Using the State Curriculum: Mathematics, Grade 3

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Standard 3.0 Knowledge of Measurement

Topic A. Measurement Units

Indicator 1. Read customary and metric measurement units

Objective b. Tell time in days, hours, minutes, and seconds

Assessment limit: Use the nearest minute using an analog clock

Brief Constructed Response (BCR) Item
A class begins at exactly 9:12 A.M. The hour hand on the clock below has already been drawn for you. Step A On the clock, draw the minute hand to show the time the class begins. Step B Explain why the minute hand you drew on the clock is correct. Use what you know about clocks and how to tell time in your explanation. Use words and/or numbers in your explanation. /toolkit/vsc/assessment_items/msa_math_3_035.xml	Assessment limit: Use the nearest minute using an analog clock View Scoring Information

Brief Constructed Response (BCR) Item

A class begins at exactly 9:12 A.M. The hour hand on the clock below has already been drawn for you.

Step A
On the clock, draw the minute hand to show the time the class begins.

Step B
Explain why the minute hand you drew on the clock is correct. Use what you know about clocks and how to tell time in your explanation. Use words and/or numbers in your explanation.

/toolkit/vsc/assessment_items/msa_math_3_035.xml

Assessment limit:
Use the nearest minute using an analog clock

View Scoring Information

Resources for Objective 3.A.1.b:
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