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Adult Goal 12 (continued): Learners will develop and use spatial sense and measurement.

OBJECTIVES EXAMPLES
Objective E: Learners will develop the process of measuring and use the concepts related to units of measure, including conversions within systems.
  • The English System.
  • The Metric System.
  • Select appropriate measurement tool to measure to the degree of accuracy desired in a particular situation.
  • Identify personal measures approximating English and metric measures, i.e., first finger joint -- about 1 inch, distance across middle fingernail -- about 1 cm., distance from nose to fingers with arm extended -- about 1 yard.
Objective F: Learners will apply measurement skills to problem solving and everyday experience.
  • Estimate and use measurements to describe and compare objects.
  • Apply the concepts of perimeter, area, volume, angle measure, and weight.
  • Discover formulas and optional procedures for measurement.
  • Make and use measurements in problem and everyday situations.
  • Read a variety of scales including both standard and metric, simple calipers, and dial gauges.

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