State Curriculum - Mathematics

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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. 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. 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 A. Patterns and Functions A. Patterns and Functions
1. Identify, describe, extend, and create numeric patterns
1. Identify, describe, extend, and create numeric patterns and functions
1. Identify, describe, extend, and create numeric patterns and functions
a. Represent and analyze numeric patterns using skip counting by 2, 5, and 10 starting with any whole number and using whole numbers to 100
a. Represent and analyze numeric patterns using skip counting
    Assessment limit:
  • Use 2, 5, 10, or 100 starting with any whole number (0 – 1000)
a. Represent and analyze numeric patterns using skip counting
    Assessment limit:
  • Use patterns of 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, or 9 starting with any whole number (0 – 100)
b. Represent and analyze numeric patterns using skip counting backward by 10s starting with any 2-digit whole number
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)
b. Create a one-operation (+ or -) function table to solve a real world problem
c. Recognize a function table as a relationship between numbers
c. Represent and analyze numeric patterns using skip counting backward
    Assessment limit:
  • Use 10 or 100 starting with any whole number (0 – 1000)
c. Complete a function table using a one operation (+, -, ×, ÷ with no remainders) rule
d. Complete a function table with a given one-operation rule (+, -) using whole numbers
d. Complete a function table using a given addition or subtraction rule
d. Describe the relationship that generates a one-operation rule
2. Identify, copy, describe, create, and extend nonnumeric patterns
2. Identify, describe, extend, and create non-numeric growing or repeating patterns
2. Identify, describe, extend, analyze, and create a non-numeric growing or repeating pattern
a. Represent and analyze growing patterns that start at the beginning and show no more than 3 levels, and ask for the next level, using symbols, shapes, designs, and pictures
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
a. Generate a rule for the next level of the growing pattern
    Assessment limit:
  • Use at least 3 levels but no more than 5 levels
b. Represent and analyze repeating patterns using 3 different objects in the core of the pattern
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. Generate a rule for a repeating pattern
    Assessment limit:
  • Use no more than 4 objects in the core of the pattern
c. Transfer a repeating pattern from one medium to 2 different media using no more than 3 different objects in the core of the pattern such as: red, green, red, green, ... A, B, A, B, ... , , , , ...
  c. Create a non-numeric growing or repeating pattern
B. Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities B. Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities B. Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities
1. Write and identify expressions
1. Write and identify expressions
1. Write and identify expressions
a. Represent numeric quantities using operational symbols (+, -) and whole numbers to 25
a. Represent numeric quantities using operational symbols (+, -, ×, ÷)
    Assessment limit:
  • Use operational symbols (+ or -) and whole numbers (0 – 50)
a. Represent numeric quantities using operational symbols (+, -, ×, ÷ with no remainders)
    b. Determine equivalent expressions
2. Identify, write, and solve equations and inequalities
2. Identify, write, solve, and apply equations and inequalities
2. Identify, write, solve, and apply equations and inequalities
a. Represent relationships using appropriate relational symbols (>, <, =) and operational symbols (+, -) with whole numbers to 100
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)
a. Represent relationships using relational symbols (>, <, =) and operational symbols (+, -, ×, ÷) on either side
    Assessment limit:
  • Use operational symbols (+, -, ×) and whole numbers (0 – 200)
b. Find the missing number (unknown) in a number sentence using operational symbols (+, -) with whole numbers up to 50
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)
b. Find the unknown in an equation with one operation
    Assessment limit:
  • Use multiplication (×) and whole numbers (0-81)
  c. Find the missing number(s) (unknown) on one or both sides of a number sentence (equation)
 
C. Numeric and Graphic Representations of Relationships C. Numeric and Graphic Representations of Relationships C. Numeric and Graphic Representations of Relationships
1. Locate points on a number line
1. Locate points on a number line
1. Locate points on a number line and in a coordinate grid
a. Represent whole numbers up to 100 on a number line
a. Represent whole numbers on a number line
a. Represent mixed numbers and proper fractions on a number line
    Assessment limit:
  • Use proper fractions with a denominators of 6, 8, or 10
  b. Represent proper fractions on a number line
    Assessment limit:
  • Use fractions that have denominators of 2, 3, or 4
b. Identify positions in a coordinate plane
    Assessment limit:
  • Use the first quadrant and ordered pairs of whole numbers (0 - 20)
    c. Represent decimals on a number line
 

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