State Curriculum - Mathematics

 
Grade 2
Standard 2.0 Knowledge of Geometry: Students will apply the properties of one-, two-, or three-dimensional geometric figures to describe, reason, or solve problems about shape, size, position, or motion of objects.
A. Plane Geometric Figures
1. Recognize and apply the properties/attributes of plane geometric figures
a. Identify and describe sides and corners
b. Identify and describe quadrilaterals such as: squares, rectangles, rhombi
c. Identify and describe polygons by the number of sides such as: triangles, squares, rectangles, hexagons, octagons
d. Combine and subdivide squares, triangles, and rectangles to identify a new shape
B. Solid Geometric Figures
1. Analyze the properties of solid geometric figures
a. Compare two- and three-dimensional shapes such as: square to a cube, square and rectangle to a rectangular prism.
C. Representation of Geometric Figures
1. Represent plane geometric figures
a. Sketch plane figures
D. Congruence
1. Compare congruent figures
a. Describe congruent figures as having the same size and shape
E. Transformations
1. Recognize a transformation
a. Apply visualization and spatial reasoning in activities such as: tangrams
b. Identify and demonstrate slides, flips, and turns
2. Analyze geometric figures and pictures
a. Recognize that basic shapes have several lines of symmetry
b. Demonstrate symmetry in basic shapes and pictures by drawing 2 lines of symmetry
 

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