MAFS.2.MD.1.4Archived Standard

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Measure to determine how much longer one object is than another, expressing the length difference in terms of a standard length unit.
General Information
Subject Area: Mathematics
Grade: 2
Domain-Subdomain: Measurement and Data
Cluster: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts
Cluster: Measure and estimate lengths in standard units. (Major Cluster) -

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.

Date Adopted or Revised: 02/14
Content Complexity Rating: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts - More Information
Date of Last Rating: 02/14
Status: State Board Approved - Archived

Related Courses

This benchmark is part of these courses.
5012040: Mathematics - Grade Two (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
7712030: Access Mathematics Grade 2 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
5020090: STEM Lab Grade 2 (Specifically in versions: 2016 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
5012005: Foundational Skills in Mathematics K-2 (Specifically in versions: 2019 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))

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Formative Assessments

How Much Longer?:

Students are asked to determine how many inches longer one line segment is than another.

Type: Formative Assessment

Dragonflies and Grasshoppers:

Students shown images of a grasshopper and a dragonfly and are asked to determine how much longer one is than the other.

Type: Formative Assessment

Walking Ants:

Students are shown the paths that two different ants took and are asked to determine how much longer one path is than the other.

Type: Formative Assessment

Comparing Zigzag Segments:

Students are shown a zigzag figure and are asked to determine how much longer the longest segment is than the shortest.

Type: Formative Assessment

Lesson Plans

Measure Both and Find their Difference:

Students will measure the lengths of two objects to the nearest inch and determine the difference in the objects' lengths.

Type: Lesson Plan

What's the difference?:

This lesson is designed for students who already have a basic understanding of how to measure using rulers, yardsticks, or meter sticks. Students will first use given measurements of buildings to determine the difference between two objects’ lengths. Then, students will use their own measurement data to determine the difference between objects’ lengths.

Type: Lesson Plan

Comparing Inch by Inch:

This is a hands-on lesson that allows students to practice measuring different lengths of objects and writing equations to determine the difference between their lengths.

Type: Lesson Plan

Teaching Idea

Big as a Baby Whale-SeaWorld Classroom Activity:

In this activity, students will create life size chalk drawings of J.J. the gray whale to discover the size and growth rate of juvenile gray whales.

Type: Teaching Idea

MFAS Formative Assessments

Comparing Zigzag Segments:

Students are shown a zigzag figure and are asked to determine how much longer the longest segment is than the shortest.

Dragonflies and Grasshoppers:

Students shown images of a grasshopper and a dragonfly and are asked to determine how much longer one is than the other.

How Much Longer?:

Students are asked to determine how many inches longer one line segment is than another.

Walking Ants:

Students are shown the paths that two different ants took and are asked to determine how much longer one path is than the other.

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