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Unit 2, Lesson 9

Measure lengths of string using measurement tools, and use tape diagrams to represent and compare lengths

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In this lesson, students progress from concrete to abstract by creating tape diagrams to represent and compare lengths.

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2 Content Standards are aligned with this lesson

2.MD.B.5
2.MD.B.6

Major StandardsSupporting StandardsAdditional Standards

Standard 2.MD.B.5

Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve word problems involving lengths that are given in the same units, e.g., by using drawings (such as drawings of rulers) and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

Part of Major Cluster 2.MD.B

1 Math Practice Standard is aligned with this lesson

Use appropriate tools strategically.

Prerequisites for 2.MD.B.5

2nd Grade

Measure to determine how much longer one object is than another, expressing the length difference in terms of a standard length unit.