Lesson Plan Template 

MAED 3224 
Subject: 3
​ rd Math  Central Focus: S
​ olving one step word problems 
involving masses or volumes 
Common Core Objective:  Date taught: 
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.A.2 
Measure and estimate liquid volumes and 
masses of objects using standard units of 
grams (g), kilograms (kg), and liters (l).​1​ Add, 
subtract, multiply, or divide to solve one-step 
word problems involving masses or volumes 
that are given in the same units, e.g., by using 
drawings (such as a beaker with a 
measurement scale) to represent the 
problem. 
Daily Lesson Objective: 
Performance- S ​ tudents will independently solve one-step word problems using measurements. 
  
Conditions- ​Independent 
  
Criteria- S
​ tudents are expected to receive 8 out of 10 points.  
 
Prerequisite knowledge and skills needed:  

 
Activity  Description of Activities and Setting  Time 
1. Engage   The teacher will display a slide with the question:  3 min. 
‘What are the units of measurement we have learned 
this week? (Move the rectangle to check your 
answer.)’ Underneath it will be a picture of a milk 
carton, a dictionary, a paper clip, and a dropper. The 
students will need to math the unit with the picture. 
2. Explore   The teacher will put three word problems on the wall  5 min. 
(including solutions of major tasks)  around the room. 
1. A chimpanzee weighs 52 kg. A zebra weighs 
408 kg. What is the combined weight of the 
two animals?” 
2. I had some sugar in a bag. I added another 
250g to give me a total of 375g of sugar. 
How much sugar did I have to begin with?  
3. A pen has a mass of 10 grams. What is the 
mass of 5 identical pens? 
 The students will get up and in their math notebooks 
solve the problems. As the students work the 
teacher will monitor and ask questions such as, “ 
What is your answer? How did you find it? What
strategy did you use?” and​ ​assess how the students 
are doing.  
3. Explain   The students will come back to the carpet. The  10 min 
teacher will say, “ You all did a great job. Let’s see if 
we can explain what we did by using problem one as 
our example. How did we solve this problem? Let’s 
use our cube strategy to show our thinking. What is 
our first step? (circle the key numbers) What our are 
key numbers? (52 kg and 408 kg). What is our next 
step? (underline the question). What is this question 
asking? (What is the combined weight of the two 
animals?). So, what is our third step? (box action 
words). What are our action words? Now, we need to 
evaluate our thinking. How are we going to solve the 
problem? (The students will add the two numbers).”   
4. Elaborate/Extend   The students who need additional support will be   
read the problems out loud and work in partners to 
solve.  
The students who need a challenge will be able to 
create their own one step word problem using 
masses and volumes.  
5. Evaluate   Students will be given an exit ticket (attached   
(assessment methods)   below). Students can receive up to 10 points. 5 
points for solving the problem, 2 points for the 
picture, and 3 points for the equation.  
Materials/Technology: W ​ hite board, Smartboard, Print-outs, Exit tickets 
This lesson is based off of Walter Bickett Elementary lesson plan. 

 
Exit Ticket: