|
|
Measuring Up
6-pack
ISBN: 978076360689
Copyright Date: 2007
Grade Level:
3
Reading Level:
N
Strategy/Skill:
Making inferences, Making predictions, Vocabulary and word study
Genre:
Explanation
Theme/Topic:
History, Math, Science and Technology
Classification:
Nonfiction
|
Book Summary
People use all kinds of tools to measure distance, weight, area, and time. This book explains how these things were measured in the past and the history of the measuring tools and systems that we use today.
Features of the Book
- Comparison of past and present measuring systems
- Procedural text
- Specialized vocabulary – thermometer, units, standard, area, milestone, paces, imperial
Purpose
Measuring Up can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills and understandings:
- identifying problems and predicting outcomes
- making inferences and supporting them with evidence from the text
- exploring word families
- developing an argument based on information in the text
- exploring the ways that people measure distance, weight, area, and time
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
|
|
