PROBLEM SOLVING Name 9.5 Problem Solving • Measure and Lesson Compare Measurement and Data— Essential Question How can acting it out help you solve 1.MD.A.2 measurement problems? MATHEMATICAL PRACTICES MP1, MP3 The blue ribbon is about 4 long. The red ribbon is 1 long. The green ribbon is 2 longer than the red ribbon. Measure and draw the ribbons in order from shortest to longest. Hands On UnlockUnlock thethe ProblemProblem What do I need to find? What information do I need to use? order the ribbons from shortest to Measure the ribbons using paper clips. longest Show how to solve the problem. HOME CONNECTION • Have your child act out a measurement problem by finding the lengths of 3 objects and ordering them © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company from shortest to longest. Chapter 9 five hundred thirty-seven 537 TryTry AnotherAnother ProblemProblem • What do I need Zack has 3 ribbons. The yellow ribbon to find? is about 4 long. The orange ribbon • What information do I need to use? is 3 shorter than the yellow ribbon. The blue ribbon is 2 longer than the yellow ribbon. Measure and draw the ribbons in order from longest to shortest. 1. about — 2. about — 3. about — Math Talk MATHEMATICAL PRACTICES 3 Compare How many paper clips shorter is the orange ribbon than the blue ribbon? © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 538 five hundred thirty-eight Name MATHM ShareShare andand ShowSh hhowhow BOARDBBOARD Solve. Draw or write to explain. 4. DEEPER Lisa measures her shoe to be about 5 long. Measure and draw an object that is 3 shorter than her shoe. Measure and draw an object that is 2 longer than her shoe. Personal Math Trainer 5. SMARTER Noah measures a marker to be about 4 long and a pencil to be about 6 long. Draw an object that is 1 longer than the marker and 1 shorter than the pencil. TAKE HOME ACTIVITY • Have your child explain how © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company he or she solved Exercise 4. Chapter 9 • Lesson 5 five hundred thirty-nine 539 Practice and Homework Name Lesson 9.5 Problem Solving • Measure and Compare COMMON CORE STANDARD—1.MD.A.2 Measure lengths indirectly and by iterating length units. The blue string is about 3 long. The green string is 2 longer than the blue string. The red string is 1 shorter than the blue string. Measure and draw the strings in order from longest to shortest. 1. about — 2. about — 3. about — ProblemProblem SolvingSolving 4. Sandy has a ribbon about 4 long. She cut a new ribbon 2 longer. Measure and draw the two ribbons. The new ribbon is about — long. 5. Math Measure and draw to show a blue crayon and a green crayon that is about 1 paper clip longer. © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Chapter 9 five hundred forty-one 541 Lesson Check (1.MD.A.2) 1. Mia measures a stapler with her paper clip ruler. About how long is the stapler? about _ Spiral Review (1.OA.C.6, 1.NBT.A.1) 2. What is the unknown number? Write the number. 4 + =13 — 3. Count by tens. What numbers are missing? Write the numbers. 17, 27, , , 57, 67 — — © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company FOR MORE PRACTICE GO TO THE 542 five hundred forty-two Personal Math Trainer.