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Unit: Measurement and data

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Volume intro

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Volume intro
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Measuring volume with unit cubes
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Measuring volume as area times length
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Volume formula intuition
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Practice
Volume of rectangular prisms with unit cubesGet 5 of 7 questions to level up!
Compare volumes with unit cubesGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Finding volume

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Volume of a rectangular prism
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Volume in unit cubes by decomposing shape
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Volume through decomposition
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Decompose figures to find volume practice
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Volume word problem: water tank
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Volume of rectangular prisms review
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Practice
Volume of rectangular prismsGet 5 of 7 questions to level up!
Decompose figures to find volume (unit cubes)Get 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Decompose figures to find volumeGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Volume word problemsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Quiz 1

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Unit conversion

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Converting units: minutes to hours
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Converting units: metric distance
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Converting units: centimeters to meters
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Metric units of mass review (g and kg)
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Metric units of length review (mm, cm, m, & km)
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Metric units of volume review (L and mL)
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Converting units of time review (seconds, minutes, & hours)
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Converting units: US volume
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Adding units of volume
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Same length in different units
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U.S. customary and metric units
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US Customary units of volume review (c, pt, qt, & gal)
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US Customary units of weight review (oz & lb)
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US Customary units of length review (in, ft, yd, & mi)
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Practice
Convert units (metrics)Get 5 of 7 questions to level up!
Convert units (US customary)Get 5 of 7 questions to level up!

Unit measurement word problems

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Time word problem: Susan's break
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Measurement word problem: tea party
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Measurement word problem: distance home
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Measurement word problem: blood drive
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Measurement word problem: elevator
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Measurement word problem: running laps
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Convert units guided word problems (US customary)
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Practice
Convert units multi-step word problems (metric)Get 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Convert units multi-step word problems (US customary)Get 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Quiz 2

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Data

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Line plot distribution: trail mix
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Practice
Interpret dot plots with fraction operationsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
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Unit test

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About this unit

If you think about it, we measure almost everything: time, distance, size, weight, volume, etc. Every THING can be measured. The question is, what unit of measurement is used and how is that unit constructed, compared, and converted? This last part is what we explore in these tutorials.