Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
Reason abstractly and quantitatively
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
Model with mathematics
Use appropriate tools strategically
Attend to precision
Look for and make use of structure
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning
Current Math Objective
In Module 7, this unit focuses on customary measurement units (gallons, pints, yards, etc.). Students decompose them, convert them, and strengthen their sense of what each customary unit represents. Two-column tables are an important organizational tool that helps students see how the larger and smaller units relate to each other, as well as what a “unit” means in each situation, e.g., 16 ounces = 1 pound.
Two-column tables also reappear as organizational tools in later years, such as when students learn simple linear functions and use the tables to calculate coordinate pairs. In this module, the structure of the table is provided for students in order to scaffold their learning, to record the conversion from larger to smaller units, and to see the multiplicative relationship between two units of measurement.
