State Curriculum - Mathematics

 
Grade 3
Standard 1.0 Knowledge of Algebra, Patterns, and Functions: Students will algebraically represent, model, analyze, or solve mathematical or real-world problems involving patterns or functional relationships.
A. Patterns and Functions
1. Identify, describe, extend, and create numeric patterns and functions
a. Represent and analyze numeric patterns using skip counting
    Assessment limit:
  • Use 2, 5, 10, or 100 starting with any whole number (0 – 1000)
b. Represent and analyze numeric patterns using skip counting
    Assessment limit:
  • Use 3 or 4 starting with 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 (0 - 30)
c. Represent and analyze numeric patterns using skip counting backward
    Assessment limit:
  • Use 10 or 100 starting with any whole number (0 – 1000)
d. Complete a function table using a given addition or subtraction rule
2. Identify, describe, extend, and create non-numeric growing or repeating patterns
a. Represent and analyze growing patterns using symbols, shapes, designs, or pictures
    Assessment limit:
  • Start at the beginning, show at least 3 levels but no more than 5 levels, and ask for the next level
b. Represent and analyze repeating patterns using symbols, shapes, designs, or pictures
    Assessment limit:
  • Use no more than 4 objects in the core of the pattern
B. Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities
1. Write and identify expressions
a. Represent numeric quantities using operational symbols (+, -, ×, ÷)
    Assessment limit:
  • Use operational symbols (+ or -) and whole numbers (0 – 50)
2. Identify, write, solve, and apply equations and inequalities
a. Represent relationships using appropriate relational symbols (<, >, or =) and operational symbols (+, -, ×, ÷) on either side
    Assessment limit:
  • Use operational symbols (+ or -) and whole numbers (0 – 1000)
b. Find the missing number (unknown) in a number sentence (equation) using operational symbols (+, -, ×, ÷)
    Assessment limit:
  • Use one operational symbol (+ or -) and whole numbers (0 – 100)
c. Find the missing number(s) (unknown) on one or both sides of a number sentence (equation)
C. Numeric and Graphic Representations of Relationships
1. Locate points on a number line
a. Represent whole numbers on a number line
b. Represent proper fractions on a number line
    Assessment limit:
  • Use fractions that have denominators of 2, 3, or 4
 

Note: Highlighted assessment limits will be tested in the no calculator section of MSA. In the assessment limit, (0-10) or (-10 to 10) means all numbers in the problem or the answer will fall within the range of 0 to 10 (including endpoints) or -10 to 10 (including endpoints), respectively. All content standards are tested in MSA but not all objectives. Objectives that have an assessment limit are tested on MSA. Objectives without an assessment limit are not tested on MSA.

 

MSDE has developed a toolkit for these standards which can be found online at: http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/mathematics/vsc_toolkit.html.

 

June 2004