CONVERTING CUPS, PINTS, QUARTS, AND （把杯子,品脱,夸脱,）.pdfVIP

Adapted from Interact’s CAPACITY CONVERTERS CONVERTING CUPS, PINTS, QUARTS, AND GALLONS Objectives • Introduce the concept of converting capacities 45–50 minutes Teams of Four • Form Teams • Teams practice capacity conversions Materials • COOPERATIVE GROUP WORK RUBRIC — transparency + as needed • TEAM INVESTIGATIONS — class set • Containers (cup, pint, quart, gallon) — one set per team • *Plastic tub with water (2.5 gallons) — one per team *If your classroom does not have a sink, or if tubs of water are a potential management problem, consider using clean sand or jumbo packages of popped corn or puffed cereal. Each team needs slightly more than one gallon of some substance to measure. Setup • Prior to class, set up measurement team work stations throughout the room. a. Provide one tub with water for each station. b. Provide one set of containers for each station. Procedure 1. Using one set of containers, introduce and identify each container along with its abbreviation. Cup = c Pint = pt Quart = qt Gallon = g 2. Give a brief overview of this CAPACITY CONVERTERS activity. Explain that: a. Students will work on Measurement Teams with four members. b. The Measurement Teams will use the four containers and the water to check for accuracy as they solve TEAM INVESTIGATIONS problems. Order Direct: (800) 359-0961 | | © 2002 Interaction Publishers, Inc. CAPACITY CONVERTERS — ITEM# I1030 Page SA1 031902-SR Adapted from Interact’s CAPACITY CONVERTERS 3. Assign students to four-member measurement teams. Display the tran