Department of Education

CALIBUNGAN HIGH SCHOOL

Calibungan, Victoria, Tarlac

Detailed Lesson Plan | Mathematics 7

I. Objectives
a. Content Standards
The learner demonstrates understanding of the key concepts of measurement.

b.  Performance Standards

The learner is able to formulate real – life problems involving measurements and
solve these using a variety of strategies.
c.  Most Essentials Learning Competencies
Converts measurements from one unit to another in both Metric and English
systems.

d. Learning Objectives
     At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Identify Metric System of Measurement
2. Know the basic prefixes associated with metric units
3. Convert measurements from one metric unit to another

I. Subject Matter 
Topic: Metric System of Measurement
Materials: Laptop, PowerPoint Presentation
Skills: 4C’s of 21st Century Learning (Collaboration, Communication, Creativity,
Critical Thinking)
Values Integration: Rationality, Attentiveness, and Cooperation
Strategies: Lecture-discussion Method, Collaborative Method, and Mastery Learning
Approach
References: Mathematics Quarter 2 – Module 1: Approximating Measurement
math7_q2_mod1of8_approximating-measurement.pdf
MEASURES OF LENGTH, WEIGHT AND CAPACITY (METRIC
SYSTEM) || GRADE 7 MATHEMATICS Q2 - YouTube
What is Metric System? Definition, Conversions, Examples
(splashlearn.com)
II. Procedures

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A. Routinary Activities
1. Greetings
2. Prayer
3. Class Reminders
4. Checking of Attendance

B. Review/Motivation

FACT or BLUFF

1. Handspan is under non-standard unit

of measurement 1. FACT
2. Forearm length = 1 cubit 2. FACT
3. Standard unit of measurement has 3. BLUFF
only one system 4. BLUFF
4. One foot = 14 inches 5. FACT
5. Meter is under the standard unit of
measurement

C. Lesson Proper

Like what we have discuss yesterday,

there are two systems under the standard
unit of measurement which are?
Metric System
English System

Which of the two systems is commonly

use worldwide? Metric System

Correct!

Metric system is a standard unit of

measurement that is used worldwide in
measuring things and calculations.

For example, we use meter in measuring

distances and lengths.

What unit is being used when you buy Gram

medicinal capsule?

What unit is being used when you buy a Liter

bottle of coke?

Gram is used in measuring weight of an

object.

Liter is used in measuring the capacity of

most of liquid substances like soft drinks.

These three units are what we called the

base units in metric system.

Length = meter
Weight = gram
Capacity = liter
How about if we measure the distance
from your home to Palawan? Can we still
use meter as the unit of measurement? Its possible Ma’am but we can also use
kilometer.

How about when you sell meat? What

unit you should use? Kilogram Ma’am

Then we have packed liquid substances

like sachet of shampoo, is liter still the
unit of measure? Mililiter is the unit used in sachet of shampoo

What can you observe from your

answers?
Kilometer
Kilogram
Mililiter We just add kilo and mili before the base unit

Excellent!

We call them prefixes.

Prefixes are added before the base unit to
differentiate the units from smaller to
bigger units of vice versa

The figure shows the arrangement of the

metric units, which are smaller or bigger
than the base units.

The units to the right of the base unit are

smaller than the base unit while the units
to the left of the base unit are bigger than
the base unit.

How to convert?
- Bigger unit to smaller unit, you need
to multiply
- Smaller unit to a bigger unit, you
need to divide
 Easy way:
- Simply move the decimal point to
where it goes
- Put zero to the empty place value

Examples:

1. 20 cm = ________ dam

Answer: 20 cm = .02 dam

2. 12.3 hg = _______ mg

Answer: 12.3 hg = 1230000 mg

Try This:
1. 0.37 dL = ____ mL
1. 37 mL
2. 16 kg = ____ g 2. 16000 g
3. 500 dm = ____ cm 3. 500 cm

D. Application

With the same group (already formed

from the start of classes)

Create a Metric Conversion mnemonic to

easily remembered the units and its
prefixes.
Write it on your activity notebook
individually.
You have 15 minutes to finish the task.

Example:
 E. Generalization
Every day, we measure weights, lengths,
distances, etc. The system that is
followed for such measurements is called
the metric system.

Meter is the basis of measurement for?

Length

Weight is the basis of measurement for?

Weight

Liter is the basis of measurement for? Capacity

F. Evaluation

In your activity notebook, convert the

following units to another metric unit.
1. 0.263 hg = ______ mg
2. 45.28 L = ______ kL
3. 6.3 cm = ______ hm
4. 452 mL = ______ daL
5. 843.61 dag = ______ dg

G. Assignment

Cara has 2-L bottle of juice. How many

glasses can it fill with 200 mL of juice?

Advance reading about English System

of Measurement

Prepared by:
Nazie Grace A. Dulnuan
BSED Math 4A