Performance Task Objectives
· Read and write a fraction as part of a whole or part of
set, and simplify or
find equivalent fractions
· Read, write, round, rename mixed numbers
· Compare and order fractions and mixed numbers
· Estimate and measure length in customary units
Sunshine State Standards
· MA.A.1.2.3
· MA.A.3.2.1
· MA.B.1.2.2
· MA.B.2.2.1
· MA.B.2.2.2
· MA.B.4.2.2
Materials
· Student recording sheet
· Customary measuring tapes or yardsticks
· Chart paper
· Colored markers
· Paper and pencil
Student arrangement
· Small group
Task
Present the problem on the student Recording Sheet to your students.
Performance Criteria
· Does the student accurately measure each height in
inches?
· Does the student correctly express each height in feet
as a mixed
number?
· Does the student correctly order each height from
shortest to tallest?
· The use of an accurate bar graph for task #4 could be
accepted as an
extension of the student’s knowledge.
Work with your group to perform this task.
The Health Office wants a record of the heights of all
fifth-grade students.
You can help by preparing a chart of the heights of the students in your
group.
1. Measure and record the heights of your group members to
the nearest
inch.
2. Express each height in feet and inches.
3. Write each height as a mixed number in lowest terms .
4. Show the heights in order from shortest to tallest on a
chart.
5. Write an explanation describing how you accomplished
this task.
