Module 9 - Math 4B - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module students will learn about units of volume and will learn about how to convert from one unit of volume to another. They will learn about solving problems that involve volume. Students will learn about units of time and how to compare them. They will learn about finding elapsed time to solve word problems. Students will learn about solving problems with time conversions. Students will learn about solving problems with time and distance. Students will learn about units of money and how to convert from one unit to another. Students will learn about solving word problems that involve money. They will will learn about estimating money to solve problems. They will learn about how monetary amounts can be written as fractions.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 Liters and Milliliters pen or pencil
liquid measuring cup
2 Volume Conversions pen or pencil;
3 Solving Problems about Volume pen or pencil;
4 What Is Time? pen or pencil;
5 Solving Elapsed Time Problems pen or pencil;
6 Solving Problems with Time Conversions pen or pencil;
7 Solving Problems with Time and Distance pen or pencil;
8 Money Conversions pen or pencil
scissors
9 Solving Problems with Money pen or pencil;
10 Estimating with Money pen or pencil;
11 Money as Fractions pen or pencil;

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Liters and Milliliters
  1. Measure and compare capacity in liters and milliliters.
2 Volume Conversions
  1. Measure and compare capacity in ounces, cups, pints, quarts, and gallons.
  2. Compare capacities by converting measurements from smaller to larger units and from larger units to smaller units.
3 Solving Problems about Volume
  1. Solve word problems involving liquid volume.
4 What Is Time?
  1. Measure and compare time in hours, minutes, and seconds.
5 Solving Elapsed Time Problems
  1. Solve word problems involving intervals of time.
6 Solving Problems with Time Conversions
  1. Solve word problems that apply time conversions.
7 Solving Problems with Time and Distance
  1. Solve word problems involving time and distance.
8 Money Conversions
  1. Convert monetary amounts from a larger unit to a smaller unit.
9 Solving Problems with Money
  1. Solve word problems involving money.
10 Estimating with Money
  1. Estimate money to solve word problems.
11 Money as Fractions
  1. Using equivalent measurements and solve problems involving money with fractions and decimals.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
capacity
volume
liters
milliliters
conversions
customary units
time
measure
hours
minutes
seconds
elapsed time
time interval
compare
conversion
distance
visual model
money
coins
estimating
rounding
fractions
mixed numbers
decimals

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Liters and Milliliters 8 Liters and Milliliters Assignment
2 Volume Conversions 8 Volume Conversions Assignment
3 Solving Problems about Volume 6 Solving Volume Problems Assignment
4 What Is Time? 7 Converting Measures of Time Assignment
5 Solving Elapsed Time Problems 9 Solving Problems with Elapsed Time Assignment
6 Solving Problems with Time Conversions 6 Solving Problems with Time Conversions Assignment
7 Solving Problems with Time and Distance 6 Solving Distance Problems Assignment
8 Money Conversions 7 Converting Monetary Units Assignment
9 Solving Problems with Money 5 Going Shopping Assignment
10 Estimating with Money 7 Estimating with Money Assignment
11 Money as Fractions 5 Writing Money as Fractions Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
Liters and Milliliters
  1. What is volume?
Volume Conversions
  1. What are the units of measurement for volume?
Solving Problems about Volume
  1. What are the units of measurement for customary capacity?
What Is Time?
  1. What are the units of time?
Solving Elapsed Time Problems
  1. What is elapsed time?
Solving Problems with Time Conversions
  1. How many minutes are in an hour?
  2. How many seconds are in a minute?
  3. How many hours are in 1 day?
Solving Problems with Time and Distance
  1. What is distance?
Money Conversions
  1. What coins are used in the United States?
  2. How much is each type of coin worth?
Solving Problems with Money
  1. What do you always need to remember about the decimal point when adding money?
Estimating with Money
  1. What does it mean to estimate?
Money as Fractions
  1. How can you write money as a fraction?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question
Liters and Milliliters Volume-Customary and Metric
  1. What is volume?
  2. What are the units of measurement for volume?
  3. How many ounces are in a cup?
  4. How many cups are in a pint?
  5. How many ounces are in a liter?
Liters and Milliliters Measuring Liquids
  1. Why do you have to pour liquids into containers to measure them?
  2. What are the units for volume in the metric system?
  3. What is the symbol for milliliter?
  4. How many milliliters are in a liter?
Volume Conversions Volume-Customary and Metric
  1. What is volume?
  2. What are the units of measurement for volume?
  3. How many ounces are in a cup?
  4. How many cups are in a pint?
  5. How many ounces are in a liter?
Solving Problems about Volume Customary Capacity and Weight
  1. What are units of customary capacity?
  2. What are units of customary weight?
What Is Time? What Time?
  1. What measures time?
What Is Time? Telling Time
  1. When is it exactly on the hour on a clock?
  2. How many minutes are in a half-hour?
  3. How many minutes are in a quarter-hour?
  4. What separates the hour from the minutes on a digital clock?
Solving Elapsed Time Problems Subtracting Time
  1. How do the kids in this video figure out the elapsed time?
Solving Problems with Time Conversions Adding Time
  1. What are the steps involved when adding time?
Solving Problems with Time and Distance Using a Diagram to Calculate Total Distance
  1. What is a diagram?
  2. What is distance?
  3. How does using a diagram help you determine distance?
Money Conversions Counting Money
  1. What did people do to purchase things before money existed?
Money Conversions Counting Coins
  1. What coins are used in the United States?
  2. What is the US coin with the lowest value?
  3. What is the smallest coin?
  4. How much is a dime worth?
  5. How much is a quarter worth?
  6. How much is a nickel worth?
Solving Problems with Money Problem Solving with Money
  1. What was the budget for each shopper?
  2. What kinds of balloons did the girl buy with her $10?
Estimating with Money Estimating to Decide If You Can Buy Items
  1. What are some strategies to estimate if you have enough money to buy the items in this video?
Money as Fractions Decimal Place Value-Dollars
  1. What coin is 1/10 of a dollar?
  2. What does the decimal point separate in money?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing