the store in this short video.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Learn to convert a larger customary measurement unit into equivalent smaller units, including converting miles to yards and feet in this sports-themed interactive tutorial.
This is Part 2 of a two-part series. Click HERE to open Part 1: Measuring Length with Customary Units.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Learn to convert a larger customary measurement unit into equivalent smaller units, including converting yards to feet and inches, in this sports-themed interactive tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Learn why it's sometimes important to use social distancing to reduce the spread of germs and how to estimate and convert this customary distance with this interactive tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Learn to calculate the perimeter of rectangular and composite shapes to help April finish designing her dream home in this interactive tutorial.
This is the second in a three-part series. Click below to open the other tutorials in the series.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Learn how to calculate perimeter and find a missing side measurement for a shape given the perimeter in this interactive tutorial.
This is the third in a three-part series about designing a dream house. Click below to open the other tutorials in this series.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Help April calculate area and missing measurements for items in her perfect dream home in this interactive tutorial.
This is the first in a three-part series. Click below to open the other tutorials in this series
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Problem-Solving Tasks
This task is designed to help students focus on the whole that a fraction refers. It provides a context where there are two natural ways to view the coins. While the intent is to deepen a student's understanding of fractions, it does go outside the requirements of the standard.
Type: Problem-Solving Task
The purpose of this task is for students to solve multi-step problems in a context involving a concept that supports financial literacy, namely inflation. Inflation is a sustained increase in the average price level. In this task, students can see that if the price level increases and people’s incomes do not increase, they aren’t able to purchase as many goods and services; in other words, their purchasing power decreases.
Type: Problem-Solving Task
The purpose of the task is for students to solve a multi-step multiplication problem in a context that involves area. In addition, the numbers were chosen to determine if students have a common misconception related to multiplication. Since addition is both commutative and associative, we can reorder or regroup addends any way we like. Students often believe the same is true for multiplication.
Type: Problem-Solving Task
When a division problem involving whole numbers does not result in a whole number quotient, it is important for students to be able to decide whether the context requires the result to be reported as a whole number with remainder (as with Part (b)) or a mixed number/decimal (as with Part (c)). Part (a) presents two variations on a context that require these two different responses to highlight the distinction between them.
Type: Problem-Solving Task
Tutorials
This Khan Academy tutorial video illustrates the conversion equivalence of liters, milliliters, and kiloliters.
Type: Tutorial
This Khan Academy tutorial video presents a strategy for computing the amount of change to be received after making a purchase.
Type: Tutorial
In this Khan Academy tutorial video Chris is told to be home by 6:15. You know the number of minutes it takes him to get home. What time should he leave?
Type: Tutorial
This Khan Academy tutorial video presents conventional examples that use specific customary units
Type: Tutorial
In this tutorial video from Khan Academy, explore the differences and similarities involved when converting between measurements in the metric and customary systems.
Type: Tutorial
In this video tutorial from Khan Academy, explore converting between gallons, quarts, pints, cups, and fluid ounces.
Type: Tutorial
In this video tutorial from Khan Academy, explore conversion within metric units of length, such as: kilometers, meters and centimeters.
Type: Tutorial
In this video tutorial from Khan Academy, explore conversion of units of time between hours, minutes and seconds.
Type: Tutorial
In this video tutorial from Khan Academy, explore U.S. customary units of fluid volume (teaspoon, tablespoon, fluid ounce, cup, pint, quart, and gallon).
Type: Tutorial
In this video tutorial from Khan Academy, explore pounds, ounces and tons.
Type: Tutorial
This Khan Academy tutorial video presents a step-by-step solution for finding the length and width of a table when given its area and perimeter.
Type: Tutorial
Find area of two rectangles to solve a word problem.
Type: Tutorial
In this tutorial video from Khan Academy, explore the relationship between area and perimeter. For example, if you know the area and the length, can you find the perimeter?
Type: Tutorial
Virtual Manipulative
This activity allows the user to test his or her skill at calculating the perimeter of a random shape. The user is given a random shape and asked to enter a value for the perimeter. The applet then informs the user whether or not the value is correct. The user may continue trying until he or she gets the correct answer.
This activity would work well in mixed ability groups of two or three for about 25 minutes if you use the exploration questions, and 10-15 minutes otherwise.
Type: Virtual Manipulative
Parent Resources
Problem-Solving Tasks
This task is designed to help students focus on the whole that a fraction refers. It provides a context where there are two natural ways to view the coins. While the intent is to deepen a student's understanding of fractions, it does go outside the requirements of the standard.
Type: Problem-Solving Task
The purpose of this task is for students to solve multi-step problems in a context involving a concept that supports financial literacy, namely inflation. Inflation is a sustained increase in the average price level. In this task, students can see that if the price level increases and people’s incomes do not increase, they aren’t able to purchase as many goods and services; in other words, their purchasing power decreases.
Type: Problem-Solving Task
The purpose of the task is for students to solve a multi-step multiplication problem in a context that involves area. In addition, the numbers were chosen to determine if students have a common misconception related to multiplication. Since addition is both commutative and associative, we can reorder or regroup addends any way we like. Students often believe the same is true for multiplication.
Type: Problem-Solving Task
When a division problem involving whole numbers does not result in a whole number quotient, it is important for students to be able to decide whether the context requires the result to be reported as a whole number with remainder (as with Part (b)) or a mixed number/decimal (as with Part (c)). Part (a) presents two variations on a context that require these two different responses to highlight the distinction between them.
Type: Problem-Solving Task
Tutorials
In this tutorial video from Khan Academy, explore the differences and similarities involved when converting between measurements in the metric and customary systems.
Type: Tutorial
In this video tutorial from Khan Academy, explore converting between gallons, quarts, pints, cups, and fluid ounces.
Type: Tutorial
In this video tutorial from Khan Academy, explore conversion within metric units of length, such as: kilometers, meters and centimeters.
Type: Tutorial
In this video tutorial from Khan Academy, explore conversion of units of time between hours, minutes and seconds.
Type: Tutorial
In this video tutorial from Khan Academy, explore U.S. customary units of fluid volume (teaspoon, tablespoon, fluid ounce, cup, pint, quart, and gallon).
Type: Tutorial
In this video tutorial from Khan Academy, explore pounds, ounces and tons.
Type: Tutorial
In this tutorial video from Khan Academy, explore the relationship between area and perimeter. For example, if you know the area and the length, can you find the perimeter?
Type: Tutorial