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DETAILED
LESSON PLAN
IN
Grade 7 Mathematics
Approximating Measurement Quantities: Length, Weight/Mass,
Volume, Time, Angle, Temperature, and Rate

Prepared by:
MELANIE D. LACHICA
MARY ANN C. PAGULAYAN
ANTHONY S. REYES

Submitted to:
MANUEL A. BELANGO, PhD
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DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN MATHEMATICS 7

I. OBJECTIVES
Learning Competencies: The learner approximates the measures of quantities particularly
length, weight/mass, volume, time, angle and temperature and rate. (M7ME-IIa-3)
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a.) approximate the measures of length, weight/mass, volume, time, angle, temperature,
and rate;
b.) explain the significance of estimating different measurement quantities in real-life
contexts; and
c.) apply their understanding of approximation to solve real-world problems involving
measurement quantities.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

A. Topic: Approximating Measurement Quantities: Length, Weight/Mass, Volume,
Time, Angle, Temperature, and Rate
B. References: Mathematics Quarter 2 Module 1
C. Materials: Laptop, Visual Aids, Printed Materials, Chalk
D. Values Integration: Patience, Awareness, Satisfaction, Contentment

III. PROCEDURE

Teacher’s Task Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

A. Preliminary
1. Greetings Good morning class! Ready for Good morning, ma’am! Yes,
another great day? we are, bring it on!

2. Prayer As we prepare for the day, let's rise Students stands.

together like the sun rising in the
morning.

Warren, would you be willing to Yes, ma’am. Let us bow our

lead us in prayer? head and feel the presence of
the Lord.

Dear Lord, as we gather here

today, we thank You for this
opportunity to learn and grow
together. Please guide our
minds and hearts as we engage
in our lessons. Help us to
listen with open ears, speak
with kindness, and support
one another. May we find joy
in our studies and strength in
our challenges. Bless our
teachers and classmates, and
let us make the most of this
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day. Amen.
3. Checking of Before we begin, let’s take a
Attendance/Classroom moment to see who’s missing None, ma’am!
Management/Reminders today. Is anyone absent from class?

That’s wonderful to hear! It’s Students listen.

always great when everyone is here
and ready to learn.

May I remind you again, class, that

we all play a part in making our
classroom a great place to learn.
Remember our ABCs:

Active Listening: Listen carefully

when someone is talking.

Be Kind: Treat each other with

respect and kindness, just like we
want to be treated

Come Prepared: Bring your energy

and ideas to the table, ready to
learn and share.

Together, we can create an amazing

learning environment.

B. Review This morning, we are going to start

our discussion by reviewing the
correct unit of measurements you
should use when you want to
measure something.

What unit of measurements we Meters(m), feet (ft),

should use if we are finding the inches(in), kilometers (km),
distance between two points? miles(mi), ma’am.

What about in mass that quantifies Kilograms(kg), pounds (lbs.),

the amount of matter in an object? ounces(oz), grams(g), ma’am

What about in unit of Celsius( ⃘C), Fahrenheit( ⃘F),

measurements that indicates the Kelvin(K), ma’am.
level of heat of coldness?

Very good! It seems like you have

a knowledge when to use the
different kinds of unit of
measurements.

C. Motivation Now, I will show a picture of

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different objects and you guess

what is their measurements.

Guess how many mL is this bottle 250 mL teacher!

of water can contain.
355 mL teacher!

300 mL teacher!

Guess how long is the length of this 50 cm teacher!

stick.
65 cm teacher!

This Photo by Unknown

Author is licensed under
CC BY-NC

Guess what time is shown in the 30 degrees and it’s 11:46

wall clock and how many degrees teacher!
is the angle?
35 degrees and it’s 11:48
teacher!

33 degrees and it’s 11:49

teacher!

This Photo by
Guess Unknown Author is how 1 kilo teacher!
licensed under
heavy is CC BY-NC-ND
this rock.
1/2 kilo teacher!

3/4 kilo teacher!

1.5 kilos teacher!

30 degrees Celsius teacher!

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Guess how hot is shown in the

thermometer. 27 degrees Celsius teacher!

D. Presentation of the Lesson Okay, since you know how to

estimate measurements, can you 1. We use measurements
tell me what are the purpose of to cook, build things,
these measurements in our daily to tell time, and to help
lives? us with shopping.
2. Measurements are vital
for monitoring our
health.
3. We use them to plan
trips.
4. We use measurements
Precisely! Measurements are to budget our money.
essential for almost everything we
do! They help us understand and
interact with the world around us.
Think about it – how would we
build houses, bake cakes, or even
tell time without them?

We use measurements every day,

often without realizing it. While
accurate measurements are crucial
for many tasks, approximations are
sometimes sufficient. Today's
lesson, “Approximating
Measurement Quantities”, will
help us understand how to make
reasonable approximations for
different types of measurements.

E. Lesson Proper

1. Activity Before going further to our lesson,

let us do this activity.

Directions:
1. Use the interactive map to Students open their phones
identify locations in the and go to the Google Maps
school or nearby area. app or website.

2. Ask students to quickly Students’ answers may vary.

estimate:
-The distance from the
school to the chosen
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location (in meters or

kilometers).
-The approximate time it
would take to walk or drive
there.
-The estimated temperature
at that location (based on
their knowledge of the
weather).

3. Students can then use the Students use their maps as a

map or app to verify their tool to verify their work.
estimates.

2. Analysis

Now, let us try to take a look at

your recorded estimation.

1. How far the distance of I used my knowledge of how

school to the chosen long it takes to walk a certain
location (in meters or distance and how fast cars go
kilometers)? to guess the time it would
take.
2. What is the approximate
time it would take to walk
or drive there?

3. What is the estimated

temperature at that location?

4. What strategies did you use

to estimate the distances,
times, or temperatures?

Next, to verify your estimation, let

us see if your answers are the same
or near with the exact distance,
time it would take to walk or drive
there, and the temperature of these
places.

Teacher and students are now

comparing the estimations to its
correct/exact measurements.

Reflection Questions:

Is the result of the activity close to Yes, the chance is low but
what you supposed to expect? there is a possibility that it will
Why? get closer to or it will also be
less likely to.
How can understanding units and
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estimation will help you plan a trip It helps me figure out how
or navigate a new city? much time I need to get places
and how far I can walk or
drive in a certain amount of
time.

3. Abstraction In our daily lives, we often

encounter situations where exact
measurements are not necessary or
even possible. In such cases, we
rely on approximation, the process
of estimating a value that is close to
the actual measurement.

Based on your experiences, when

did you use approximation of
measurement? When I’m buying vegetables,
teacher.

When calculating the total of

what I bought, teacher.

When I’m buying clothes for

Those are very good examples. someone, teacher.

Approximation also has a great

contribution to our daily living.

Now, what is the importance of

approximation?
Approximation allows us to
make quick mental
calculations without needing
precise tools or lengthy
Very good! calculations.

By estimating quantities, we can

make timely decisions, particularly
in situations where exact values are
not immediately available.

For instance, you're on a road trip

with a limited amount of gas. You
see a gas station ahead, but you're You can estimate your current
not sure if you need to stop. How gas mileage and the distance
can you estimate if you have to your next stop. If you
enough gas to reach your next estimate that you'll use more
planned stop? gas than you have left, it's best
to stop and fill up at the gas
station.
You're building a bookshelf, but
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you're unsure if you have enough You can estimate the amount
wood. How can you estimate if you of wood needed based on the
need to buy more wood? dimensions of the bookshelf
and the type of wood you're
using. If you estimate that
you're short, you can make a
quick trip to the hardware
store before starting the
project.

You're making dinner for friends,

but you only have a few potatoes You can estimate the number
left. You need to estimate if you of potatoes needed based on
have enough potatoes to make a the recipe and the size of the
potato salad. potatoes. If you estimate that
you don't have enough, you
can quickly adjust the recipe
or decide to make something
else.

You're baking a cake, but you're

out of flour. You have a little bit You can visually estimate the
left in a bag, but you're not sure if amount of flour you have left.
it's enough. How can you estimate If the recipe calls for two cups
if you have enough flour? of flour and you have about
1/4 cup left, you'll need to buy
more flour.

You're painting a room, but you

only have a few minutes to decide You can estimate the area of
how much paint to buy. How can the room by measuring the
you estimate how many cans of walls and ceiling. Then use the
paint you'll need? coverage information on the
paint can (e.g., one gallon
covers 350 square feet).
Divide the room's area by the
paint coverage rate to estimate
the number of gallons needed.
That’s right!

Now, identify the approximate

measurement quantity
(weight/mass, volume, time, angle,
temperature, or rate) that would be
most appropriate for each of the
following pictures.
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Measures of Weight/Mass

Measures of Volume

Measures of Angle

Measures of Temperature and

can be Measures of Volume

Very good! Measures of Rate

“Guess the Measurement”

Instructions:
1. Split the class into groups of
5 students.
2. Each group gets one index
card. They write down one Measures of Time
of the following
measurement quantities on
their card:
- Weight/Mass
- Volume
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4. Application - Time
(Group Activity) - Angle
- Temperature
- Rate
3. Each group secretly chooses
one object in the classroom
(it can be anything!). They
don't reveal the object to the
other groups.
4. Think and Write: Each
group needs to write down a Students actively engaged in
clue about their object, the activity.
focusing on the
measurement quantity they
chose. The clue should be a
question that hints at the
measurement.
Example: If a group chose
"Volume" and their object is
a water bottle, they might
write: "How much liquid
can this object hold?"
5. Share the Clues: Groups
take turns reading their
clues aloud. The other
groups try to guess what
measurement quantity is
being used and what the
object might be.
6. If a group correctly guesses
the measurement quantity
and the object, they get a
point.
7. Set a timer for 10 minutes.
The group with the most
points at the end wins!

Since you have a bag full of

knowledge, I think you are now
ready to take the quiz.

IV. EVALUATION
I. Directions: Determine a practical International System of Units (SI) for each of the
following:
Example: A small bottle of alcohol – milliliter
1. Length of the provincial road
2. Total area of a farm
3. The mass of a baby
4. The volume of a small pail of water
5. The mass of a 24k gold bracelet
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II. Directions: Read and analyze each item carefully. Calculate the given problem and give
its correct measurements.
1. Consider the given situation:
An airplane bound for Beijing took off from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 11:15
a.m. Its estimated time of arrival in Beijing is at 1555 hrs. The distance from Manila to
Beijing is 2839 km.
Questions:
a. What time (in standard time) is the plane supposed to arrive in Beijing?
b. How long is the flight?
c. What is the plane’s average speed?

2. Estimate the measurement of the given angles, then check your estimates by measuring
the same angles using your protractor.

Angle

Estimate

Measurement

V. ASSIGNMENT
A. Follow-up
1. How can we improve our estimation skills to become more accurate in approximating
measurements?
2. In what real-world scenarios is approximation particularly important, and how does it
impact decision-making?
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Prepared by:

MELANIE D. LACHICA MARY ANN C. PAGULAYAN

Pre-Service Teacher Pre-Service Teacher

ANTHONY S. REYES
Pre-Service Teacher