Virginia SOL 2.MG.1.a.iii
The Standard
identifying different types of measuring cups as instruments to measure liquid volume.
Virginia Standards of Learning for Mathematics · The student will reason mathematically using standard units (U.S. Customary) with appropriate tools to estimate, measure, and compare objects by length, weight, and liquid volume to the nearest whole unit.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students recognize common measuring cups, including clear cups with marked lines and fixed-size cup measures. They explain what each tool measures and how to fill or read it correctly.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given mixed kitchen and classroom tools, a student selects the measuring cups and says they measure liquids. The student places a marked cup on a level surface and checks the liquid at eye level.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat any cup or container, including a drinking glass, as a measuring tool. They may confuse measuring cups with rulers or scales, or read a marked cup while holding it in the air.
How to Assess It
- Show a clear marked cup, a 1-cup measure, a ruler, a balance, and a drinking glass. Ask students to circle every measuring cup and explain how to use one.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Set out clear marked cups, nested cup measures, water, and trays; students identify each tool, then measure one cup of water.
Display a measuring cup and drinking cup; ask, “Which gives a repeatable liquid amount, and what features make it useful?”
Play Tool Sort: teams sort picture cards into measures liquid volume, length, weight, or not a measuring tool.
Use a lemonade recipe; students choose the correct measuring cup for the water and explain why a drinking glass will not work.
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Related Standards
- 2.MG.1.b.iii
the liquid volume of a container to the nearest cup, using a measuring cup.
- 1.MG.1.b
Measure the length, weight, or volume of the same object or container with two different units and describe how and why the measurements differ.
- 2.MG.1.a.ii
identifying different types of scales as instruments to measure weight; and
- 4.MG.1.d.iii
liquid volume (cups, pints, quarts, and gallons).
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