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Charles A. Dana Center for Science and Mathematics Education
The University of Texas at Austin
Lexie Domaradzki
Assistant Superintendent, Teaching and Learning
July 2008
Math 3
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
DR. TERRY BERGESON OLD CAPITOL BUILDING • PO BOX 47200 • OLYMPIA WA 98504-7200 • http://www.k12.wa.us
It is with great pride that I, Dr. Terry Bergeson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction officially adopt the
revised K-12 Mathematics Standards as the new essential academic learning requirements for the state of
Washington.
Teams of national experts and talented Washington state mathematics educators, curriculum directors, and
mathematicians have worked tirelessly since October 2007 to develop the best set of K-12 mathematics
standards for our state. Since the announcement of the first draft in December 2007, these standards have
received input from thousands of educators and stakeholders throughout the state, including in-depth input
from the State Board of Education’s Math Panel.
As per 2008 Senate Bill 6534, the State Board of Education (SBE) contracted with an independent contractor,
Strategic Teaching to conduct a final review and analysis of the K-12 standards. On April 28, 2008, the SBE
voted to approve the K-8 standards for adoption by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).
The 9-12 standards were approved for OSPI adoption on July 30, 2008.
These standards set more challenging and rigorous expectations at each grade level. In addition, they provide
more clarity to support all students in developing and sharpening their mathematical skills, deepening their
understanding of concepts and processes, and utilizing their problem-solving, reasoning and communication
abilities. For students to develop this deeper level of understanding, their knowledge must be connected
not only to a variety of ideas and skills across topic areas and grade levels in mathematics, but also to other
subjects taught in school and to situations outside the classroom.
The revised K-12 Mathematics Standards are the first step in improving the mathematics learning of all
students in Washington and are now at the vanguard of the nation’s mathematics education improvement
movement. The standards will strongly support teachers as they prepare the state’s young people for
graduation, college and the workforce.
Sincerely,
Introduction..................................................................................................................................i
Kindergarten...............................................................................................................................1
K.1. Core Content: Whole numbers.............................................................................................................3
K.2. Core Content: Patterns and operations................................................................................................5
K.3. Core Content: Objects and their locations . .........................................................................................6
K.4. Additional Key Content ........................................................................................................................7
K.5. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication....................................................8
Grade 1........................................................................................................................................9
1.1. Core Content: Whole number relationships ....................................................................................... 11
1.2. Core Content: Addition and subtraction..............................................................................................14
1.3. Core Content: Geometric attributes....................................................................................................17
1.4. Core Content: Concepts of measurement..........................................................................................18
1.5. Additional Key Content .......................................................................................................................19
1.6. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication..................................................20
Grade 2......................................................................................................................................21
2.1. Core Content: Place value and the base ten system..........................................................................23
2.2. Core Content: Addition and subtraction..............................................................................................24
2.3. Core Content: Measurement...............................................................................................................26
2.4. Additional Key Content .......................................................................................................................27
2.5. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication..................................................29
Grade 3......................................................................................................................................31
3.1. Core Content: Addition, subtraction, and place value.........................................................................33
3.2. Core Content: Concepts of multiplication and division ......................................................................34
3.3. Core Content: Fraction concepts........................................................................................................38
3.4. Core Content: Geometry ....................................................................................................................40
3.5. Additional Key Content .......................................................................................................................41
3.6. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication..................................................42
Grade 4......................................................................................................................................43
4.1. Core Content: Multi-digit multiplication................................................................................................45
4.2. Core Content: Fractions, decimals, and mixed numbers ..................................................................48
4.3. Core Content: Concept of area ..........................................................................................................51
4.4. Additional Key Content........................................................................................................................53
4.5. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication..................................................55
Grade 5......................................................................................................................................57
5.1. Core Content: Multi-digit division.........................................................................................................59
5.2. Core Content: Addition and subtraction of fractions and decimals.....................................................61
5.3. Core Content: Triangles and quadrilaterals........................................................................................63
5.4. Core Content: Representations of algebraic relationships.................................................................65
5.5. Additional Key Content .......................................................................................................................67
5.6. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication..................................................68
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Grade 6......................................................................................................................................69
6.1. Core Content: Multiplication and division of fractions and decimals...................................................71
6.2. Core Content: Mathematical expressions and equations ..................................................................74
6.3. Core Content: Ratios, rates, and percents..........................................................................................76
6.4. Core Content: Two- and three-dimensional figures............................................................................78
6.5. Additional Key Content........................................................................................................................80
6.6. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication..................................................81
Grade 7......................................................................................................................................83
7.1. Core Content: Rational numbers and linear equations.......................................................................85
7.2. Core Content: Proportionality and similarity........................................................................................88
7.3. Core Content: Surface area and volume............................................................................................92
7.4. Core Content: Probability and data.....................................................................................................93
7.5. Additional Key Content .......................................................................................................................95
7.6. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication..................................................96
Grade 8......................................................................................................................................97
8.1. Core Content: Linear functions and equations ..................................................................................99
8.2. Core Content: Properties of geometric figures ................................................................................101
8.3. Core Content: Summary and analysis of data sets .........................................................................103
8.4. Additional Key Content......................................................................................................................107
8.5. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication................................................109
Geometry.................................................................................................................................133
G.1. Core Content: Logical arguments and proofs .................................................................................135
G.2. Core Content: Lines and angles . ....................................................................................................137
G.3. Core Content: Two- and three-dimensional figures.........................................................................138
G.4. Core Content: Geometry in the coordinate plane............................................................................143
G.5. Core Content: Geometric transformations ......................................................................................145
G.6. Additional Key Content ....................................................................................................................146
G.7. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication...............................................149
Algebra 2.................................................................................................................................151
A2.1. Core Content: Solving problems.....................................................................................................153
A2.2. Core Content: Numbers, expressions, and operations..................................................................157
A2.3. Core Content: Quadratic functions and equations.........................................................................159
A2.4. Core Content: Exponential and logarithmic functions and equations............................................161
A2.5. Core Content: Additional functions and equations.........................................................................163
A2.6. Core Content: Probability, data, and distributions......................................................................... 165
A2.7. Additional Key Content....................................................................................................................167
A2.8. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication..............................................168
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Mathematics 1.........................................................................................................................171
M1.1. Core Content: Solving problems ...................................................................................................173
M1.2. Core Content: Characteristics and behaviors of functions............................................................176
M1.3. Core Content: Linear functions, equations, and relationships...................................................... 179
M1.4. Core Content: Proportionality, similarity, and geometric reasoning...............................................183
M1.5. Core Content: Data and distributions.............................................................................................185
M1.6. Core Content: Numbers, expressions, and operations..................................................................187
M1.7. Additional Key Content...................................................................................................................190
M1.8. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication.............................................192
Mathematics 2.........................................................................................................................193
M2.1. Core Content: Modeling situations and solving problems.............................................................195
M2.2. Core Content: Quadratic functions, equations, and relationships.................................................198
M2.3. Core Content: Conjectures and proofs .........................................................................................202
M2.4. Core Content: Probability ............................................................................................................. 208
M2.5. Additional Key Content...................................................................................................................209
M2.6. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication............................................. 211
Mathematics 3.........................................................................................................................213
M3.1. Core Content: Solving problems....................................................................................................215
M3.2. Core Content: Transformations and functions...............................................................................218
M3.3. Core Content: Functions and modeling.........................................................................................220
M3.4. Core Content: Quantifying variability..............................................................................................223
M3.5. Core Content: Three-dimensional geometry . ...............................................................................225
M3.6. Core Content: Algebraic properties................................................................................................227
M3.7. Additional Key Content...................................................................................................................229
M3.8. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication.............................................231
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Washington State K–12 Mathematics Standards
Introduction
Overview
The Washington State K–12 Mathematics Standards outline the mathematics learning expectations for
all students in Washington. These standards describe the mathematics content, procedures, applications,
and processes that students are expected to learn. The topics and mathematical strands represented
across grades K–12 constitute a mathematically complete program that includes the study of numbers,
operations, geometry, measurement, algebra, data analysis, and important mathematical processes.
Core Content areas describe the major mathematical focuses of each grade level or course. A limited
number of priorities for each grade level in grades K–8 and for each high school course are identified, so
teachers know which topics call for the most time and emphasis. Each priority area includes a descriptive
paragraph that highlights the mathematics addressed and its role in a student’s overall mathematics
learning.
Additional Key Content contains important expectations that do not warrant the same amount of
instructional time as the Core Content areas. These are expectations that might extend a previously
learned skill, plant a seed for future development, or address a focused topic, such as scientific notation.
Although they need less classroom time, these expectations are important, are expected to be taught, and
may be assessed as part of Washington State’s assessment system. The content in this section allows
students to build a coherent knowledge of mathematics from year to year.
Core Processes include expectations that address reasoning, problem solving, and communication.
While these processes are incorporated throughout other content expectations, they are presented in
this section to clearly describe the breadth and scope of what is expected in each grade or course. In
Core Processes, at least two rich problems that cut across Core or Key Content areas are included as
examples for each grade or course. These problems illustrate the types and breadth of problems that
could be used in the classroom.
Performance Expectations, in keeping with the accepted definition of standards, describe what students
should know and be able to do at each grade level. These statements are the core of the document.
They are designed to provide clear guidance to teachers about the mathematics that is to be taught and
learned.
Explanatory Comments and Examples accompany most of the expectations. These are not technically
performance expectations. However, taken together with the Performance Expectations, they provide a
full context and clear understanding of the expectation.
The comments expand upon the meaning of the expectations. Explanatory text might clarify the
parameters regarding the type or size of numbers, provide more information about student expectations
regarding mathematical understanding, or give expanded detail to mathematical definitions, laws,
principles, and forms included in the expectation.
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The example problems include those that are typical of the problems students should do, those that
illustrate various types of problems associated with a particular performance expectation, and those that
illustrate the expected limits of difficulty for problems related to a performance expectation. Teachers are
not expected to teach these particular examples or to limit what they teach to these examples. Teachers
and quality instructional materials will incorporate many different types of examples that support the
teaching of the content described in any expectation.
In some instances, comments related to pedagogy are included in the standards as familiar illustrations to
the teacher. Teachers are not expected to use these particular teaching methods or to limit the methods
they use to the methods included in the document. These, too, are illustrative, showing one way an
expectation might be taught.
Although, technically, the performance expectations set the requirements for Washington students, people
will consider the entire document as the Washington mathematics standards. Thus, the term standards,
as used here, refers to the complete set of Performance Expectations, Explanatory Comments and
Examples, Core Content, Additional Key Content, and Core Processes. Making sense of the standards
from any grade level or course calls for understanding the interplay of Core Content, Additional Key
Content, and Core Processes for that grade or course.
The standards are not comprehensive. They do not describe everything that could be taught in a
classroom. Teachers may choose to go beyond what is included in this document to provide related
or supporting content. They should teach beyond the standards to those students ready for additional
challenges. Standards related to number skills, in particular, should be viewed as a floor—minimum
expectations—and not a ceiling. A student who can order and compare numbers to 120 should be given
every opportunity to apply these concepts to larger numbers.
The standards are not test specifications. Excessive detail, such as the size of numbers that can be tested
and the conditions for assessment, clouds the clarity and usability of a standards document, generally,
and a performance expectation, specifically. For example, it is sufficient to say “Identify, describe, and
classify triangles by angle measure and number of congruent sides,” without specifying that acute, right,
and obtuse are types of triangles classified by their angle size and that scalene, isosceles, and equilateral
are types of triangles classified by their side length. Sometimes this type of information is included in the
comments section, but generally this level of detail is left to other documents.
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document allows teachers and other readers to track the development of knowledge and skills across
grades and courses. An additional strand document on the Core Processes tracks the development of
reasoning, problem solving, and communication across grades K–12.
Algorithms are step-by-step mathematical procedures that, if followed correctly, always produce a correct
solution or answer. Generalized procedures are used throughout mathematics, such as in drawing
geometric constructions or going through the steps involved in solving an algebraic equation. Students
should come to understand that mathematical procedures are a useful and important part of mathematics.
The term fluency is used in these standards to describe the expected level and depth of a student’s
knowledge of a computational procedure. For the purposes of these standards, a student is considered
fluent when the procedure can be performed immediately and accurately. Also, when fluent, the student
knows when it is appropriate to use a particular procedure in a problem or situation. A student who is
fluent in a procedure has a tool that can be applied reflexively and doesn’t distract from the task of solving
the problem at hand. The procedure is stored in long-term memory, leaving working memory available to
focus on the problem.
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Problem solving and mathematical processes (reasoning and thinking to apply mathematical
content)
Mathematical processes, including reasoning, problem solving, and communication, are essential
in a well-balanced mathematics program. Students must be able to reason, solve problems, and
communicate their understanding in effective ways. While it is impossible to completely separate
processes and content, the standards’ explicit description of processes at each grade level calls attention
to their importance within a well-balanced mathematics program. Some common language is used to
describe the Core Processes across the grades and within grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8, and 9–12). The
problems students will address, as well as the language and symbolism they will use to communicate
their mathematical understanding, become more sophisticated from grade to grade. These shifts across
the grades reflect the increasing complexity of content and the increasing rigor as students deal with
more challenging problems, much in the same way that reading skills develop from grade to grade with
increasingly complex reading material.
Technology
The role of technology in learning mathematics is a complex issue, because of the ever-changing
capabilities of technological tools, differing beliefs in the contributions of technology to a student’s
education, and equitable student access to tools. However, one principle remains constant: The focus
of mathematics instruction should always be on the mathematics to be learned and on helping students
learn that mathematics.
Technology should be used when it supports the mathematics to be learned, and technology should not
be used when it might interfere with learning.
Calculators and other technological tools, such as computer algebra systems, dynamic geometry
software, applets, spreadsheets, and interactive presentation devices are an important part of today’s
classroom. But the use of technology cannot replace conceptual understanding, computational fluency, or
problem-solving skills.
Washington’s standards make clear that some performance expectations are to be done without the aid of
technology. Elementary students are expected to know facts and basic computational procedures without
using a calculator. At the secondary level, students should compute with polynomials, solve equations,
sketch simple graphs, and perform some constructions without the use of technology. Students should
continue to use previously learned facts and skills in subsequent grade levels to maintain their fluency
without the assistance of a calculator.
At the elementary level, calculators are less useful than they will be in later grades. The core of
elementary school—number sense and computational fluency—does not require a calculator. However,
this is not to say that students couldn’t use calculators to investigate mathematical situations and to solve
problems involving complicated numbers, lots of numbers, or data sets.
As middle school students deal with increasingly complex statistical data and represent proportional
relationships with graphs and tables, a calculator or technological tool with these functions can be useful
for representing relationships in multiple ways. At the high school level, graphing calculators become
valuable tools as all students tackle the challenges of algebra and geometry to prepare for a range of
postsecondary options in a technological world. Graphing calculators and spreadsheets allow students to
explore and solve problems with classes of functions in ways that were previously impossible.
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While the majority of performance expectations describe skills and knowledge that a student could
demonstrate without technology, learning when it is helpful to use these tools and when it is cumbersome
is part of becoming mathematically literate. When students become dependent upon technology to solve
basic math problems, the focus of mathematics instruction to help students learn mathematics has failed.
EALR 1: The student understands and applies the concepts and procedures of
mathematics.
Change is hard. These standards expect more of students and more of their teachers. Still, if
Washington’s students are to be prepared to be competitive and to reach their highest potential,
implementing these standards will pay off for years to come.
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Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Kindergarten
K.1. Core Content: Whole numbers (Numbers, Operations)
S tudents begin to develop basic notions of numbers and use numbers to think about objects and
the world around them. They practice counting objects in sets, and they think about how numbers
are ordered by showing the numbers on the number line. As they put together and take apart simple
numbers, students lay the groundwork for learning how to add and subtract. Understanding numbers is
perhaps the most central idea in all of mathematics, and if students build and maintain a strong foundation
of number sense and number skills, they will be able to succeed with increasingly sophisticated numerical
knowledge and skills from year to year.
K.1.B Read aloud numerals from 0 to 31. Shown numeral cards in random order from 0 to
31, students respond with the correct name of the
numerals. Students also demonstrate that they can
distinguish 12 from 21 and 13 from 31—a common
challenge for kindergartners.
K.1.C Fluently compose and decompose Students should be able to state that 5 is made up
numbers to 5. of 4 and 1, 3 and 2, 2 and 3, or 1 and 4. They should
understand that if I have 3, I need 2 more to make
5, or that if I have 4, I need only 1 more to make 5.
Students should also be able to recognize the number
of missing objects without counting.
Example:
• Here are 5 counters. I will hide some. If you see 2,
how many am I hiding?
K.1.D Order numerals from 1 to 10. The student takes numeral cards (1 to 10) that have
been shuffled and puts them in correct ascending order.
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Kindergarten
K.1.G Locate numbers from 1 to 31 on the number line. Students should be able to do this without having to
start counting at 1.
K.1.H Describe a number from 1 to 9 using 5 as a Students should make observations such as
benchmark number. “7 is 2 more than 5” or “4 is 1 less than 5.” This is
helpful for mental math and lays the groundwork for
using 10 as a benchmark number in later work with
base-ten numbers and operations.
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Kindergarten
Kindergarten
K.2. Core Content: Patterns and operations (Operations, Algebra)
S tudents learn what it means to add and subtract by joining and separating sets of objects. Working
with patterns helps them strengthen this understanding of addition and subtraction and moves them
toward the important development of algebraic thinking. Students study simple repetitive patterns in
preparation for increasingly sophisticated patterns that can be represented with algebraic expressions in
later grades.
K.2.A Copy, extend, describe, and create simple Students can complete these activities with specified
repetitive patterns. patterns of the type AB, AAB, AABB, ABC, etc.
Examples:
• Make a type AB pattern of squares and circles with
one square, one circle, one square, one circle, etc.
• Here is a type AAB pattern using colored cubes: red,
red, blue, red, red, blue, red, red. What comes next?
• A shape is missing in the type AB pattern below.
What is it?
K.2.B Translate a pattern among sounds, symbols, Red, red, yellow, red, red, yellow could translate to
movements, and physical objects. clap, clap, snap, clap, clap, snap.
K.2.C Model addition by joining sets of objects that Seeing two sets of counters or other objects, the
have 10 or fewer total objects when joined and student determines the correct combined total. The
model subtraction by separating a set of 10 or student may count the total number of objects in the set
fewer objects. or use some other strategy in order to arrive at the sum.
The student establishes the total number of counters or
objects in a set; then, after some have been removed,
the student figures out how many are left.
Examples:
• Get 4 counting chips. Now get 3 counting chips.
How many counting chips are there altogether?
• Get 8 counting chips. Take 2 away. How many
are left?
K.2.D Describe a situation that involves the actions Students can be asked to tell an addition story or a
of joining (addition) or separating (subtraction) subtraction story.
using words, pictures, objects, or numbers.
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Kindergarten
Kindergarten
K.3. Core Content: Objects and their locations (Geometry/Measurement)
S tudents develop basic ideas related to geometry as they name simple two- and three-dimensional
figures and find these shapes around them. They expand their understanding of space and location
by describing where people and objects are. Students sort and match shapes as they begin to develop
classification skills that serve them well in both mathematics and reading—matching numbers to sets,
shapes to names, patterns to rules, letters to sounds, and so on.
K.3.B Sort shapes using a sorting rule and explain Students could sort shapes according to attributes
the sorting rule. such as the shape, size, or the number of sides, and
explain the sorting rule. Given a selection of shapes,
students may be asked to sort them into two piles and
then describe the sorting rule. After sorting, a student
could say, “I put all the round ones here and all the
others there.”
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Kindergarten
Kindergarten
K.4. Additional Key Content (Geometry/Measurement)
S tudents informally develop early measurement concepts. This is an important precursor to Core
Content on measurement in later grades, when students measure objects with tools. Solving
measurement problems connects directly to the student’s world and is a basic component of learning
mathematics.
K.4.A Make direct comparisons using measurable Students should use language such as longer than,
attributes such as length, weight, and capacity. shorter than, taller than, heavier than, lighter than,
holds more than, or holds less than.
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Kindergarten
Kindergarten
K.5. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication
S tudents begin to build the understanding that doing mathematics involves solving problems and
discussing how they solved them. Problems at this level emphasize counting and activities that
lead to emerging ideas about addition and subtraction. Students begin to develop their mathematical
communication skills as they participate in mathematical discussions involving questions like “How did
you get that?” and “Why is that true?”
K.5.A Identify the question(s) asked in a problem. Descriptions of solution processes and explanations
can include numbers, words (including mathematical
K.5.B Identify the given information that can be used language), pictures, or physical objects. Students
to solve a problem. should be able to use all of these representations as
needed. For a particular solution, students should be
K.5.C Recognize when additional information is able to explain or show their work using at least one of
required to solve a problem. these representations and verify that their answer
is reasonable.
K.5.D Select from a variety of problem-solving
strategies and use one or more strategies to Examples:
solve a problem. • Grandma went to visit her two grandchildren and
K.5.E Answer the question(s) asked in a problem. discovered that the gloves they were each wearing
had holes in every finger, even the thumbs. She
K.5.F Describe how a problem was solved. will fix their gloves. How many glove fingers
(including thumbs) need to be fixed?
K.5.G Determine whether a solution to a problem • Students are given drinking straws or coffee
is reasonable. stirrers cut to a variety of different lengths: 6″, 5″,
4″, 3″, and 2″. They are to figure out which sets of
three lengths, when joined at their ends, will form
triangles and which sets of three will not.
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Grade 1
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Grade 1
Grade 1
1.1. Core Content: Whole number relationships (Numbers, Operations)
S tudents continue to work with whole numbers to quantify objects. They consider how numbers
relate to one another. As they expand the set of numbers they work with, students start to develop
critical concepts of ones and tens that introduce them to place value in our base ten number system.
An understanding of how ones and tens relate to each other allows students to begin adding and
subtracting two-digit numbers, where thinking of ten ones as one ten and vice versa is routine. Some
students will be ready to work with numbers larger than those identified in the Expectations and should
be given every opportunity to do so.
1.1.C Read aloud numerals from 0 to 1,000. The patterns in the base ten number system become
clearer to students when they count in the hundreds.
Therefore, learning the names of three-digit numbers
supports the learning of more difficult two-digit
numbers (such as numbers in the teens and numbers
ending in 0 or 1).
1.1.D Order objects or events using ordinal numbers. Students use ordinal numbers to describe positions
through the twentieth.
Example:
• John is fourth in line.
1.1.E Write, compare, and order numbers to 120. Students arrange numbers in lists or talk about the
relationships among numbers using the words equal to,
greater than, less than, greatest, and least.
Example:
• Write the numbers 27, 2, 111, and 35 from least
to greatest.
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Grade 1
Examples:
• Ten is 2 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1.
• Eight is five and three.
• Here are twelve coins. I will hide some. If you
see three, how many am I hiding? [This example
demonstrates how students might be encouraged
to go beyond the expectation.]
1.1.G Group numbers into tens and ones in more Students demonstrate that the value of a number
than one way. remains the same regardless of how it is grouped.
Grouping of numbers lays a foundation for future work
with addition and subtraction of two-digit numbers,
where renaming may be necessary.
27 can be
shown as
27 = 10 + 10 + 7
27 can be
shown as
27 = 10 + 17
27 can be
shown as
1.1.H Group and count objects by tens, fives, Given 23 objects, the student will count them by tens
and twos. as 10, 20, 21, 22, 23; by fives as 5, 10, 15, 20, 21, 22,
23; and by twos as 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20,
22, 23.
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Examples:
• 13 is odd because 13 counters cannot be
regrouped into two equal piles.
• 20 is even because every counter in this set of
20 counters can be paired with another counter
in the set.
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Grade 1
Grade 1
1.2. Core Content: Addition and subtraction (Operations, Algebra)
S tudents learn how to add and subtract, when to add and subtract, and how addition and
subtraction relate to each other. Understanding that addition and subtraction undo each other is an
important part of learning to use these operations efficiently and accurately. Students notice patterns
involving addition and subtraction, and they work with other types of patterns as they learn to make
generalizations about what they observe.
1.2.B Use the equal sign (=) and the word equals to Students need to understand that equality means is
indicate that two expressions are equivalent. the same as. This idea is critical if students are to
avoid common pitfalls in later work with numbers and
operations, where they may otherwise fall into habits of
thinking that the answer always follows the equal sign.
Examples:
• 7=8–1
• 5 + 3 equals 10 – 2
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
• 7–4=3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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Grade 1
Examples:
• 3 + 5 = 8, so 8 – 3 = 5
• Annie had ten marbles, but she lost three. How
many marbles does she have? Joe found her
marbles and gave them back to her. Now how
many does she have?
1.2.F Apply and explain strategies to compute Strategies for addition include counting on, but
addition facts and related subtraction facts for students should be able to move beyond counting
sums to 18. on to use other strategies, such as making 10, using
doubles or near doubles, etc.
1.2.G Quickly recall addition facts and related Adding and subtracting zero are included.
subtraction facts for sums equal to 10.
1.2.H Solve and create word problems that match Students should be able to represent addition and
addition or subtraction equations. subtraction sentences with an appropriate situation,
using objects, pictures, or words. This standard is about
helping students connect symbolic representations
to situations. While some students may create word
problems that are detailed or lengthy, this is not
necessary to meet the expectation. Just as we want
students to be able to translate 5 boys and 3 girls sitting
at a table into 5 + 3 = 8, we want students to look at an
expression like 7 – 4 = 3 and connect it to a situation or
problem using objects, pictures, or words.
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Grade 1
Grade 1
1.3. Core Content: Geometric attributes (Geometry/Measurement)
S tudents expand their knowledge of two- and three-dimensional geometric figures by sorting,
comparing, and contrasting them according to their characteristics. They learn important
mathematical vocabulary used to name the figures. Students work with composite shapes made out of
basic two-dimensional figures as they continue to develop their spatial sense of shapes, objects, and the
world around them.
1.3.B Identify and name two-dimensional figures, Figures should include circles, triangles, rectangles,
including those in real-world contexts, squares (as special rectangles), rhombi, hexagons,
regardless of size or orientation. and trapezoids.
1.3.C Combine known shapes to create shapes and Students could be asked to trace objects or use
divide known shapes into other shapes. a drawing program to show different ways that a
rectangle can be divided into three triangles. They
can also use pattern blocks or plastic shapes to make
new shapes. The teacher can give students cutouts of
shapes and ask students to combine them to make a
particular shape.
Example:
• What shapes can be made from a rectangle and a
triangle? Draw a picture to show your answers.
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Grade 1
1.4. Core Content: Concepts of measurement (Geometry/Measurement)
S tudents start to learn about measurement by measuring length. They begin to understand what it
means to measure something, and they develop their measuring skills using everyday objects. As
they focus on length, they come to understand that units of measure must be equal in size and learn
that standard-sized units exist. They develop a sense of the approximate size of those standard units
(like inches or centimeters) and begin using them to measure different objects. Students learn that when
a unit is small, it takes more of the unit to measure an item than it does when the units are larger, and
they relate and compare measurements of objects using units of different sizes. Over time they apply
these same concepts of linear measurement to other attributes such as weight and capacity. As students
practice using measurement tools to measure objects, they reinforce their numerical skills and continue to
develop their sense of space and shapes.
1.4.B Use a variety of non-standard units to Use craft sticks, toothpicks, coffee stirrers, etc., to
measure length. measure length.
1.4.D Use non-standard units to compare objects Examples can include using filled paper cups to
according to their capacities or weights. measure capacity or a balance with marbles or cubes
to measure weight.
1.4.F Name the days of the week and the months of Examples:
the year, and use a calendar to determine a
• Name the days of the week in order.
day or month.
• Name the months of the year in order.
• How many days until your birthday?
• What month comes next?
• What day was it yesterday?
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Grade 1
1.5. Additional Key Content (Data/Statistics/Probability)
S tudents are introduced to early ideas of statistics by collecting and visually representing data. These
ideas reinforce their understanding of the Core Content areas related to whole numbers and addition
and subtraction as students ask and answer questions about the data. As they move through the grades,
students will continue to apply what they learn about data, making mathematics relevant and connecting
numbers to applied situations.
1.5.B Ask and answer comparison questions Students develop questions that can be answered
about data. using information from their graphs. For example,
students could look at tallies showing the number of
pockets on pants for each student today.
Andy
Sara
Chris
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Grade 1
Grade 1
1.6. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication
S tudents further develop the concept that doing mathematics involves solving problems and discussing
what they did to solve them. Problems in first grade emphasize addition, subtraction, and solidifying
number concepts, and sometimes include precursors to multiplication. Students continue to develop their
mathematical communication skills as they participate in mathematical discussions involving questions
like “How did you get that?”; “Why did you do that?”; and “How do you know that?” Students begin to build
their mathematical vocabulary as they use correct mathematical language appropriate to first grade.
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Grade 2
Grade 2
2.1. Core Content: Place value and the base ten system (Numbers)
S tudents refine their understanding of the base ten number system and use place value concepts of
ones, tens, and hundreds to understand number relationships. They become fluent in writing and
renaming numbers in a variety of ways. This fluency, combined with the understanding of place value, is a
strong foundation for learning how to add and subtract two-digit numbers.
2.1.B Connect place value models with their Understanding the relative value of numbers using place
numerical equivalents to 1,000. value is an important element of our base ten number
system. Students should be familiar with representing
numbers using words, pictures (including those involving
grid paper), or physical objects such as base ten blocks.
Money can also be an appropriate model.
2.1.E Group three-digit numbers into hundreds, tens, Students should become fluent in naming and
and ones in more than one way. renaming numbers based on number sense and their
understanding of place value.
Examples:
• In the number 647, there are 6 hundreds, there are
64 tens, and there are 647 ones.
• There are 20 tens in 200 and 10 hundreds in 1,000.
• There are 23 tens in 230.
• 3 hundreds + 19 tens + 3 ones describes the same
number as 4 hundreds + 8 tens + 13 ones.
2.1.F Compare and order numbers from 0 to 1,000. Students use the words equal to, greater than, less
than, greatest, or least and the symbols =, <, and >.
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Grade 2
2.2. Core Content: Addition and subtraction (Operations, Geometry/Measurement, Algebra)
S tudents focus on what it means to add and subtract as they become fluent with single-digit addition
and subtraction facts and develop addition and subtraction procedures for two-digit numbers.
Students make sense of these procedures by building on what they know about place value and number
relationships and by putting together or taking apart sets of objects. This is students’ first time to deal
formally with step-by-step procedures (algorithms)—an important component of mathematics where
a generalizable technique can be used in many similar situations. Students begin to use estimation to
determine if their answers are reasonable.
2.2.B Solve addition and subtraction word problems Problems should include those involving take-away
that involve joining, separating, and comparing situations, missing addends, and comparisons.
and verify the solution.
The intent of this expectation is for students to show
their work, explain their thinking, and verify that the
answer to the problem is reasonable in terms of the
original context and the mathematics used to solve the
problem. Verifications can include the use of numbers,
words, pictures, or physical objects.
Example:
• Hazel and Kimmy each have stamp collections.
Kimmy’s collection has 7 more stamps than Hazel’s.
Kimmy has a total of 20 stamps. How many stamps
are in Hazel’s collection? Explain your answer.
[Students may verify their work orally, with
pictures, or in writing. For instance, students might
give the equation below or might use the picture.]
20 – 7 = 13
Kimmy’s
2.2.C Add and subtract two-digit numbers efficiently Students should be able to connect the numerical
and accurately using a procedure that works procedures with other representations, such as words,
with all two-digit numbers and explain why the pictures, or physical objects.
procedure works.
This is students’ first exposure to mathematical
algorithms. It sets the stage for all future work with
computational procedures.
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2.2.F Create and state a rule for patterns that can be Examples:
generated by addition and extend the pattern.
• 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, . . .
• Look at the pattern of squares below. Draw a
picture that shows what the next set of squares
might look like and explain why your answer
makes sense.
A B C
2.2.G Solve equations in which the unknown number Students need this kind of experience with equivalence
appears in a variety of positions. to accompany their first work with addition and
subtraction. Flexible use of equivalence and missing
numbers sets the stage for later work when solving
equations in which the variable is in different positions.
Examples:
• 8+3=+5
• 10 – 7 = 2 +
• =9+4+2
2.2.H Name each standard U.S. coin, write its value Students should be expected to express, for example,
using the $ sign and the ¢ sign, and name the value of a quarter as twenty-five cents, $0.25,
combinations of other coins with the same and 25¢, and they should be able to give other
total value. combinations of coins whose value is 25¢. This is a
precursor to decimal notation.
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Grade 2
2.3. Core Content: Measurement (Geometry/Measurement)
S tudents understand the process of measuring length and progress from measuring length with
objects such as toothpicks or craft sticks to the more practical skill of measuring length with standard
units and tools such as rulers, tape measures, or meter sticks. As students are well acquainted with two-
digit numbers by this point, they tell time on different types of clocks.
2.3.B Estimate length using metric and U.S. Students could make observations such as, “The
customary units. ceiling of the classroom is about 8 feet high.”
2.3.C Measure length to the nearest whole unit in Standard tools may include rulers, yardsticks, meter
both metric and U.S. customary units. sticks, or centimeter/inch measuring tapes. Students
should measure some objects that are longer than the
measurement tool being used.
2.3.D Describe the relative size among minutes, Students should be able to describe relative sizes
hours, days, weeks, months, and years. using statements like, “Since a minute is less than an
hour, there are more minutes than hours in one day.”
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Grade 2
2.4. Additional Key Content (Numbers, Operations, Geometry/Measurement,
Data/Statistics/Probability)
S tudents make predictions and answer questions about data as they apply their growing understanding
of numbers and the operations of addition and subtraction. They extend their spatial understanding
of Core Content in geometry developed in kindergarten and grade one by solving problems involving
two- and three-dimensional geometric figures. Students are introduced to a few critical concepts that will
become Core Content in grade three. Specifically, they begin to work with multiplication and division and
learn what a fraction is.
Examples:
• How many different ways can you fill the outline of
the figure with pattern blocks? What is the greatest
number of blocks you can use? The least number?
Can you fill the outline with every whole number of
blocks between the least number of blocks and the
greatest number of blocks?
• Build a figure or design out of five blocks. Describe
it clearly enough so that someone else could build
it without seeing it. Blocks may represent two-
dimensional figures (i.e., pattern blocks) or three-
dimensional figures (i.e., wooden geometric solids).
2.4.B Collect, organize, represent, and interpret data In a picture graph, a single picture represents a single
in bar graphs and picture graphs. object. Pictographs, where a symbol represents more
than one unit, are introduced in grade three when
multiplication skills are developed.
2.4.C Model and describe multiplication situations in Multiplication is introduced in grade two only at a
which sets of equal size are joined. conceptual level. This is a foundation for the more
systematic study of multiplication in grade three. Small
numbers should be used in multiplication problems that
are posed for students in grade two.
Example:
• You have 4 boxes with 3 apples in each box. How
many apples do you have?
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Example:
• You have 15 apples to share equally among
5 classmates. How many apples will each
classmate get?
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Grade 2
2.5. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication
S tudents further develop the concept that doing mathematics involves solving problems and talking
about what they did to solve those problems. Second-grade problems emphasize addition and
subtraction with increasingly large numbers, measurement, and early concepts of multiplication and
division. Students communicate their mathematical thinking and make increasingly more convincing
mathematical arguments. Students participate in mathematical discussions involving questions like “How
did you get that?”; “Why did you use that strategy?”; and “Why is that true?” Students continue to build
their mathematical vocabulary as they use correct mathematical language appropriate to grade two when
discussing and refining solutions to problems.
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Grade 3
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Grade 3
Grade 3
3.1. Core Content: Addition, subtraction, and place value (Numbers, Operations)
S tudents solidify and formalize important concepts and skills related to addition and subtraction. In
particular, students extend critical concepts of the base ten number system to include large numbers,
they formalize procedures for adding and subtracting large numbers, and they apply these procedures in
new contexts.
Examples:
• Fill in the box with <, >, or = to make a true
sentence: 3,546 4,356.
• Is 5,683 closer to 5,600 or 5,700?
3.1.C Fluently and accurately add and subtract Teachers should be aware that in some countries the
whole numbers using the standard algorithms might be recorded differently.
regrouping algorithms.
3.1.E Solve single- and multi-step word problems The intent of this expectation is for students to show
involving addition and subtraction of whole their work, explain their thinking, and verify that the
numbers and verify the solutions. answer to the problem is reasonable in terms of the
original context and the mathematics used to solve the
problem. Verifications can include the use of numbers,
words, pictures, or equations.
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Grade 3
Grade 3
3.2. Core Content: Concepts of multiplication and division (Operations, Algebra)
S tudents learn the meaning of multiplication and division and how these operations relate to each
other. They begin to learn multiplication and division facts and how to multiply larger numbers.
Students use what they are learning about multiplication and division to solve a variety of problems. With
a solid understanding of these two key operations, students are prepared to formalize the procedures for
multiplication and division in grades four and five.
— An array:
— Repeated addition: 4 + 4 + 4
— Three equal jumps forward from 0 on the
number line to 12:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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— An array:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Examples:
• 3 × 5 = 15 5 × 3 = 15 15
15 ÷ 3 = 5 15 ÷ 5 = 3
x or ÷
3 5
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4x6
4 groups of 5
4 groups of 1
3.2.E Quickly recall those multiplication facts for Many students will learn all of the multiplication facts
which one factor is 1, 2, 5, or 10 and the to 10 X 10 by the end of third grade, and all students
related division facts. should be given the opportunity to do so.
3.2.F Solve and create word problems that match The goal is for students to be able to represent
multiplication or division equations. multiplication and division sentences with an
appropriate situation, using objects, pictures, or written
or spoken words. This standard is about helping
students connect symbolic representations to the
situations they model. While some students may create
word problems that are detailed or lengthy, this is not
necessary to meet the expectation. Just as we want
students to be able to translate 5 groups of 3 cats into
5 x 3 = 15; we want students to look at an equation like
12 ÷ 4 = 3 and connect it to a situation using objects,
pictures, or words.
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6 x 2 = 12
6 6 x 10 = 60
6 groups of 10 6 groups of 2
3.2.H Solve single- and multi-step word problems Problems include using multiplication to determine
involving multiplication and division and verify the number of possible combinations or outcomes
the solutions. for a situation, and division contexts that require
interpretations of the remainder.
Examples:
• Determine the number of different outfits that can be
made with four shirts and three pairs of pants.
• There are 14 soccer players on the boys’ team and
13 on the girls’ team. How many vans are needed
to take all players to the soccer tournament if each
van can take 5 players?
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Grade 3
3.3. Core Content: Fraction concepts (Numbers, Algebra)
S tudents learn about fractions and how they are used. Students deepen their understanding of
fractions by comparing and ordering fractions and by representing them in different ways. With a
solid knowledge of fractions as numbers, students are prepared to be successful when they add, subtract,
multiply, and divide fractions to solve problems in later grades.
3.3.B Compare and order fractions that have Fractions can be compared using benchmarks
denominators of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 12. 1
(such as 2 or 1), common numerators, or common
denominators. Symbols used to describe comparisons
include <, >, =.
1 1 5
8 2 6
3.3.C Represent and identify equivalent fractions with Students could represent fractions using the number
denominators of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 12. line, physical objects, pictures, or numbers.
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Examples:
• Emile and Jordan ordered a medium pizza. Emile
1 1
ate of it and Jordan ate of it. Who ate more
3 4
pizza? Explain how you know.
• Janie and Li bought a dozen balloons. Half of them
1 1
were blue, were white, and were red. Were
3 6
there more blue, red, or white balloons? Justify
your answer.
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Grade 3
3.4. Core Content: Geometry (Geometry/Measurement)
S tudents learn about lines and use lines, line segments, and right angles as they work with
quadrilaterals. Students connect this geometric work to numbers, operations, and measurement as
they determine simple perimeters in ways they will use when calculating perimeters of more complex
figures in later grades.
3.4.C Identify and describe special types Special types of quadrilaterals include squares,
of quadrilaterals. rectangles, parallelograms, rhombi, trapezoids and kites.
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Grade 3
3.5. Additional Key Content (Algebra, Geometry/Measurement, Data/Statistics/Probability)
S tudents solidify and formalize a number of important concepts and skills related to Core Content
studied in previous grades. In particular, students demonstrate their understanding of equivalence as
an important foundation for later work in algebra. Students also reinforce their knowledge of measurement
as they use standard units for temperature, weight, and capacity. They continue to develop data
organization skills as they reinforce multiplication and division concepts with a variety of types of graphs.
Correct sentences:
3+6=9
9 + 7 = 16
3.5.B Measure temperature in degrees Fahrenheit The scale on a thermometer is essentially a vertical
and degrees Celsius using a thermometer. number line. Students may informally deal with
negative numbers in this context, although negative
numbers are not formally introduced until grade six.
3.5.E Construct and analyze pictographs, frequency Students can write questions to be answered with
tables, line plots, and bar graphs. information from a graph. Graphs and tables can be
used to compare sets of data.
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Grade 3
Grade 3
3.6. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication
S tudents in grade three solve problems that extend their understanding of core mathematical
concepts—such as geometric figures, fraction concepts, and multiplication and division of whole
numbers—as they make strategic decisions that bring them to reasonable solutions. Students use
pictures, symbols, or mathematical language to explain the reasoning behind their decisions and
solutions. They further develop their problem-solving skills by making generalizations about the processes
used and applying these generalizations to similar problem situations. These critical reasoning, problem-
solving, and communication skills represent the kind of mathematical thinking that equips students to
use the mathematics they know to solve a growing range of useful and important problems and to make
decisions based on quantitative information.
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Grade 4
Grade 4
4.1. Core Content: Multi-digit multiplication (Numbers, Operations, Algebra)
S tudents learn basic multiplication facts and efficient procedures for multiplying two- and three-digit
numbers. They explore the relationship between multiplication and division as they learn related
division and multiplication facts in the same fact family. These skills, along with mental math and
estimation, allow students to solve problems that call for multiplication. Building on an understanding of
how multiplication and division relate to each other, students prepare to learn efficient procedures for
division, which will be developed in fifth grade. Multiplication of whole numbers is not only a basic skill,
it is also closely connected to Core Content of area in this grade level, and this connection reinforces
understanding of both concepts. Multiplication is also central to students’ study of many other topics in
mathematics across the grades, including fractions, volume, and algebra.
4.1.C Represent multiplication of a two-digit number Representations can include pictures or physical
by a two-digit number with place value models. objects, or students can describe the process in words
(14 times 16 is the same as 14 times 10 added to
14 times 6).
Example:
• 14 × 16 = 224
100 4 tens
16
24
6 tens
ones
14
100 + 40 + 60 + 24 = 224
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Examples:
• 10 × 5,000 = 50,000
100 × 5,000 = 500,000
1,000 × 5,000 = 5,000,000
• 40 × 300
= (4 × 10) × (3 × 100)
= (4 × 3) × (10 × 100)
= 12 × 1,000
= 12,000
4.1.I Solve single- and multi-step word problems The intent of this expectation is for students to show
involving multi-digit multiplication and verify their work, explain their thinking, and verify that the
the solutions. answer to the problem is reasonable in terms of the
original context and the mathematics used to solve the
problem. Verifications can include the use of numbers,
words, pictures, or equations.
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Example:
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Grade 4
4.2. Core Content: Fractions, decimals, and mixed numbers (Numbers, Algebra)
S tudents solidify and extend their understanding of fractions (including mixed numbers) to include
decimals and the relationships between fractions and decimals. Students work with common factors
and common multiples as preparation for learning procedures for fraction operations in grades five and six.
When they are comfortable with and knowledgeable about fractions, students are likely to be successful
with the challenging skills of learning how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions.
4.2.B Read, write, compare, and order decimals Decimals may be compared using benchmarks, such
through hundredths. as 0, 0.5, 1, or 1.5. Decimals may also be compared
using place value.
Examples:
• List in increasing order: 0.7, 0.2, 1.4.
• Write an inequality that compares 0.05 and 0.50.
4.2.C Convert a mixed number to a fraction and vice Students should be able to use either the fraction or
versa, and visually represent the number. mixed-number form of a number as appropriate to
a given situation, and they should be familiar with
representing these numbers with words, pictures, and
physical objects.
4.2.D Convert a decimal to a fraction and vice versa, Students should be familiar with using pictures and
and visually represent the number. physical objects to visually represent decimals and
fractions. For this skill at this grade, fractions should
be limited to those that are equivalent to fractions with
denominators of 10 or 100.
Examples:
33
• = 0.3
1010
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5
• = 0.25
20
5
20
11 3
11
22 2
11
0.75
0.75
22
3 1
• Correctly show , 0.35, 3 on the number line.
35 2
1
3
• Order the following
5 numbers 2 from least to greatest:
7 , 6.2, 1 , 0.88.
6 12
7
6
4.2.F Write a fraction equivalent to a given fraction. Example:
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Example:
11
• Ms. Ortiz needs 11 pounds of sliced turkey. She
22
picked up a package labeled “1.12 lbs.” Would she
have enough turkey with this package? Explain
why or why not.
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Grade 4
4.3. Core Content: Concept of area (Geometry/Measurement, Algebra)
S tudents learn how to find the area of a rectangle as a basis for later work with areas of other
geometric figures. They select appropriate units, tools, and strategies, including formulas, and use
them to solve problems involving perimeter and area. Solving such problems helps students develop
spatial skills, which are critical for dealing with a wide range of geometric concepts. The study of area is
closely connected to Core Content on multiplication, and connections between these concepts should be
emphasized whenever possible.
4.3.C Determine the perimeter and area of a This is an opportunity to connect area to the concept
rectangle using formulas, and explain why the of multiplication, a useful model for multiplication that
formulas work. extends into algebra. Students should also work with
squares as special rectangles.
Example:
1
6
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4.3.F Solve single- and multi-step word problems The intent of this expectation is for students to show
involving perimeters and areas of rectangles their work, explain their thinking, and verify that the
and verify the solutions. answer to the problem is reasonable in terms of the
original context and the mathematics used to solve the
problem. Verifications can include the use of numbers,
words, pictures, or equations.
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Grade 4
4.4. Additional Key Content (Geometry/Measurement, Algebra, Data/Statistics/Probability)
S tudents use coordinate grids to connect numbers to basic ideas in algebra and geometry. This
connection between algebra and geometry runs throughout advanced mathematics and allows
students to use tools from one branch of mathematics to solve problems related to another branch.
Students also extend and reinforce their work with whole numbers and fractions to describe sets of data
and find simple probabilities. Students combine measurement work with their developing ideas about
multiplication and division as they do basic measurement conversions. They begin to use algebraic
notation while solving problems in preparation for formalizing algebraic thinking in later grades.
(5, 5)
5
(1, 4)
4
(5, 3)
3
(2, 2)
2
(3, 1)
1
(0, 0)
x
0 1 2 3 4 5
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Frequency
X X
X X X
X X X X
X X X X X
X X X X X X
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of Siblings of Class 4A
4.4.F Describe and compare the likelihood of events. For this introduction to probability, an event can be
described as certain, impossible, likely, or unlikely.
Two events can be compared as equally likely, not
equally likely, or as one being more likely or less
likely than the other.
4.4.G Determine a simple probability from a context Probability is expressed as a number from 0 to 1.
that includes a picture.
Example:
• What is the probability of a blindfolded person
choosing a black marble from the bowl?
4.4.H Display the results of probability experiments Displays include tallies, frequency tables, graphs,
and interpret the results. pictures, and fractions.
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Grade 4
4.5. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication
S tudents in grade four solve problems that extend their understanding of core mathematical
concepts—such as multiplication of multi-digit numbers, area, probability, and the relationships
between fractions and decimals—as they make strategic decisions that bring them to reasonable
solutions. Students use pictures, symbols, or mathematical language to explain the reasoning behind
their decisions and solutions. They further develop their problem-solving skills by making generalizations
about the processes used and applying these generalizations to similar problem situations. These critical
reasoning, problem-solving, and communication skills represent the kind of mathematical thinking that
equips students to use the mathematics they know to solve a growing range of useful and important
problems and to make decisions based on quantitative information.
4.5.G Explain why a specific problem-solving — Make a new plan so that the area of the
strategy or procedure was used to determine new pen is half the area of the old pen.
a solution. • The city is paying for a new deck around the
community pool. The rectangular pool measures
4.5.H Analyze and evaluate whether a solution is 50 meters by 25 meters. The deck, which will
reasonable, is mathematically correct, and measure 5 meters wide, will surround the pool like
answers the question. a picture frame. If the cost of the deck is $25 for
each square meter, what will be the total cost for
4.5.I Summarize mathematical information, draw the new deck? Explain your solution.
conclusions, and explain reasoning.
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Grade 5
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Grade 5
5.1. Core Content: Multi-digit division (Operations, Algebra)
S tudents learn efficient ways to divide whole numbers. They apply what they know about division
to solve problems, using estimation and mental math skills to decide whether their results are
reasonable. This emphasis on division gives students a complete set of tools for adding, subtracting,
multiplying, and dividing whole numbers—basic skills for everyday life and further study of mathematics.
5.1.C Fluently and accurately divide up to a four-digit The use of ‘R’ or ‘r’ to indicate a remainder may
number by one- or two-digit divisors using the be appropriate in most of the examples students
standard long-division algorithm. encounter in grade five. However, students should
also be aware that in subsequent grades, they will
learn additional ways to represent remainders, such as
fractional or decimal parts.
Example:
132 r1
6 793
-6
19
-18
13
-1 2
1
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5.1.F Solve single- and multi-step word problems The intent of this expectation is for students to show
involving multi-digit division and verify their work, explain their thinking, and verify that the
the solutions. answer to the problem is reasonable in terms of the
original context and the mathematics used to solve the
problem. Verifications can include the use of numbers,
words, pictures, or equations.
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5.2. Core Content: Addition and subtraction of fractions and decimals (Numbers, Operations, Algebra)
S tudents extend their knowledge about adding and subtracting whole numbers to learning procedures
for adding and subtracting fractions and decimals. Students apply these procedures, along with
mental math and estimation, to solve a wide range of problems that involve more of the types of numbers
students see in other school subjects and in their lives.
Example:
3 3
– =
2 4
0 1 1 3 1 5 3 7 2
4 2 4 4 2 4
5.2.B Represent addition and subtraction of decimals Students should be familiar with using pictures
using place value models and connect the and physical objects to represent addition and
representation to the related equation. subtraction of decimals and be able to describe how
those representations connect to related equations.
Representations may include base ten blocks, number
lines, and grid paper.
5.2.C Given two fractions with unlike denominators, Fraction pairs include denominators with and without
rewrite the fractions with a common common factors.
denominator.
When students are fluent in writing equivalent
fractions, it helps them compare fractions and helps
prepare them to add and subtract fractions.
Examples:
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5.2.E Fluently and accurately add and subtract Fractions can be in either proper or improper form.
fractions, including mixed numbers. Students should also be able to work with whole
numbers as part of this expectation.
5.2.F Fluently and accurately add and subtract Students should work with decimals less than 1 and
decimals. greater than 1, as well as whole numbers, as part of
this expectation.
5.2.H Solve single- and multi-step word problems The intent of this expectation is for students to show
involving addition and subtraction of whole their work, explain their thinking, and verify that the
numbers, fractions (including mixed numbers), answer to the problem is reasonable in terms of the
and decimals, and verify the solutions. original context and the mathematics used to solve the
problem. Verifications can include the use of numbers,
words, pictures, or equations.
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5.3. Core Content: Triangles and quadrilaterals (Geometry/Measurement, Algebra)
S tudents focus on triangles and quadrilaterals to formalize and extend their understanding of these
geometric shapes. They classify different types of triangles and quadrilaterals and develop formulas
for their areas. In working with these formulas, students reinforce an important connection between
algebra and geometry. They explore symmetry of these figures and use what they learn about triangles
and quadrilaterals to solve a variety of problems in geometric contexts.
5.3.C Identify, describe, and classify triangles by Students classify triangles by their angle size using the
angle measure and number of congruent sides. terms acute, right, or obtuse.
5.3.D Determine the formula for the area of a parallel- Students relate the area of a parallelogram to the area
ogram by relating it to the area of a rectangle. of a rectangle, as shown below.
5.3.E Determine the formula for the area of a triangle Students relate the area of a triangle to the area of a
by relating it to the area of a parallelogram. parallelogram, as shown below.
5.3.F Determine the perimeters and areas of Students may be given figures showing some side
triangles and parallelograms. measures or may be expected to measure sides of
figures. If students are not given side measures, but
instead are asked to make their own measurements,
it is important to discuss the approximate nature of
any measurement.
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5.3.I Solve single- and multi-step word problems The intent of this expectation is for students to show
about the perimeters and areas of their work, explain their thinking, and verify that the
quadrilaterals and triangles and verify answer to the problem is reasonable in terms of the
the solutions. original context and the mathematics used to solve the
problem. Verifications can include the use of numbers,
words, pictures, or equations.
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5.4. Core Content: Representations of algebraic relationships (Operations, Algebra)
S tudents continue their development of algebraic thinking as they move toward more in-depth study
of algebra in middle school. They use variables to write simple algebraic expressions describing
patterns or solutions to problems. They use what they have learned about numbers and operations
to evaluate simple algebraic expressions and to solve simple equations. Students make tables and
graphs from linear equations to strengthen their understanding of algebraic relationships and to see the
mathematical connections between algebra and geometry. These foundational algebraic skills allow
students to see where mathematics, including algebra, can be used in real situations, and these skills
prepare students for success in future grades.
5.4.B Write a rule to describe the relationship between Rules can be written using words or algebraic expressions.
two sets of data that are linearly related.
Example:
• The table below shows numerators (top row) and
denominators (bottom row) of fractions equivalent to
1
a given fraction ( ). Write a rule that could be used
3
to describe how the two rows could be related.
1 2 3 4
3 6 9 ?
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Examples:
• Evaluate (4 × n) + 5 when n = 2.
• If 4 people can sit at 1 table, 8 people can sit at
2 tables, and 12 people can sit at 3 tables, and
this relationship continues, write an expression
to describe the number of people who can sit at
n tables and tell how many people can sit at 67
tables.
• Compare the answers to A and B below.
A: (3 x 10) + 2
B: 3 x (10 + 2)
25
Cost of DVDs Purchased
20
15
10
0 1 2 3 4 5
Number of DVDs Purchased
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5.5. Additional Key Content (Numbers, Data/Statistics/Probability)
S tudents extend their work with common factors and common multiples as they deal with prime
numbers. Students extend and reinforce their use of numbers, operations, and graphing to describe
and compare data sets for increasingly complex situations they may encounter in other school subjects
and in their lives.
5.5.B Determine and interpret the mean of a small At this grade level, numbers for problems are selected
data set of whole numbers. so that the mean will be a whole number.
Examples:
• Seven families report the following number of pets.
Determine the mean number of pets per family.
0, 3, 3, 3, 5, 6, and 8
[One way to interpret the mean for this data set is
to say that if the pets are redistributed evenly, each
family will have 4 pets.]
• The heights of five trees in front of the school are
given below. What is the average height of these
trees? Does this average seem to represent the
‘typical’ size of these trees? Explain your answer.
3 ft, 4 ft, 4 ft, 4 ft, 20 ft
5.5.C Construct and interpret line graphs. Line graphs are used to display changes in data over time.
Example:
• Below is a line graph that shows the temperature
of a can of juice after the can has been placed in
ice and salt over a period of time. Describe any
conclusions you can make about the data.
60
55
Degrees Fahrenheit
50
Temperature in
45
40
35
30
1 2 3 4 5
Time in Minutes
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5.6. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication
S tudents in grade five solve problems that extend their understanding of core mathematical
concepts—such as division of multi-digit numbers, perimeter, area, addition and subtraction of
fractions and decimals, and use of variables in expressions and equations—as they make strategic
decisions leading to reasonable solutions. Students use pictures, symbols, or mathematical language to
explain the reasoning behind their decisions and solutions. They further develop their problem-solving
skills by making generalizations about the processes used and applying these generalizations to similar
problem situations. These critical reasoning, problem-solving, and communication skills represent the kind
of mathematical thinking that equips students to use the mathematics they know to solve a growing range
of useful and important problems and to make decisions based on quantitative information.
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6.1. Core Content: Multiplication and division of fractions and decimals (Numbers, Operations, Algebra)
S tudents have done extensive work with fractions and decimals in previous grades and are now
prepared to learn how to multiply and divide fractions and decimals with understanding. They can
solve a wide variety of problems that involve the numbers they see every day—whole numbers, fractions,
and decimals. By using approximations of fractions and decimals, students estimate computations and
verify that their answers make sense.
6.1.B Represent multiplication and division of non- This expectation addresses the conceptual meaning
negative fractions and decimals using area of multiplication and division of fractions and decimals.
models and the number line, and connect each Students should be familiar with the use of visual
representation to the related equation. representations like pictures (e.g., sketching the
problem, grid paper) and physical objects (e.g.,
tangrams, cuisenaire rods). They should connect the
visual representation to the corresponding equation.
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Example:
• Multiply or divide.
4 2 3
× 6÷
5 3 8
1 1 1 2
2 ×3 4 ÷1
4 2 5 3
6.1.E Multiply and divide whole numbers and This expectation extends what students know about
decimals by 1000, 100, 10, 1, 0.1, 0.01, the place value system and about multiplication and
and 0.001. division and expands their set of mental math tools.
As students work with multiplication by these powers
of 10, they can gain an understanding of how numbers
relate to each other based on their relative sizes.
Example:
• Mentally compute 0.01 x 435.
6.1.F Fluently and accurately multiply and divide Students should understand the inverse relationship
non-negative decimals. between multiplication and division, developed in
grade three and now extended to decimals. Students
should work with different types of decimals, including
decimals greater than 1, decimals less than 1, and
whole numbers, as they continue to expand their
understanding of the set of rational numbers.
Example:
• Multiply or divide.
0.84 × 1.5 2.04 × 32
7.85 ÷ 0.32 17.28 ÷ 1.2
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Example:
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6.2. Core Content: Mathematical expressions and equations (Operations, Algebra)
S tudents continue to develop their understanding of how letters are used to represent numbers in
mathematics—an important foundation for algebraic thinking. Students use tables, words, numbers,
graphs, and equations to describe simple linear relationships. They write and evaluate expressions and
write and solve equations. By developing these algebraic skills at the middle school level, students will be
able to make a smooth transition to high school mathematics.
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Example:
• Solve for the variable in each equation below.
112 = 7a
1.4y = 42
1 1
2 = b+
2 3
y 7
=
45 15
6.2.F Solve word problems using mathematical The intent of this expectation is for students to show
expressions and equations and verify solutions. their work, explain their thinking, and verify that the
answer to the problem is reasonable in terms of the
original context and the mathematics used to solve the
problem. Verifications can include the use of numbers,
words, pictures, or equations.
Example:
• Zane and his friends drove across the United
States at an average speed of 55 mph. Write
expressions to show how far they traveled in 12
hours, in 18 hours, and in n hours. How long did it
take them to drive 1,430 miles? Verify your solution.
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6.3. Core Content: Ratios, rates, and percents (Numbers, Operations, Geometry/Measurement,
Algebra, Data/Statistics/Probability)
S tudents extend their knowledge of fractions to develop an understanding of what a ratio is and how
it relates to a rate and a percent. Fractions, ratios, rates, and percents appear daily in the media
and in everyday calculations like determining the sale price at a retail store or figuring out gas mileage.
Students solve a variety of problems related to such situations. A solid understanding of ratios and rates
is important for work involving proportional relationships in grade seven.
6.3.C Represent percents visually and numerically, In addition to general translations among these
and convert between the fractional, decimal, representations, this expectation includes the quick
and percent representations of a number. recall of equivalent forms of common fractions (with
denominators like 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, and 10), decimals, and
percents. It also includes the understanding that a
fraction represents division, an important conceptual
background for writing fractions as decimals.
Examples:
75
• Represent as a percent using numbers, a
100
picture, and a circle graph.
• Represent 40% as a fraction and as a decimal.
13
• Write as a decimal and as a percent.
16
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Examples:
• An item is advertised as being 25% off the regular
price. If the sale price is $42, what was the original
regular price? Verify your solution.
• Sally had a business meeting in a city 100 miles
away. In the morning, she drove an average speed
of 60 miles per hour, but in the evening when she
returned, she averaged only 40 miles per hour.
How much longer did the evening trip take than the
morning trip? Explain your reasoning.
6.3.F Determine the experimental probability The term experimental probability refers here to the
of a simple event using data collected in relative frequency that was observed in an experiment.
an experiment.
Example:
• Tim is checking the apples in his orchard for
worms. Selecting apples at random, he finds 9
apples with worms and 63 apples without worms.
What is the experimental probability that a given
apple from his orchard has a worm in it?
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6.4. Core Content: Two- and three-dimensional figures (Geometry/Measurement, Algebra)
S tudents extend what they know about area and perimeter to more complex two-dimensional figures,
including circles. They find the surface area and volume of simple three-dimensional figures. As they
learn about these important concepts, students can solve problems involving more complex figures than
in earlier grades and use geometry to deal with a wider range of situations. These fundamental skills of
geometry and measurement are increasingly called for in the workplace and they lead to a more formal
study of geometry in high school.
6.4.B Determine the perimeter and area of a Although students have worked with various
composite figure that can be divided into quadrilaterals in the past, this expectation includes
triangles, rectangles, and parts of circles. other quadrilaterals such as trapezoids or irregular
quadrilaterals, as well as any other composite figure
that can be divided into figures for which students have
calculated areas before.
Example:
• Determine the area and perimeter of each of the
following figures, assuming that the dimensions on
the figures are in feet. The curved portion of the
second figure is a semi-circle.
3
7 6
2
8
8
6.4.C Solve single- and multi-step word problems The intent of this expectation is for students to show their
involving the relationships among radius, work, explain their thinking, and verify that the answer
diameter, circumference, and area of circles, to the problem is reasonable in terms of the original
and verify the solutions. context and the mathematics used to solve the problem.
Verifications can include the use of numbers, words,
pictures, or equations.
Example:
• Captain Jenkins determined that the distance
around a circular island is 44 miles. What is the
distance from the shore to the buried treasure in the
center of the island? What is the area of the island?
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Example:
6.4.E Determine the surface area and volume of Students may determine surface area by calculating
rectangular prisms using appropriate formulas the area of the faces and adding the results.
and explain why the formulas work.
6.4.G Describe and sort polyhedra by their attributes: Prisms and pyramids are the focus at this level.
parallel faces, types of faces, number of faces,
edges, and vertices. Examples:
• How many pairs of parallel faces does each
polyhedron have? Explain your answer.
• What type of polyhedron has two parallel triangular
faces and three non-parallel rectangular faces?
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6.5. Additional Key Content (Numbers, Operations)
S tudents extend their mental math skills now that they have learned all of the operations—addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and division—with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals. Students
continue to expand their understanding of our number system as they are introduced to negative numbers
for describing positions or quantities below zero. These numbers are a critical foundation for algebra, and
students will learn how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide positive and negative numbers in seventh
grade as further preparation for algebraic study.
6.5.B Locate positive and negative integers on the Contexts could include elevation, temperature, or debt,
number line and use integers to represent among others.
quantities in various contexts.
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6.6. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication
S tudents refine their reasoning and problem-solving skills as they move more fully into the symbolic
world of algebra and higher-level mathematics. They move easily among representations—
numbers, words, pictures, or symbols—to understand and communicate mathematical ideas, to make
generalizations, to draw logical conclusions, and to verify the reasonableness of solutions to problems.
In grade six, students solve problems that involve fractions and decimals as well as rates and ratios in
preparation for studying proportional relationships and algebraic reasoning in grade seven.
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Book
Closet
Gym
Hallway
Library
Cafe
Office
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7.1. Core Content: Rational numbers and linear equations (Numbers, Operations, Algebra)
S tudents add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers—fractions, decimals, and integers—including
both positive and negative numbers. With the inclusion of negative numbers, students can move more
deeply into algebraic content that involves the full set of rational numbers. They also approach problems that
deal with a wider range of contexts than before. Using generalized algebraic skills and approaches, students
can approach a wide range of problems involving any type of rational number, adapting strategies for solving
one problem to different problems in different settings with underlying similarities.
7.1.B Represent addition, subtraction, multiplication, Students should be familiar with the use of the number
and division of positive and negative integers line and physical materials, such as colored chips,
visually and numerically. to represent computation with integers. They should
connect numerical and physical representations to the
computation. The procedures are addressed in 7.1.C.
Examples:
• Use a picture, words, or physical objects to
illustrate 3 – 7; -3 – 7; -3 – (-7); (-3)(-7);
21 ÷ (-3).
• At noon on a certain day, the temperature was
13°; at 10 p.m. the same day, the temperature was
-8°. How many degrees did the temperature drop
between noon and 10 p.m.?
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Examples:
4 3
• - − =
3 4
272
• =
8
• (3.5)(-6.4) =
7.1.D Define and determine the absolute value Students define absolute value as the distance of the
of a number. number from zero.
Examples:
• Explain why 5 and -5 have the same absolute value.
• Evaluate |7.8 – 10.3|.
7.1.F Write an equation that corresponds to a given Students have represented various types of problems
problem situation, and describe a problem with expressions and particular types of equations in
situation that corresponds to a given equation. previous grades. Many students at this grade level will
also be able to deal with inequalities.
Examples:
• Meagan spent $56.50 on 3 blouses and a pair of
jeans. If each blouse cost the same amount and
the jeans cost $25, write an algebraic equation that
represents this situation and helps you determine
how much one blouse cost.
• Describe a problem situation that could be solved
using the equation 15 = 2x – 7.
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Example:
• Tom wants to buy some candy bars and
magazines for a trip. He has decided to buy three
times as many candy bars as magazines. Each
candy bar costs $0.70 and each magazine costs
$2.50. The sales tax rate on both types of items is
1
6 %. How many of each item can he buy if he has
2
$20.00 to spend?
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7.2. Core Content: Proportionality and similarity (Operations, Geometry/Measurement, Algebra)
S tudents extend their work with ratios to solve problems involving a variety of proportional
relationships, such as making conversions between measurement units or finding the percent
increase or decrease of an amount. They also solve problems involving the proportional relationships
found in similar figures, and in so doing reinforce an important connection between numerical
operations and geometric relationships. Students graph proportional relationships and identify the rate
of change as the slope of the related line. The skills and concepts related to proportionality represent
some of the most important connecting ideas across K–12 mathematics. With a good understanding
of how things grow proportionally, students can understand the linear relationships that are the basis
for much of high school mathematics. If learned well, proportionality can open the door for success in
much of secondary mathematics.
7.2.B Solve single- and multi-step problems involving The intent of this expectation is for students to show
proportional relationships and verify the solutions. their work, explain their thinking, and verify that the
answer to the problem is reasonable in terms of the
original context and the mathematics used to solve the
problem. Verifications can include the use of numbers,
words, pictures, or equations.
Examples:
• At a certain store, 48 television sets were sold
in April. The manager at the store wants to
encourage the sales team to sell more TVs and is
going to give all the sales team members a bonus
if the number of TVs sold increases by 30% in
May. How many TVs must the sales team sell in
May to receive the bonus? Explain your answer.
• After eating at a restaurant, you know that the bill
before tax is $52.60 and that the sales tax rate is
8%. You decide to leave a 20% tip for the waiter
based on the pre-tax amount. How much should
you leave for the waiter? How much will the total
bill be, including tax and tip? Show work to support
your answers.
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7.2.C Describe proportional relationships in Students should recognize the constant ratios in
similar figures and solve problems involving similar figures and be able to describe the role of a
similar figures. scale factor in situations involving similar figures. They
should be able to connect this work with more general
notions of proportionality.
Example:
• The length of the shadow of a tree is 68 feet at the
same time that the length of the shadow of a 6-foot
vertical pole is 8 feet. What is the height
of the tree?
7.2.E Represent proportional relationships using Proportional relationships are linear relationships
graphs, tables, and equations, and make whose graphs pass through the origin and can be
connections among the representations. written in the form y = kx.
Example:
• The relationship between the width and length
of similar rectangles is shown in the table below.
Write an equation that expresses the length, l, in
terms of the width, w, and graph the relationship
between the two variables.
width
4 12 18 ... w
length 10 30 45 ... ?
7.2.F Determine the slope of a line corresponding This expectation connects the constant rate of change
to the graph of a proportional relationship and in a proportional relationship to the concept of slope
relate slope to similar triangles. of a line. Students should know that the slope of a line
is the same everywhere on the line and realize that
similar triangles can be used to demonstrate this fact.
They should recognize how proportionality is reflected
in slope as it is with similar triangles. A more complete
discussion of slope is developed in high school.
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7.2.H Determine whether or not a relationship is A proportional relationship is one in which two
proportional and explain your reasoning. quantities are related by a constant scale factor, k.
It can be written in the form y = kx. A proportional
relationship has a constant rate of change and its
graph passes through the origin.
Example:
• Determine whether each situation represents a
proportional relationship and explain your reasoning.
x 1 2 3 4
—
y 4.5 9 13.5 18
— y = 3x + 2
— One way to calculate a person’s maximum
target heart rate during exercise in beats per
minute is to subtract the person’s age from
200. Is the relationship between the maximum
target heart rate and age proportional? Explain
your reasoning.
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Examples:
• The lot that Dana is buying for her new one-story
house is 35 yards by 50 yards. Dana’s house
plans show that her house will cover 1,600 square
feet of land. What percent of Dana’s lot will not be
covered by the house? Explain your work.
• Joe was planning a business trip to Canada, so he
went to the bank to exchange $200 U.S. dollars for
Canadian dollars (at a rate of $1.02 CDN per $1
US). On the way home from the bank, Joe’s boss
called to say that the destination of the trip had
changed to Mexico City. Joe went back to the bank
to exchange his Canadian dollars for Mexican
pesos (at a rate of 10.8 pesos per $1 CDN). How
many Mexican pesos did Joe get?
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Grade 7
7.3. Core Content: Surface area and volume (Algebra, Geometry/Measurement)
S tudents extend their understanding of surface area and volume to include finding surface area and
volume of cylinders and volume of cones and pyramids. They apply formulas and solve a range of
problems involving three-dimensional objects, including problems people encounter in everyday life, in
certain types of work, and in other school subjects. With a strong understanding of how to work with both
two-dimensional and three-dimensional figures, students build an important foundation for the geometry
they will study in high school.
7.3.D Solve single- and multi-step word problems The intent of this expectation is for students to show
involving surface area or volume and verify their work, explain their thinking, and verify that the
the solutions. answer to the problem is reasonable in terms of the
original context and the mathematics used to solve the
problem. Verifications can include the use of numbers,
words, pictures, or equations.
Examples:
• Alexis needs to paint the four exterior walls of a
large rectangular barn. The length of the barn is 80
feet, the width is 50 feet, and the height is 30 feet.
The paint costs $28 per gallon, and each gallon
covers 420 square feet. How much will it cost
Alexis to paint the barn? Explain your work.
• Tyesha has decided to build a solid concrete
pyramid on her empty lot. The base will be a
square that is forty feet by forty feet and the height
will be thirty feet. The concrete that she will use to
construct the pyramid costs $70 per cubic yard.
How much will the concrete for the pyramid cost
Tyesha? Justify your answer.
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7.4. Core Content: Probability and data (Data/Statistics/Probability)
S tudents apply their understanding of rational numbers and proportionality to concepts of probability.
They begin to understand how probability is determined, and they make related predictions. Students
revisit how to interpret data, now using more sophisticated types of data graphs and thinking about the
meaning of certain statistical measures. Statistics, including probability, is considered one of the most
important and practical fields of study for making sense of quantitative information, and it plays an
important part in secondary mathematics in the 21st century.
7.4.C Describe a data set using measures of center As a way to understand these ideas, students could
(median, mean, and mode) and variability construct data sets for a given mean, median, mode,
(maximum, minimum, and range) and evaluate or range.
the suitability and limitations of using each
measure for different situations. Examples:
• Kiley keeps track of the money she spends each
week for two months and records the following
amounts: $6.30, $2.25, $43.00, $2.25, $11.75,
$5.25, $4.00, and $5.20. Which measure of center
is most representative of Kiley’s weekly spending?
Support your answer.
• Construct a data set with five data points, a mean
of 24, a range of 10, and without a mode.
• A group of seven adults have an average age of
36. If the ages of three of the adults are 45, 30,
and 42, determine possible ages for the remaining
four adults.
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1,545
1,543
1,542
1,541
Figure 1
1,555
Number of Cans of Soda Sold
1,550
1,545
1,540
1,535
Figure 2
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7.5. Additional Key Content (Numbers, Algebra)
S tudents extend their coordinate graphing skills to plotting points with both positive and negative
coordinates on the coordinate plane. Using pairs of numbers to locate points is a necessary skill for
reading maps and tables and a critical foundation for high school mathematics. Students further prepare
for algebra by learning how to use exponents to write numbers in terms of their most basic (prime) factors.
7.5.B Write the prime factorization of whole numbers Writing numbers in prime factorization is a useful tool
greater than 1, using exponents when for determining the greatest common factor and least
appropriate. common multiple of two or more numbers.
Example:
• Write the prime factorization of 360 using exponents.
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7.6. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication
S tudents refine their reasoning and problem-solving skills as they move more fully into the symbolic
world of algebra and higher-level mathematics. They move easily among representations—
numbers, words, pictures, or symbols—to understand and communicate mathematical ideas, to make
generalizations, to draw logical conclusions, and to verify the reasonableness of solutions to problems.
In grade seven, students solve problems that involve positive and negative numbers and often involve
proportional relationships. As students solve these types of problems, they build a strong foundation for
the study of linear functions that will come in grade eight.
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Grade 8
Grade 8
8.1. Core Content: Linear functions and equations (Algebra)
S tudents solve a variety of linear equations and inequalities. They build on their familiarity with
proportional relationships and simple linear equations to work with a broader set of linear
relationships, and they learn what functions are. They model applied problems with mathematical
functions represented by graphs and other algebraic techniques. This Core Content area includes topics
typically addressed in a high school algebra or a first-year integrated math course, but here this content
is expected of all middle school students in preparation for a rich high school mathematics program that
goes well beyond these basic algebraic ideas.
8.1.B Solve one- and two-step linear inequalities and The emphasis at this grade level is on gaining
graph the solutions on the number line. experience with inequalities, rather than on becoming
proficient at solving inequalities in which multiplying or
dividing by a negative is necessary.
Example:
• Graph the solution of 4x – 21 > 57 on the number line.
8.1.C Represent a linear function with a verbal Translating among these various representations
description, table, graph, or symbolic of functions is an important way to demonstrate a
expression, and make connections among conceptual understanding of functions.
these representations.
x 2 3 5 8 12
y 5 8 14 23 35
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8.1.F Solve single- and multi-step word problems The intent of this expectation is for students to show
involving linear functions and verify the solutions. their work, explain their thinking, and verify that the
answer to the problem is reasonable in terms of the
original context and the mathematics used to solve the
problem. Verifications can include the use of numbers,
words, pictures, or equations.
Example:
• Mike and Tim leave their houses at the same time
to walk to school. Mike’s walk can be represented
by d1 = 4000 – 400t, and Tim’s walk can be
represented by d2 = 3400 – 250t, where d is
the distance from the school in feet and t is the
walking time in minutes. Who arrives at school
first? By how many minutes? Is there a time when
Mike and Tim are the same distance away from
the school? Explain your reasoning.
x -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
y 0 -1 0 3 8 15 24
1
• Does y = x − 5 represent a linear function?
4
Explain your reasoning.
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8.2. Core Content: Properties of geometric figures (Numbers, Geometry/Measurement)
S tudents work with lines and angles, especially as they solve problems involving triangles. They use
known relationships involving sides and angles of triangles to find unknown measures, connecting
geometry and measurement in practical ways that will be useful well after high school. Since squares
of numbers arise when using the Pythagorean Theorem, students work with squares and square roots,
especially in problems with two- and three-dimensional figures. Using basic geometric theorems such as
the Pythagorean Theorem, students get a preview of how geometric theorems are developed and applied
in more formal settings, which they will further study in high school.
F O 36 C
m n
3 2
m
1
40º 4 25º
n
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8.2.E Quickly recall the square roots of the perfect Students can use perfect squares of integers to
squares from 1 through 225 and estimate the determine squares and square roots of related
square roots of other positive numbers. numbers, such as 1.96 and 0.0049.
Examples:
• Determine: 36 , 0.25 , 144 , and 196 .
• Between which two consecutive integers does the
square root of 74 lie?
8.2.F Demonstrate the Pythagorean Theorem and its One possible demonstration is to start with a right
converse and apply them to solve problems. triangle, use each of the three triangle sides to form the
side of a square, and draw the remaining three sides
of each of the three squares. The areas of the three
squares represent the Pythagorean relationship.
Examples:
• Is a triangle with side lengths 5 cm, 12 cm, and
13 cm a right triangle? Why or why not?
• Determine the length of the diagonal of a rectangle
that is 7 ft by 10 ft.
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8.3. Core Content: Summary and analysis of data sets (Algebra, Data/Statistics/Probability)
S tudents build on their extensive experience organizing and interpreting data and apply statistical
principles to analyze statistical studies or short statistical statements, such as those they might
encounter in newspapers, on television, or on the Internet. They use mean, median, and mode to
summarize and describe information, even when these measures may not be whole numbers. Students
use their knowledge of linear functions to analyze trends in displays of data. They create displays for
two sets of data in order to compare the two sets and draw conclusions. They expand their work with
probability to deal with more complex situations than they have previously seen. These concepts of
statistics and probability are important not only in students’ lives, but also throughout the high school
mathematics program.
Example:
• Captain Bob owns two charter boats, the Sock-
Eye-To-Me and Old Gus, which take tourists on
fishing trips. On Saturday, the Sock-Eye-To-Me
took four people fishing and returned with eight
fish weighing 18, 23, 20, 6, 20, 22, 18, and 20
pounds. On the same day, Old Gus took five
people fishing and returned with ten fish weighing
38, 18, 12, 14, 17, 42, 12, 16, 12, and 14 pounds.
Using measures of center and variability, compare
the weights of the fish caught by the people in the
two boats.
Make a summary statement telling which boat
you would charter for fishing based on these data
and why.
What influence, if any, do outliers have on the
particular statistics for these data?
8.3.B Select, construct, and analyze data displays, Previously studied displays include stem-and-leaf
including box-and-whisker plots, to compare plots, histograms, circle graphs, and line plots. Here
two sets of data. these displays are used to compare data sets. Box-
and-whisker plots are introduced here for the first time
as a powerful tool for comparing two or more data sets.
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160 158
Create a scatterplot for the data shown.
If appropriate, sketch a trendline.
Use these data to estimate the arm span of a
student with a height of 180 cm, and the height of
a student with an arm span of 130 cm. Explain any
limitations of using this process to make estimates.
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Example:
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Examples:
• Jack’s Deli makes sandwiches that include a
choice of one type of bread, one type of cheese,
and one type of meat. How many different
sandwiches could be made given 4 different bread
types, 3 different cheeses, and 5 different meats?
Explain your reasoning.
• A small high school has 57 tenth-graders. Of
these students, 28 are taking geometry, 34 are
taking biology, and 10 are taking neither geometry
nor biology. How many students are taking both
geometry and biology? How many students are
taking geometry but not biology? How many
students are taking biology but not geometry?
Draw a Venn diagram to illustrate this situation.
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Grade 8
8.4. Additional Key Content (Numbers, Operations)
S tudents deal with a few key topics about numbers as they prepare to shift to higher level mathematics
in high school. First, they use scientific notation to represent very large and very small numbers,
especially as these numbers are used in technological fields and in everyday tools like calculators or
personal computers. Scientific notation has become especially important as “extreme units” continue to
be identified to represent increasingly tiny or immense measures arising in technological fields. A second
important numerical skill involves using exponents in expressions containing both numbers and variables.
Developing this skill extends students’ work with order of operations to include more complicated
expressions they might encounter in high school mathematics. Finally, to help students understand the full
breadth of the real-number system, students are introduced to simple irrational numbers, thus preparing
them to study higher level mathematics in which properties and procedures are generalized for the entire
set of real numbers.
8.4.B Solve problems involving operations with Units include those associated with technology, such
numbers in scientific notation and verify solutions. as nanoseconds, gigahertz, kilobytes, teraflops, etc.
Examples:
• A supercomputer used by a government agency
will be upgraded to perform 256 teraflops (that
is, 256 trillion calculations per second). Before
the upgrade, the supercomputer performs
1.6 x 1013 calculations per second. How many
more calculations per second will the upgraded
supercomputer be able to perform? Express the
answer in scientific notation.
• A nanosecond is one billionth of a second. How
many nanoseconds are there in five minutes?
Express the answer in scientific notation.
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Example:
8.4.D Identify rational and irrational numbers. Students should know that rational numbers are
numbers that can be represented as the ratio of two
integers; that the decimal expansions of rational
numbers have repeating patterns, or terminate; and
that there are numbers that are not rational.
Example:
• Identify whether each number is rational or
irrational and explain your choice.
1
3.14, 4.6, , 2 , 25 , π
11
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8.5. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication
S tudents refine their reasoning and problem-solving skills as they move more fully into the symbolic
world of algebra and higher level mathematics. They move easily among representations—
numbers, words, pictures, or symbols—to understand and communicate mathematical ideas, to make
generalizations, to draw logical conclusions, and to verify the reasonableness of solutions to problems.
In grade eight, students solve problems that involve proportional relationships and linear relationships,
including applications found in many contexts outside of school. These problems dealing with
proportionality continue to be important in many applied contexts, and they lead directly to the study of
algebra. Students also begin to deal with informal proofs for theorems that will be proven more formally in
high school.
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Algebra 1
A1.1. Core Content: Solving problems (Algebra)
S tudents learn to solve many new types of problems in Algebra 1, and this first core content area
highlights the types of problems students will be able to solve after they master the concepts and skills
in this course. Students are introduced to several types of functions, including exponential and functions
defined piecewise, and they spend considerable time with linear and quadratic functions. Each type of
function included in Algebra 1 provides students a tool to solve yet another class of problems. They learn
that specific functions model situations described in word problems, and so functions are used to solve
various types of problems. The ability to determine functions and write equations that represent problems
is an important mathematical skill in itself. Many problems that initially appear to be very different from
each other can actually be represented by identical equations. Students encounter this important and
unifying principle of algebra—that the same algebraic techniques can be applied to a wide variety of
different situations.
Examples:
• A cup is 6 cm tall, including a 1.1 cm lip. Find a
function that represents the height of a stack of
cups in terms of the number of cups in the stack.
Find a function that represents the number of cups
in a stack of a given height.
• For the month of July, Michelle will be dog-sitting
for her very wealthy, but eccentric, neighbor, Mrs.
Buffett. Mrs. Buffett offers Michelle two different
salary plans:
— Plan 1: $100 per day for the 31 days of
the month.
— Plan 2: $1 for July 1, $2 for July 2, $4
for July 3, and so on, with the daily rate
doubling each day.
a. Write functions that model the amount of
money Michelle will earn each day on Plan 1
and Plan 2. Justify the functions you wrote.
b. State an appropriate domain for each of the
models based on the context.
c. Which plan should Michelle choose to
maximize her earnings? Justify your
recommendation mathematically.
d. Extension: Write an algebraic function for the
cumulative pay for each plan based on the
number of days worked.
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Examples:
• The assistant pizza maker makes 6 pizzas an
hour. The master pizza maker makes 10 pizzas
an hour but starts baking two hours later than his
assistant. Together, they must make 92 pizzas.
How many hours from when the assistant starts
baking will it take?
What is a general equation, in function form, that
could be used to determine the number of pizzas
that can be made in two or more hours?
• A swimming pool holds 375,000 liters of water.
Two large hoses are used to fill the pool. The
first hose fills at the rate of 1,500 liters per hour
and the second hose fills at the rate of 2,000 liters
per hour. How many hours does it take to fill the
pool completely?
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A1.1.E Solve problems that can be represented by Students approximate solutions with graphs or tables,
exponential functions and equations. check solutions numerically, and when possible, solve
problems exactly.
Examples:
• E. coli bacteria reproduce by a simple process
called binary fission—each cell increases in size
and divides into two cells. In the laboratory, E. coli
bacteria divide approximately every 15 minutes. A
new E. coli culture is started with 1 cell.
a. Find a function that models the E. coli
population size at the end of each 15-minute
interval. Justify the function you found.
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Algebra 1
A1.2. Core Content: Numbers, expressions, and operations (Numbers, Operations, Algebra)
S tudents see the number system extended to the real numbers represented by the number line. They
work with integer exponents, scientific notation, and radicals, and use variables and expressions to
solve problems from purely mathematical as well as applied contexts. They build on their understanding
of computation using arithmetic operations and properties and expand this understanding to include the
symbolic language of algebra. Students demonstrate this ability to write and manipulate a wide variety of
algebraic expressions throughout high school mathematics as they apply algebraic procedures to solve
problems.
Examples:
• Without using a calculator, order the following on
the number line:
37
82 , 3π, 8.9, 9, , 9.3 × 100
4
• A star’s color gives an indication of its temperature
and age. The chart shows four types of stars and
the lowest temperature of each type.
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Examples:
• For what values of a and n, where n is an integer
greater than 0, is an always negative?
1
• For what values of a is an integer?
a
• For what values of a is 5 − a defined?
• For what values of a is -a always positive?
• 8 = 2• 2• 2 = 2 2
• 3
a•b = 3 a • 3 b
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Example:
• Using a common engineering formula, an
engineering student represented the maximum
safe load of a bridge to be 1000(99 – 70 2) tons.
He used 1.41 as the approximation for 2 in his
calculations. When the bridge was built and tested
in a computer simulation to verify its maximum
weight-bearing load, it collapsed! The student had
estimated the bridge would hold ten times the
weight that was applied to it when it collapsed.
— Calculate the weight that the student
thought the bridge could bear using 1.41
as the estimate for 2.
— Calculate other weight values using
estimates of 2 that have more decimal
places. What might be a reasonable
degree of precision required to know
how much weight the bridge can handle
safely? Justify your answer.
A1.2.E Use algebraic properties to factor and combine Algebraic properties include the commutative,
like terms in polynomials. associative, and distributive properties.
Factoring includes:
• Factoring a monomial from a polynomial, such as
4x2 + 6x = 2x(2x + 3);
• Factoring the difference of two squares, such as
36x2 – 25y2 = (6x + 5y)(6x – 5y) and
x4 – y4 = (x + y)(x – y)(x2 + y2);
• Factoring perfect square trinomials, such as
x2 + 6xy + 9y2 = (x + 3y)2;
• Factoring quadratic trinomials, such as
x2 + 5x + 4 = (x + 4)(x + 1); and
• Factoring trinomials that can be expressed as the
product of a constant and a trinomial, such as
0.5x2 – 2.5x – 7 = 0.5(x + 2)(x – 7).
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Examples:
• (3x2 – 4x + 5) + (-x2 + x – 4) + (2x2 + 2x + 1)
• (2x2 – 4) – (x2 + 3x – 3)
2x2 6
• • 4
9 2x
x 2 – 2x – 3
•
x +1
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Algebra 1
A1.3. Core Content: Characteristics and behaviors of functions (Algebra)
S tudents formalize and deepen their understanding of functions, the defining characteristics and uses
of functions, and the mathematical language used to describe functions. They learn that functions are
often specified by an equation of the form y = f(x), where any allowable x-value yields a unique y-value.
While Algebra 1 has a particular focus on linear and quadratic equations and systems of equations,
students also learn about exponential functions and those that can be defined piecewise, particularly
step functions and functions that contain the absolute value of an expression. Students learn about
the representations and basic transformations of these functions and the practical and mathematical
limitations that must be considered when working with functions and when using functions to model
situations.
Examples:
• Which of the following are functions? Explain why
or why not.
— The age in years of each student in your
math class and each student’s shoe size.
— The number of degrees a person rotates a
spigot and the volume of water that comes
out of the spigot.
• A function f(n) = 60n is used to model the distance
in miles traveled by a car traveling 60 miles per
hour in n hours. Identify the domain and range of
this function. What restrictions on the domain of
this function should be considered for the model to
correctly reflect the situation?
• What is the domain of f(x) = 5 − x ?
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x + 3, x ≤ 1
— y =
x − 2, x > 1
— x2 + y2 = 1
y
1
-1 1 x
-1
A1.3.B Represent a function with a symbolic This expectation applies each time a new class (family)
expression, as a graph, in a table, and using of functions is encountered. In Algebra 1, students
words, and make connections among these should be introduced to a variety of additional functions
representations. 1
that include expressions such as x3, x , , and
x
absolute values. They will study these functions in
depth in subsequent courses.
a
Students should know that f(x) = represents an
x
inverse variation. Students begin to describe the graph
of a function from its symbolic expression, and use
key characteristics of the graph of a function to infer
properties of the related symbolic expression.
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Example:
• Roses-R-Red sells its roses for $0.75 per stem
and charges a $20 delivery fee per order.
— What is the cost of having 10 roses delivered?
— How many roses can you have delivered
for $65?
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Algebra 1
A1.4. Core Content: Linear functions, equations, and inequalities (Algebra)
S tudents understand that linear functions can be used to model situations involving a constant rate
of change. They build on the work done in middle school to solve sets of linear equations and
inequalities in two variables, learning to interpret the intersection of the lines as the solution. While the
focus is on solving equations, students also learn graphical and numerical methods for approximating
solutions to equations. They use linear functions to analyze relationships, represent and model problems,
and answer questions. These algebraic skills are applied in other Core Content areas across high school
courses.
Examples:
• Write an absolute value equation or inequality for
— all the numbers 2 units from 7, and
— all the numbers that are more than b units
from a.
• Solve |x – 6| ≤ 4 and locate the solution on the
number line.
• Write an equation or inequality that has
— no real solutions;
— infinite numbers of real solutions; and
— exactly one real solution.
• Solve for x in 2(x – 3) + 4x = 15 + 2x.
• Solve 8.5 < 3x + 2 ≤ 9.7 and locate the solution on
the number line.
A1.4.B Write and graph an equation for a line given Linear equations may be written in slope-intercept,
the slope and the y-intercept, the slope and a point-slope, and standard form.
point on the line, or two points on the line, and
translate between forms of linear equations. Examples:
• Find an equation for a line with y-intercept equal to
2 and slope equal to 3.
• Find an equation for a line with a slope of 2 that
goes through the point (1, 1).
• Find an equation for a line that goes through the
points (-3, 5) and (6, -2).
• For each of the following, use only the equation
(without sketching the graph) to describe the graph.
— y = 2x + 3
— y – 7 = 2(x – 2)
• Write the equation 3x + 2y = 5 in slope intercept form.
• Write the equation y – 1 = 2(x – 2) in standard form.
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Distance
motorcycle
Time
• A 1,500-gallon tank contains 200 gallons of water.
Water begins to run into the tank at the rate of
75 gallons per hour. When will the tank be full?
Find a linear function that models this situation,
draw a graph, and create a table of data points.
Once you have answered the question and
completed the tasks, explain your reasoning.
Interpret the slope and y-intercept of the function
in the context of the situation.
• Given that the figure below is a square, find the
slope of the perpendicular sides AB and BC.
Describe the relationship between the two slopes.
D
q
p
q C p
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Examples:
• Solve the following simultaneous linear equations
algebraically:
— -2x + y = 2
— x + y = -1
• Graph the above two linear equations on the same
coordinate plane and use the graph to verify the
algebraic solution.
• An academic team is going to a state mathematics
competition. There are 30 people going on the trip.
There are 5 people who can drive and 2 types of
vehicles, vans and cars. A van seats 8 people, and
a car seats 4 people, including drivers. How many
vans and cars does the team need for the trip?
Explain your reasoning.
Let v = number of vans and c = number of cars.
v+c≤5
8v + 4c > 30
A1.4.E Describe how changes in the parameters In the case of a linear function y = f(x), expressed
of linear functions and functions containing in slope-intercept form (y = mx + b), m and b are
an absolute value of a linear expression parameters. Students should know that f(x) = kx
affect their graphs and the relationships they represents a direct variation (proportional relationship).
represent.
Examples:
• Graph a function of the form f(x) = kx, describe
the effect that changes on k have on the graph
and on f(x), and answer questions that arise in
proportional situations.
• A gas station’s 10,000-gallon underground storage
tank contains 1,000 gallons of gasoline. Tanker
trucks pump gasoline into the tank at a rate of 400
gallons per minute. How long will it take to fill the
tank? Find a function that represents this situation
and then graph the function. If the flow rate increases
from 400 to 500 gallons per minute, how will the
graph of the function change? If the initial amount
of gasoline in the tank changes from 1,000 to 2,000
gallons, how will the graph of the function change?
• Compare and contrast the functions y = 3|x| and
1
y= - x .
3
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Algebra 1
A1.5. Core Content: Quadratic functions and equations (Algebra)
S tudents study quadratic functions and their graphs, and solve quadratic equations with real roots in
Algebra 1. They use quadratic functions to represent and model problems and answer questions
in situations that are modeled by these functions. Students solve quadratic equations by factoring
and computing with polynomials. The important mathematical technique of completing the square is
developed enough so that the quadratic formula can be derived.
A1.5.B Sketch the graph of a quadratic function, Note that in Algebra 1, the parameter b in the term bx
describe the effects that changes in the in the quadratic form ax2 + bx + c is not often used to
parameters have on the graph, and interpret the provide useful information about the characteristics of
x-intercepts as solutions to a quadratic equation. the graph.
Example:
• A particular quadratic function can be expressed in
the following two ways:
f(x) = -(x – 3)2 + 1
f(x) = -(x – 2)(x – 4)
— What information about the graph can be
directly inferred from each of these forms?
Explain your reasoning.
— Sketch the graph of this function, showing
the roots.
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Examples:
3
• 2x2 + x – 3 = 0; (x – 1)(2x + 3) = 0; x = 1, −-
2
3
• 4x2 + 6x = 0; 2x(2x + 3) = 0; x = 0, −-
2
5
• 36x2 – 25 = 0; (6x + 5)(6x – 5) = 0; x = ±
6
• x2 + 6x + 9 = 0; (x + 3)2 = 0; x = -3
A1.5.D Solve quadratic equations that have real roots Students solve those equations that are not easily
by completing the square and by using the factored by completing the square and by using the
quadratic formula. quadratic formula. Completing the square should also
be used to derive the quadratic formula.
Examples:
• Complete the square to solve x2 + 4x = 13.
x2 + 4x – 13 = 0
x2 + 4x + 4 = 17
(x + 2)2 = 17
x + 2 = ± 17
x = -2 ± 17
x ≈ 2.12, -6.12
• Use the quadratic formula to solve 4x2 – 2x = 5.
- b ± b 2 – 4 ac
x=
2a
- (- 2 ) ( - 2)2 – 4(4 -5)
x=
2(4)
2 ± 84
x=
8
2 ± 2 21
x=
8
1 ± 21
x=
4
x ≈ 1.40, -0.90
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Algebra 1
A1.6. Core Content: Data and distributions (Data/Statistics/Probability)
S tudents select mathematical models for data sets and use those models to represent, describe, and
compare data sets. They analyze data to determine the relationship between two variables and make
and defend appropriate predictions, conjectures, and generalizations. Students understand limitations
of conclusions based on results of a study or experiment and recognize common misconceptions and
misrepresentations in interpreting conclusions.
Examples:
• The local minor league baseball team has a salary
dispute. Players claim they are being underpaid,
but managers disagree.
— Bearing in mind that a few top players
earn salaries that are quite high, would it
be in the managers’ best interest to use
the mean or median when quoting the
“average” salary of the team? Why?
— What would be in the players’ best interest?
• Each box-and-whisker plot shows the prices of
used cars (in thousands of dollars) advertised for
sale at three different car dealers. If you want to go
to the dealer whose prices seem least expensive,
which dealer would you go to? Use statistics from
the displays to justify your answer.
Cars are US
Better-than-New
Yours Now
0 5 10
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Example:
• Mr. Shapiro found that the amount of time his
students spent doing mathematics homework is
positively correlated with test grades in his class. He
concluded that doing homework makes students’
test scores higher. Is this conclusion justified?
Explain any flaws in Mr. Shapiro’s reasoning.
A1.6.D Find the equation of a linear function that best A bivariate set of data presents data on two variables,
fits bivariate data that are linearly related, such as shoe size and height.
interpret the slope and y-intercept of the line,
and use the equation to make predictions. In high school, the emphasis is on using a line of best
fit to interpret data and on students making judgments
about whether a bivariate data set can be modeled with
a linear function. Students can use various methods,
including technology, to obtain a line of best fit.
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A1.7. Additional Key Content (Algebra)
S tudents develop a basic understanding of arithmetic and geometric sequences and of exponential
functions, including their graphs and other representations. They use exponential functions to analyze
relationships, represent and model problems, and answer questions in situations that are modeled by
these nonlinear functions. Students learn graphical and numerical methods for approximating solutions to
exponential equations. Students interpret the meaning of problem solutions and explain limitations related
to solutions.
A1.7.B Find and approximate solutions to exponential Students can approximate solutions using graphs or
equations. tables with and without technology.
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A1.8. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication
S tudents formalize the development of reasoning in Algebra 1 as they use algebra and the properties
of number systems to develop valid mathematical arguments, make and prove conjectures, and find
counterexamples to refute false statements, using correct mathematical language, terms, and symbols in
all situations. They extend the problem-solving practices developed in earlier grades and apply them to
more challenging problems, including problems related to mathematical and applied situations. Students
formalize a coherent problem-solving process in which they analyze the situation to determine the
question(s) to be answered, synthesize given information, and identify implicit and explicit assumptions
that have been made. They examine their solution(s) to determine reasonableness, accuracy, and
meaning in the context of the original problem. The mathematical thinking, reasoning, and problem-
solving processes students learn in high school mathematics can be used throughout their lives as they
deal with a world in which an increasing amount of information is presented in quantitative ways and more
and more occupations and fields of study rely on mathematics.
2 116
A1.8.F Summarize mathematical ideas with precision
and efficiency for a given audience and purpose. 3 88
4 66
A1.8.G Synthesize information to draw conclusions,
and evaluate the arguments and conclusions 5 50
of others.
6 44
A1.8.H Use inductive reasoning about algebra and the
properties of numbers to make conjectures,
• Prove (a + b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2.
and use deductive reasoning to prove or
disprove conjectures. • A student writes (x + 3)2 = x2 + 9. Explain why this
is incorrect.
• Prove formally that the sum of two odd numbers is
always even.
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Geometry
G.1. Core Content: Logical arguments and proofs (Logic)
S tudents formalize the reasoning skills they have developed in previous grades and solidify their
understanding of what it means to prove a geometric statement mathematically. In Geometry,
students encounter the concept of formal proof built on definitions, axioms, and theorems. They use
inductive reasoning to test conjectures about geometric relationships and use deductive reasoning
to prove or disprove their conclusions. Students defend their reasoning using precise mathematical
language and symbols.
Example:
• A student first hypothesizes that the number of
degrees in a polygon = 180 • (s – 2), where s
represents the number of sides, and then proves
this is true. When was the student using inductive
reasoning? When was s/he using deductive
reasoning? Justify your answers.
G.1.C Use deductive reasoning to prove that a valid Valid proofs may be presented in paragraph, two-
geometric statement is true. column, or flow-chart formats. Proof by contradiction is
a form of deductive reasoning.
Example:
• Prove that the diagonals of a rhombus are
perpendicular bisectors of each other.
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Geometry
Example:
• There are two definitions of trapezoid that can be
found in books or on the web. A trapezoid is either
— a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of
parallel sides or
— a quadrilateral with at least one pair of
parallel sides.
Write some theorems that are true when applied
to one definition but not the other, and explain
your answer.
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Geometry
G.2. Core Content: Lines and angles (Geometry/Measurement)
S tudents study basic properties of parallel and perpendicular lines, their respective slopes, and the
properties of the angles formed when parallel lines are intersected by a transversal. They prove
related theorems and apply them to solve both mathematical and practical problems.
Examples:
• Prove that a point on the perpendicular bisector of
a line segment is equidistant from the ends of the
line segment.
• If each of two lines is perpendicular to a given line,
what is the relationship between the two lines?
How do you know?
G.2.C Explain and perform basic compass and Constructions using circles and lines with dynamic
straightedge constructions related to parallel geometry software (i.e., virtual compass and straightedge)
and perpendicular lines. are equivalent to paper and pencil constructions.
Example:
• Construct and mathematically justify the steps to:
— Bisect a line segment.
— Drop a perpendicular from a point to a line.
— Construct a line through a point that is
parallel to another line.
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Geometry
G.3. Core Content: Two- and three-dimensional figures (Geometry/Measurement)
S tudents know and can prove theorems about two- and three-dimensional geometric figures, both
formally and informally. They identify necessary and sufficient conditions for proving congruence,
similarity, and properties of figures. Triangles are a primary focus, beginning with general properties
of triangles, working with right triangles and special triangles, proving and applying the Pythagorean
Theorem and its converse, and applying the basic trigonometric ratios of sine, cosine, and tangent.
Students extend their learning to other polygons and the circle, and do some work with three-
dimensional figures.
G.3.B Determine and prove triangle congruence, Students should identify necessary and sufficient
triangle similarity, and other properties conditions for congruence and similarity in triangles,
of triangles. and use these conditions in proofs.
Examples:
• Prove that congruent triangles are similar.
• For a given ∆RST, prove that ∆XYZ, formed by
joining the midpoints of the sides of ∆RST, is
similar to ∆RST.
• Show that not all SSA triangles are congruent.
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G.3.F Know, prove, and apply basic theorems Properties may include those that address symmetry
about parallelograms. and properties of angles, diagonals, and angle sums.
Students may use inductive and deductive reasoning
and counterexamples.
Examples:
• Are opposite sides of a parallelogram always
congruent? Why or why not?
• Are opposite angles of a parallelogram always
congruent? Why or why not?
• Prove that the diagonals of a parallelogram bisect
each other.
• Explain why if the diagonals of a quadrilateral
bisect each other, then the quadrilateral is a
parallelogram.
• Prove that the diagonals of a rectangle are
congruent. Is this true for any parallelogram?
Justify your reasoning.
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G.3.I Explain and perform constructions related to Students perform constructions using straightedge
the circle. and compass, paper folding, and dynamic geometry
software. What is important is that students understand
the mathematics and are able to justify each step in a
construction.
Example:
• In each case, explain why the constructions work:
a. Construct the center of a circle from two chords.
b. Construct a circumscribed circle for a triangle.
c. Inscribe a circle in a triangle.
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Geometry
G.4. Core Content: Geometry in the coordinate plane (Geometry/Measurement, Algebra)
S tudents make connections between geometry and algebra by studying geometric properties and
attributes that can be represented on the coordinate plane. They use the coordinate plane to
represent situations that are both purely mathematical and that arise in applied contexts. In this way, they
use the power of algebra to solve problems about shapes and space.
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Geometry
G.5. Core Content: Geometric transformations (Geometry/Measurement)
S tudents continue their study of geometric transformations, focusing on the effect of such
transformations and the composition of transformations on the attributes of geometric figures.
They study techniques for establishing congruence and similarity by means of transformations.
G.5.B Determine and apply properties of Students make and test conjectures about
transformations. compositions of transformations and inverses of
transformations, the commutativity and associativity of
transformations, and the congruence and similarity of
two-dimensional figures under various transformations.
Examples:
• Identify transformations (alone or in composition)
that preserve congruence.
• Determine whether the composition of two
reflections of a line is commutative.
• Determine whether the composition of two rotations
about the same point of rotation is commutative.
• Find a rotation that is equivalent to the composition
of two reflections over intersecting lines.
• Find the inverse of a given transformation.
G.5.D Describe the symmetries of two-dimensional Although the expectation only addresses two-
figures and describe transformations, including dimensional figures, classroom activities can easily
reflections across a line and rotations about extend to three-dimensional figures. Students can also
a point. describe the symmetries, reflections across a plane,
and rotations about a line for three-dimensional figures.
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Geometry
G.6. Additional Key Content (Measurement)
S tudents extend and formalize their work with geometric formulas for perimeter, area, surface area, and
volume of two- and three-dimensional figures, focusing on mathematical derivations of these formulas
and their applications in complex problems. They use properties of geometry and measurement to solve
problems in purely mathematical as well as applied contexts. Students understand the role of units in
measurement and apply what they know to solve problems involving derived measures like speed or density.
They understand that all measurement is approximate and specify precision in measurement problems.
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Examples:
• As Pam scooped ice cream into a cone, she began
to formulate a geometry problem in her mind. If the
ice cream was perfectly spherical with diameter
2.25'' and sat on a geometric cone that also had
diameter 2.25'' and was 4.5'' tall, would the cone
hold all the ice cream as it melted (without her eating
any of it)? She figured the melted ice cream would
have the same volume as the unmelted ice cream.
Find the solution to Pam’s problem and justify
your reasoning.
• A rectangle is 5 inches by 10 inches. Find the
volume of a cylinder that is generated by rotating
the rectangle about the 10-inch side.
G.6.D Predict and verify the effect that changing The emphasis in high school should be on verifying the
one, two, or three linear dimensions has on relationships between length, area, and volume and on
perimeter, area, volume, or surface area of making predictions using algebraic methods.
two- and three-dimensional figures.
Examples:
• What happens to the volume of a rectangular
prism if four parallel edges are doubled in length?
• The ratio of a pair of corresponding sides in two
similar triangles is 5:3. The area of the smaller triangle
is 108 in2. What is the area of the larger triangle?
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Example:
• A digital camera takes pictures that are 3.2
megabytes in size. If the pictures are stored on a
1-gigabyte card, how many pictures can be taken
before the card is full?
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Geometry
G.7. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication
S tudents formalize the development of reasoning in Geometry as they become more sophisticated
in their ability to reason inductively and begin to use deductive reasoning in formal proofs. They
extend the problem-solving practices developed in earlier grades and apply them to more challenging
problems, including problems related to mathematical and applied situations. Students use a coherent
problem-solving process in which they analyze the situation to determine the question(s) to be answered,
synthesize given information, and identify implicit and explicit assumptions that have been made.
They examine their solution(s) to determine reasonableness, accuracy, and meaning in the context of
the original problem. They use correct mathematical language, terms, symbols, and conventions as
they address problems in Geometry and provide descriptions and justifications of solution processes.
The mathematical thinking, reasoning, and problem-solving processes students learn in high school
mathematics can be used throughout their lives as they deal with a world in which an increasing amount
of information is presented in quantitative ways, and more and more occupations and fields of study rely
on mathematics.
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Algebra 2
A2.1. Core Content: Solving problems
T he first core content area highlights the type of problems students will be able to solve by the end
of Algebra 2, as they extend their ability to solve problems with additional functions and equations.
When presented with a word problem, students are able to determine which function or equation
models the problem and use that information to solve the problem. They build on what they learned
in Algebra 1 about linear and quadratic functions and are able to solve more complex problems.
Additionally, students learn to solve problems modeled by exponential and logarithmic functions,
systems of equations and inequalities, inverse variations, and combinations and permutations. Turning
word problems into equations that can be solved is a skill students hone throughout Algebra 2 and
subsequent mathematics courses.
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Examples:
• The Gateway Arch in St. Louis has a special
shape called a catenary, which looks a lot like a
parabola. It has a base width of 600 feet and is
630 feet high. Which is taller, this catenary arch
or a parabolic arch that has the same base width
but has a height of 450 feet at a point 150 feet
from one of the pillars? What is the height of the
parabolic arch?
• Fireworks are launched upward from the ground
with an initial velocity of 160 feet per second. The
formula for vertical motion is h(t) = 0.5at2 + vt + s,
where the gravitational constant, a, is -32 feet per
square second, v represents the initial velocity, and
s represents the initial height. Time t is measured
in seconds, and height h is measured in feet.
For the ultimate effect, the fireworks must explode
after they reach the maximum height. For the
safety of the crowd, they must explode at least 256
ft above the ground. The fuses must be set for the
appropriate time interval that allows the fireworks
to reach this height. What range of times, starting
from initial launch and ending with fireworks
explosion, meets these conditions?
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Algebra 2
A2.2. Core Content: Numbers, expressions, and operations (Numbers, Operations, Algebra)
S tudents extend their understanding of number systems to include complex numbers, which they
will see as solutions for quadratic equations. They grow more proficient in their use of algebraic
techniques as they continue to use variables and expressions to solve problems. As problems become
more sophisticated and the level of mathematics increases, so does the complexity of the symbolic
manipulations and computations necessary to solve the problems. Students refine the foundational
algebraic skills they need to be successful in subsequent mathematics courses.
— x2 + 1
x2
—
x
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Algebra 2
Examples:
x + 1 3x − 3
• −
( x + 1)2 x 2 − 1
3/2
( x + 2) x+ 2
• Divide by
x +1 x 2− 1
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Algebra 2
A2.3. Core Content: Quadratic functions and equations (Algebra)
A s students continue to solve quadratic equations and inequalities in Algebra 2, they encounter
complex roots for the first time. They learn to translate between forms of quadratic equations,
applying the vertex form to evaluate maximum and minimum values and find symmetry of the graph, and
they learn to identify which form should be used in a particular situation. This opens up a whole range of
new problems students can solve using quadratics. These algebraic skills are applied in subsequent high
school mathematics and statistics courses.
Example:
• Find the minimum, the line of symmetry, and
the roots for the graphs of each of the following
functions:
f(x) = x2 – 4x + 3
f(x) = x2 – 4x + 4
f(x) = x2 – 4x + 5
A2.3.B Determine the number and nature of the roots Students should be able to recognize and interpret the
of a quadratic function. discriminant.
Example:
• For what values of a does f(x) = x2 – 6x + a have 2
real roots, 1 real root, and no real roots?
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Examples:
• x2 – 10x + 34 = 0
• 3x2 + 10 = 4x
• Wile E. Coyote launches an anvil from 180
feet above the ground at time t = 0. The
equation that models this situation is given by
h = -16t2 + 96t + 180, where t is time measured
in seconds and h is height above the ground
measured in feet.
a. What is a reasonable domain restriction for t in
this context?
b. Determine the height of the anvil two seconds
after it was launched.
c. Determine the maximum height obtained by
the anvil.
d. Determine the time when the anvil is more
than 100 feet above ground.
• Farmer Helen wants to build a pigpen. With 100
feet of fence, she wants a rectangular pen with
one side being a side of her existing barn. What
dimensions should she use for her pigpen in order
to have the maximum number of square feet?
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Algebra 2
A2.4. Core Content: Exponential and logarithmic functions and equations (Algebra)
S tudents extend their understanding of exponential functions from Algebra 1 with an emphasis on
inverse functions. This leads to a natural introduction of logarithms and logarithmic functions. They
learn to use the basic properties of exponential and logarithmic functions, graphing both types of function
to analyze relationships, represent and model problems, and answer questions. Students employ these
functions in many practical situations, such as applying exponential functions to determine compound
interest and applying logarithmic functions to determine the pH of a liquid.
A2.4.B Graph an exponential function of the form Students expand on the work they did in Algebra 1 to
f(x) = abx and its inverse logarithmic function. functions of the form y = abx. Although the concept of
inverses is not fully developed until Precalculus, there
is an emphasis in Algebra 2 on students recognizing
the inverse relationship between exponential and
logarithmic functions and how this is reflected in the
shapes of the graphs.
Example:
• Find the equation for the inverse function of y = 3x.
Graph both functions. What characteristics of each
of the graphs indicate they are inverse functions?
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Algebra 2
A2.5. Core Content: Additional functions and equations (Algebra)
S tudents learn about additional classes of functions including square root, cubic, logarithmic, and those
involving inverse variation. Students plot points and sketch graphs to represent these functions and
use algebraic techniques to solve related equations. In addition to studying the defining characteristics of
each of these classes of functions, students gain the ability to construct new functions algebraically and
using transformations. These extended skills and techniques serve as the foundation for further study and
analysis of functions in subsequent mathematics courses.
Examples:
• What sequence of transformations changes
f(x) = x2 to g(x) = -5(x – 3)2 + 2?
• Carly decides to earn extra money by making
glass bead bracelets. She purchases tools for
$40.00. Elastic bead cord for each bracelet costs
$0.10. Glass beads come in packs of 10 beads,
and one pack has enough beads to make one
bracelet. Base price for the beads is $2.00 per
pack. For each of the first 100 packs she buys, she
gets $0.01 off each of the packs. (For example, if
she purchases three packs, each pack costs $1.97
instead of $2.00.) Carly plans to sell each bracelet
for $4.00. Assume Carly will make a maximum of
100 bracelets.
— Find a function C(b) that describes
Carly’s costs.
— Find a function R(b) that describes
Carly’s revenue.
Carly’s profit is described by P(b) = R(b) – C(b).
— Find P(b).
— What is the minimum number of bracelets
that Carly must sell in order to make a profit?
— To make a profit of $100?
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Example:
• Analyze the following equations and tell what
you know about the solutions. Then solve the
equations.
— 2 x+5 =7
— 5 x − 6 = −2
— 2 x + 15 = x
— 2x − 5 = x + 7
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Algebra 2
A2.6. Core Content: Probability, data, and distributions (Data/Statistics/Probability)
S tudents formalize their study of probability, computing both combinations and permutations to
calculate the likelihood of an outcome in uncertain circumstances and applying the binominal theorem
to solve problems. They extend their use of statistics to graph bivariate data and analyze its shape to
make predictions. They calculate and interpret measures of variability, confidence intervals, and margins
of error for population proportions. Dual goals underlie the content in the section: students prepare for the
further study of statistics and become thoughtful consumers of data.
A2.6.D Apply the binomial theorem to solve problems The binominal theorem is also applied when computing
involving probability. with polynomials.
Examples:
• Use Pascal’s triangle and the binomial theorem
to find the number of ways six objects can be
selected four at a time.
• In a survey, 33% of adults reported that they
preferred to get the news from newspapers rather
than television. If you survey 5 people, what is the
probability of getting exactly 2 people who say they
prefer news from the newspaper?
— Write an equation that can be used to
solve the problem.
— Create a histogram of the binomial
distribution of the probability of getting 0
through 5 responders saying they prefer
the newspaper.
A2.6.E Determine if a bivariate data set can be In high school, determining a formula for a curve
better modeled with an exponential or a of best fit requires a graphing calculator or similar
quadratic function and use the model to technological tool.
make predictions.
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Example:
• Which is more likely to be affected by an outlier
in a set of data, the interquartile range or the
standard deviation?
A2.6.G Calculate and interpret margin of error and Students will use technology based on the complexity
confidence intervals for population proportions. of the situation.
Example:
• In 2007, 400 of the 500 10th graders in Local High
School passed the WASL. In 2008, 375 of the 480
10th graders passed the test. The Local Gazette
headline read “10th Grade WASL Scores Decline
in 2008!” In response, the Superintendent of Local
School District wrote a letter to the editor claiming
that, in fact, WASL performance was not significantly
lower in 2008 than it was in 2007. Who is correct,
the Local Gazette or the Superintendent?
Use mathematics to find the margin of error to justify
your conclusion. (Formula for the margin of error
p(1−p)
(E): E = zc ; z95 = 1.96, where n is the sample
n
size, p is the proportion of the sample with the trait
of interest, c is the confidence level, and zc is the
multiplier for the specified confidence interval.)
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Algebra 2
A2.7. Additional Key Content (Algebra)
S tudents study two important topics here. First, they extend their ability to solve systems of two
equations in two variables to solving systems of three equations in three variables, which leads
to the full development of matrices in Precalculus. Second, they formalize their work with series as
they learn to find the terms and partial sums of arithmetic series and the terms and partial and infinite
sums of geometric series. This conceptual understanding of series lays an important foundation for
understanding calculus.
Examples:
• Jill, Ann, and Stan are to inherit $20,000. Stan is
to get twice as much as Jill, and Ann is to get twice
as much as Stan. How much does each get?
• Solve the following system of equations.
2x – y – z = 7
3x + 5y + z = -10
4x – 3y + 2z = 4
A2.7.B Find the terms and partial sums of arithmetic Students build on the knowledge gained in Algebra 1
and geometric series and the infinite sum for to find specific terms in a sequence and to express
geometric series. arithmetic and geometric sequences in both explicit and
recursive forms.
Examples:
• A ball is dropped from a height of 10 meters. Each
3
time it hits the ground, it rebounds of the distance
4
it has fallen. What is the total sum of the distances it
falls and rebounds before coming to rest?
• Show that the sum of the first 10 terms of the
1 1 1
geometric series 1 + + + + ... is twice the
3 9 27
sum of the first 10 terms of the geometric series
1 1 1
1 – + – + ...
3 9 27
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Algebra 2
A2.8. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication
S tudents formalize the development of reasoning at high school as they use algebra and the properties
of number systems to develop valid mathematical arguments, make and prove conjectures, and find
counterexamples to refute false statements using correct mathematical language, terms, and symbols in
all situations. They extend the problem-solving practices developed in earlier grades and apply them to
more challenging problems, including problems related to mathematical and applied situations. Students
formalize a coherent problem-solving process in which they analyze the situation to determine the
question(s) to be answered, synthesize given information, and identify implicit and explicit assumptions
that have been made. They examine their solution(s) to determine reasonableness, accuracy, and
meaning in the context of the original problem. The mathematical thinking, reasoning, and problem-
solving processes students learn in high school mathematics can be used throughout their lives as they
deal with a world in which an increasing amount of information is presented in quantitative ways and more
and more occupations and fields of study rely on mathematics.
He would like the upper right corner to be a
rectangle that has a length 1.6 times its width. Leo
wants the area of the larger rectangle in the lower
left to be at least half the total area of the canvas.
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In Mathematics 1, students begin to formalize mathematics by exploring function concepts with emphasis
on the family of linear functions and their applications. Students extend their work with graphical and
numerical data analysis to include bivariate data involving linear relationships. Students identify and
prove relationships about lines in the plane and similar triangles. Proportionality is a common thread in
Mathematics 1 that connects linear functions, data analysis, and coordinate geometry. Throughout this
course, students develop their reasoning skills by making conjectures and predictions or creating simple
proofs related to algebraic, geometric, and statistical relationships.
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Mathematics 1
M1.1. Core Content: Solving problems (Algebra)
S tudents learn to solve many new types of problems in Mathematics 1, and this first core content area
highlights the types of problems students will be able to solve after they master the concepts and skills
in this course. Throughout Mathematics 1, students spend considerable time with linear functions and are
introduced to other types of functions, including exponential functions and functions defined piecewise.
They learn that specific functions model situations described in word problems, and thus they learn the
broader notion that functions are used to solve various types of problems. The ability to write an equation
that represents a problem is an important mathematical skill in itself, and each new function provides
students the tool to solve yet another class of problems. Many problems that initially appear to be very
different from each other can actually be represented by identical equations. This is an important and
unifying principle of algebra—that the same algebraic techniques can be applied to a wide variety of
different situations.
Examples:
• A cup is 6 cm tall, including a 1.1 cm lip. Find a
function that represents the height of a stack of
cups in terms of the number of cups in the stack.
Find a function that represents the number of cups
in a stack of a given height.
• For the month of July, Michelle will be dog-sitting
for her very wealthy, but eccentric, neighbor, Mrs.
Buffett. Mrs. Buffett offers Michelle two different
salary plans:
Plan 1: $100 per day for the 31 days of the month.
Plan 2: $1 for July 1, $2 for July 2, $4 for July 3,
and so on, with the daily rate doubling each day.
a. Write functions that model the amount of
money Michelle will earn each day on Plan 1
and Plan 2. Justify the functions you wrote.
b. State an appropriate domain for each of the
models based on the context.
c. Which plan should Michelle choose to
maximize her earnings? Justify your
recommendation mathematically.
d. Extension: Write an algebraic function for the
cumulative pay for each plan based on the
number of days worked.
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Examples:
• The assistant pizza maker makes 6 pizzas an
hour. The master pizza maker makes 10 pizzas
an hour but starts baking two hours later than his
assistant. Together, they must make 92 pizzas.
How many hours from when the assistant starts
baking will it take?
What is a general equation, in function form, that
could be used to determine the number of pizzas
that can be made in two or more hours?
• A swimming pool holds 375,000 liters of water.
Two large hoses are used to fill the pool. The
first hose fills at the rate of 1,500 liters per hour
and the second hose fills at the rate of 2,000 liters
per hour. How many hours does it take to fill the
pool completely?
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Example:
• Mr. Tsu invests $1000 in a 5-year CD that pays 4%
interest compounded yearly. Present to Mr. Tsu his
expected balance at the end of years 1, 3, and 5
and the process you used to arrive at each value.
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Mathematics 1
M1.2. Core Content: Characteristics and behaviors of functions (Algebra)
S tudents formalize and deepen their understanding of functions, the defining characteristics and uses
of functions, and the mathematical language used to describe functions. They learn that functions
are often specified by an equation of the form y = f(x), where any allowable x-value yields a unique
y-value. Mathematics 1 has a particular focus on linear functions, equations, and systems of equations
and on functions that can be defined piecewise, particularly step functions and functions that contain the
absolute value of an expression. Students compare and contrast non-linear functions, such as quadratic
and exponential, with linear functions. They learn about the representations and basic transformations of
these functions and the practical and mathematical limitations that must be considered when working with
functions and when using functions to model situations.
Examples:
• Which of the following are functions? Explain why
or why not.
— The age in years of each student in your
math class and each student’s shoe size.
— The number of degrees a person rotates a
spigot and the volume of water that comes
out of the spigot.
• A function f(n) = 60n is used to model the distance
in miles traveled by a car traveling 60 miles per
hour in n hours. Identify the domain and range of
this function. What restrictions on the domain of
this function should be considered for the model to
correctly reflect the situation?
• What is the domain of f(x) = 5 − x ?
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x + 3, x ≤ 1
— y =
x − 2, x > 1
— x2 + y2 = 1
y
1
-1 1 x
-1
M1.2.B Represent a function with a symbolic This expectation applies each time a new class
expression, as a graph, in a table, and using (family) of functions is encountered. In Mathematics 1,
words, and make connections among these students should be introduced to a variety of additional
representations. 1
functions that include expressions such as x3, x, ,
x
and absolute values. They will study these functions in
depth in subsequent courses.
a
Students should know that f(x) = x represents an
inverse variation. Students begin to describe the graph
of a function from its symbolic expression, and use
key characteristics of the graph of a function to infer
properties of the related symbolic expression.
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Example:
• Roses-R-Red sells its roses for $0.75 per stem
and charges a $20 delivery fee per order.
— What is the cost of having 10 roses delivered?
— How many roses can you have delivered
for $65?
M1.2.D Plot points, sketch, and describe the graphs of Mathematics 1 addresses only rational functions
a a
functions of the form f(x) = + b. of the form f(x) = + b. Rational functions of the
x x
a
form f(x) = 2 + b and f(x) = a are addressed in
x (bx + c)
Mathematics 3.
Example:
a
• Sketch the graphs of the four functions f(x) = +b
x
when a = 4 and 8 and b = 0 and 1.
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M1.3. Core Content: Linear functions, (Algebra, Geometry/Measurement,
equations, and relationships Data/Statistics/Probability)
S tudents understand that linear functions can be used to model situations involving a constant rate
of change. They build on the work done in middle school to solve systems of linear equations and
inequalities in two variables, learning to interpret the intersection of lines as the solution. While the focus is
on solving equations, students also learn graphical and numerical methods for approximating solutions to
equations. They use linear functions to analyze relationships, represent and model problems, and answer
questions. These algebraic skills are applied in other Core Content areas across high school courses.
Examples:
• Write an absolute value equation or inequality for
all the numbers 2 units from 7, and all the numbers
that are more than b units from a.
• Solve |x – 6| ≤ 4 and locate the solution on the
number line.
• Write an equation or inequality that has no real
solutions; infinite numbers of real solutions; and
exactly one real solution.
• Solve for x in 2(x – 3) + 4x = 15 + 2x.
• Solve 8.5 < 3x + 2 ≤ 9.7 and locate the solution on
the number line.
M1.3.B Describe how changes in the parameters of In the case of a linear function y = f(x), expressed
linear functions and functions containing an in slope-intercept form (y = mx + b), m and b are
absolute value of a linear expression affect their parameters. Students should know that f(x) = kx
graphs and the relationships they represent. represents a direct variation (proportional relationship).
Examples:
• Graph a function of the form f(x) = kx, describe
the effect that changes on k have on the graph
and on f(x), and answer questions that arise in
proportional situations.
• A gas station’s 10,000-gallon underground storage
tank contains 1,000 gallons of gasoline. Tanker
trucks pump gasoline into the tank at a rate of 400
gallons per minute. How long will it take to fill the
tank? Find a function that represents this situation
and then graph the function.
If the flow rate increases from 400 to 500 gallons
per minute, how will the graph of the function
change? If the initial amount of gasoline in the tank
changes from 1,000 to 2,000 gallons, how will the
graph of the function change?
• Compare and contrast the functions y = 3|x| and
1
y = - |x|.
3
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Distance
motorcycle
Time
D
q
p
q C p
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M1.3.E Write and solve systems of two linear Students solve both symbolic and word problems,
equations and inequalities in two variables. understanding that the solution to a problem is given by
the coordinates of the intersection of the two lines when
the lines are graphed in the same coordinate plane.
Examples:
• Solve the following simultaneous linear equations
algebraically:
-2x + y = 2
x + y = -1
• Graph the above two linear equations on the same
coordinate plane and use the graph to verify the
algebraic solution.
• An academic team is going to a state mathematics
competition. There are 30 people going on the trip.
There are 5 people who can drive and 2 types of
vehicles, vans and cars. A van seats 8 people, and
a car seats 4 people, including drivers. How many
vans and cars does the team need for the trip?
Explain your reasoning.
Let v = number of vans and c = number of cars.
v+c≤5
8v + 4c > 30
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M1.4. Core Content: Proportionality, similarity, and geometric reasoning (Geometry/Measurement)
S tudents extend and formalize their knowledge of two-dimensional geometric figures and their
properties, with a focus on properties of lines, angles, and triangles. They explain their reasoning
using precise mathematical language and symbols. Students study basic properties of parallel and
perpendicular lines, their respective slopes in the coordinate plane, and the properties of the angles
formed when parallel lines are intersected by a transversal. They prove related theorems and apply them
to solve problems that are purely mathematical and that arise in applied contexts. Students formalize their
prior work with similarity and proportionality by making and proving conjectures about triangle similarity.
Example:
• A student first hypothesizes that the sum of the
angles of a triangle is 180 degrees and then proves
this is true. When was the student using inductive
reasoning? When was s/he using deductive
reasoning? Justify your answers.
M1.4.C Use deductive reasoning to prove that a valid Valid proofs may be presented in paragraph, two-
geometric statement is true. column, or flow-chart formats. Proof by contradiction is
a form of deductive reasoning.
Example:
• Prove that if two parallel lines are cut by a
transversal, then alternate interior angles are equal.
M1.4.D Determine and prove triangle similarity. Similarity in Mathematics 1 builds on proportionality
concepts from middle school mathematics. Determining
and proving triangle congruence and other properties of
triangles are included in Mathematics 2.
Example:
• For a given ∆RST, prove that ∆XYZ, formed by
joining the midpoints of the sides of ∆RST, is
similar to ∆RST.
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Examples:
• Prove that a point on the perpendicular bisector of
a line segment is equidistant from the ends of the
line segment.
• If each of two lines is perpendicular to a given line,
what is the relationship between the two lines?
How do you know?
M1.4.G Explain and perform basic compass and Constructions using circles and lines with dynamic
straightedge constructions related to parallel geometry software (i.e., virtual compass and straight-
and perpendicular lines. edge) are equivalent to paper and pencil constructions.
Example:
• Construct and mathematically justify the steps to:
— Bisect a line segment.
— Drop a perpendicular from a point to a line.
— Construct a line through a point that is
parallel to another line.
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M1.5. Core Content: Data and distributions (Data/Statistics/Probability)
S tudents select mathematical models for data sets and use those models to represent, describe, and
compare data sets. They analyze the linear relationship between two statistical variables and make
and defend appropriate predictions, conjectures, and generalizations based on data. Students understand
limitations of conclusions drawn from the results of a study or an experiment and recognize common
misconceptions and misrepresentations.
Examples:
• The local minor league baseball team has a salary
dispute. Players claim they are being underpaid,
but managers disagree.
— Bearing in mind that a few top players
earn salaries that are quite high, would it
be in the managers’ best interest to use
the mean or median when quoting the
“average” salary of the team? Why?
— What would be in the players’ best interest?
• Each box-and-whisker plot shows the prices of
used cars (in thousands of dollars) advertised for
sale at three different car dealers. If you want to go
to the dealer whose prices seem least expensive,
which dealer would you go to? Use statistics from
the displays to justify your answer.
Cars are US
Better-than-New
Yours Now
0 5 10
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M1.5.C Make valid inferences and draw conclusions Determine whether arguments based on data
based on data. confuse association with causation. Evaluate the
reasonableness of and make judgments about
statistical claims, reports, studies, and conclusions.
Example:
• Mr. Shapiro found that the amount of time his
students spent doing mathematics homework is
positively correlated with test grades in his class. He
concluded that doing homework makes students’
test scores higher. Is this conclusion justified?
Explain any flaws in Mr. Shapiro’s reasoning.
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M1.6. Core Content: Numbers, expressions, and operations (Numbers, Operations, Algebra)
S tudents see the number system extended to the real numbers represented by the number line.
They use variables and expressions to solve problems from purely mathematical as well as applied
contexts. They build on their understanding of and ability to compute with arithmetic operations and
properties and expand this understanding to include the symbolic language of algebra. Students
demonstrate this ability to write and manipulate a wide variety of algebraic expressions throughout high
school mathematics as they apply algebraic procedures to solve problems.
Examples:
• Without using a calculator, order the following on
the number line:
37
82 , 3π, 8.9, 9, , 9.3 × 100
4
• A star’s color gives an indication of its temperature
and age. The chart shows four types of stars and
the lowest temperature of each type.
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Example:
• Using a common engineering formula, an
engineering student represented the maximum
safe load of a bridge to be 1000(99 – 70 2) tons.
He used 1.41 as the approximation for 2 in his
calculations. When the bridge was built and tested
in a computer simulation to verify its maximum
weight-bearing load, it collapsed! The student had
estimated the bridge would hold ten times the
weight that was applied to it when it collapsed.
— Calculate the weight that the student
thought the bridge could bear using 1.41
as the estimate for 2.
— Calculate other weight values using
estimates of 2 that have more decimal
places. What might be a reasonable
degree of precision required to know
how much weight the bridge can handle
safely? Justify your answer.
M1.6.C Recognize the multiple uses of variables, Students learn to use letters as variables and in other
determine all possible values of variables that ways that increase in sophistication throughout high
satisfy prescribed conditions, and evaluate school. For example, students learn that letters can
algebraic expressions that involve variables. be used:
• To represent fixed and temporarily unknown values
in equations, such as 3x + 2 = 5;
• To express identities, such as x + x = 2x for all x;
• As attributes in formulas, such as A = lw;
• As constants such as a, b, and c in the equation
y = ax2 + bx + c;
• As parameters in equations, such as the m and b
for the family of functions defined by y = mx + b;
• To represent varying quantities, such as x in
f(x) = 5x;
• To represent functions, such as f in f(x) = 5x; and
• To represent specific numbers, such as π.
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Examples:
• For what values of a and n, where n is an integer
greater than 0, is an always negative?
1
• For what values of a is an integer?
a
• For what values of a is 5 − a defined?
• For what values of a is -a always positive?
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M1.7. Additional Key Content (Numbers, Algebra)
S tudents develop a basic understanding of arithmetic and geometric sequences and of exponential
functions, including their graphs and other representations. They use exponential functions to analyze
relationships, represent and model problems, and answer questions in situations that are modeled by
these nonlinear functions. Students learn graphical and numerical methods for approximating solutions to
exponential equations. Students interpret the meaning of problem solutions and explain limitations related
to solutions.
M1.7.B Find and approximate solutions to exponential Students can approximate solutions using graphs or
equations. tables with and without technology.
a-2 b2 c b5
• 2 -3 2
= 4
ab c ac
• 8 = 2• 2• 2 = 2 2
• 3
a•b = 3 a • 3 b
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M1.8. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication
S tudents formalize the development of reasoning in Mathematics 1 as they use algebra, geometry, and
statistics to make and defend generalizations. They justify their reasoning with accepted standards
of mathematical evidence and proof, using correct mathematical language, terms, and symbols in all
situations. They extend the problem-solving practices developed in earlier grades and apply them to
more challenging problems, including problems related to mathematical and applied situations. Students
formalize a coherent problem-solving process in which they analyze the situation to determine the
question(s) to be answered, synthesize given information, and identify implicit and explicit assumptions
that have been made. They examine their solution(s) to determine reasonableness, accuracy, and
meaning in the context of the original problem. The mathematical thinking, reasoning, and problem-
solving processes students learn in high school mathematics can be used throughout their lives as they
deal with a world in which an increasing amount of information is presented in quantitative ways and more
and more occupations and fields of study rely on mathematics.
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Mathematics 2 extends the study of functions to include quadratic functions, providing tools for modeling
a greater variety of real-world situations. Students develop computational and algebraic skills that support
analysis of these functions and their multiple representations. Students extend their ability to reason
mathematically. They distinguish between inductive and deductive thinking, make conjectures, and
prove theorems. Students become skilled in writing more involved proofs through their study of triangles,
lines, and quadrilaterals. Finally, the study of probability extends students’ understanding of proportional
reasoning and relationships with the inclusion of counting methods and lays the groundwork for the study
of data and variability in the next course.
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M2.1. Core Content: Modeling situations and solving problems (Algebra)
T his first core content area highlights the types of problems students will be able to solve by the end of
Mathematics 2. Students extend their ability to model situations and solve problems with additional
functions and equations in this course. Additionally, they deepen their understanding and proficiency with
functions they encountered in Mathematics 1 and use these functions to solve more complex problems.
When presented with a word problem, students determine which function or equation models the problem
and then use that information to write an equation to solve the problem. Turning word problems into
equations that can be solved is a skill students hone throughout the course.
M2.1.C Solve problems that can be represented by Students solve problems by factoring and applying the
quadratic functions, equations, and inequalities. quadratic formula to the quadratic equation, and use
the vertex form of the equation to solve problems about
maximums, minimums, and symmetry.
Examples:
• Find the solutions to the simultaneous equations
y = x + 2 and y = x2.
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M2.1.D Solve problems that can be represented by Students extend their use of exponential functions
exponential functions and equations. and equations to solve more complex problems.
They approximate solutions with graphs or tables,
check solutions numerically, and when possible, solve
problems exactly.
Examples:
• E. coli bacteria reproduce by a simple process
called binary fission—each cell increases in size
and divides into two cells. In the laboratory, E. coli
bacteria divide approximately every 15 minutes. A
new E. coli culture is started with 1 cell.
a. Find a function that models the E. coli
population size at the end of each 15-minute
interval. Justify the function you found.
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M2.2. Core Content: Quadratic functions, equations, and relationships (Algebra)
S tudents learn that exponential and quadratic functions can be used to model some situations
where linear functions may not be the best model. They use graphical and numerical methods with
exponential functions of the form y = abx and quadratic functions to analyze relationships, represent and
model problems, and answer questions. Students extend their algebraic skills and learn various methods
of solving quadratic equations over real or complex numbers, including using the quadratic formula,
factoring, graphing, and completing the square. They learn to translate between forms of quadratic
equations, applying the vertex form to evaluate maximum and minimum values and find symmetry of
the graph, and they learn to identify which form should be used in a particular situation. They interpret
the meaning of problem solutions and explain their limitations. Students recognize common examples
of situations that can be modeled by quadratic functions, such as maximizing area or the height of an
object moving under the force of gravity. They compare the characteristics of quadratic functions to those
of linear and exponential functions. The understanding of these particular types of functions, together
with students’ understanding of linear functions, provides students with a powerful set of tools to use
mathematical models to deal with problems and situations in advanced mathematics courses, in the
workplace, and in everyday life.
M2.2.B Sketch the graph of a quadratic function, Note that in Mathematics 2, the parameter b in the
describe the effects that changes in the term bx in the quadratic form ax2 + bx + c is not
parameters have on the graph, and interpret the often used to provide useful information about the
x-intercepts as solutions to a quadratic equation. characteristics of the graph.
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M2.2.C Translate between the standard form of a Students translate among forms of a quadratic function
quadratic function, the vertex form, and the to convert to one that is appropriate—e.g., vertex
factored form; graph and interpret the meaning form—to solve specific problems.
of each form.
Students learn about the advantages of the standard
form (f(x) = ax2 + bx + c), the vertex form
(f(x) = a(x – h)2 + d), and the factored form
(f(x) = a(x – r)(x – s)). They produce the vertex form
by completing the square on the function in standard
form, which allows them to see the symmetry of the
graph of a quadratic function as well as the maximum
or minimum. This opens up a whole range of new
problems students can solve using quadratics.
Students continue to find the solutions of the equation,
which can be either real or complex.
Example:
• Find the minimum, the line of symmetry, and
the roots for the graphs of each of the following
functions:
f(x) = x2 – 4x + 3
f(x) = x2 – 4x + 4
f(x) = x2 – 4x + 5
M2.2.D Solve quadratic equations that can be factored Students learn to efficiently solve quadratic equations
as (ax + b)(cx + d) where a, b, c, and d are by recognizing and using the simplest factoring
integers. methods, including recognizing special quadratics as
squares and differences of squares.
Examples:
3
• 2x2 + x – 3 = 0; (x – 1)(2x + 3) = 0; x = 1, −-
2
3
• 4x2 + 6x = 0; 2x(2x + 3) = 0; x = 0, −-
2
5
• 36x2 – 25 = 0; (6x + 5)(6x – 5) = 0; x = ±
6
• x2 + 6x + 9 = 0; (x + 3)2 = 0; x = -3
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Example:
• For what values of a does f(x) = x2 – 6x + a have 2
real roots, 1 real root, and no real roots?
M2.2.F Solve quadratic equations that have real roots Students solve those equations that are not easily
by completing the square and by using the factored by completing the square and by using the
quadratic formula. quadratic formula. Completing the square should also
be used to derive the quadratic formula.
Examples:
• Complete the square to solve x2 + 4x = 13.
x2 + 4x – 13 = 0
x2 + 4x + 4 = 17
(x + 2)2 = 17
x + 2 = ± 17
x = -2 ± 17
x ≈ 2.12, -6.12
• Use the quadratic formula to solve 4x2 – 2x = 5.
- b ± b 2 – 4 ac
x=
2a
- (- 2 ) ( - 2)2 – 4(4 -5)
x=
2(4)
2 ± 84
x=
8
2 ± 2 21
x=
8
1 ± 21
x=
4
x ≈ 1.40, -0.90
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Examples:
• x2 – 10x + 34 = 0
• 3x2 + 10 = 4x
• Wile E. Coyote launches an anvil from 180 feet
above the ground at time t = 0. The equation that
models this situation is given by
h = -16t2 + 96t + 180, where t is time measured
in seconds and h is height above the ground
measured in feet.
a. What is a reasonable domain restriction for t in
this context?
b. Determine the height of the anvil two seconds
after it was launched.
c. Determine the maximum height obtained by
the anvil.
d. Determine the time when the anvil is more
than 100 feet above ground.
• Farmer Helen wants to build a pigpen. With 100
feet of fence, she wants a rectangular pen with
one side being a side of her existing barn. What
dimensions should she use for her pigpen in order
to have the maximum number of square feet?
M2.2.H Determine if a bivariate data set can be better In high school, determining a formula for a curve
modeled with an exponential or a quadratic of best fit requires a graphing calculator or similar
function and use the model to make predictions. technological tool.
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M2.3. Core Content: Conjectures and proofs (Algebra, Geometry/Measurement)
S tudents extend their knowledge of two-dimensional geometric figures and their properties to include
quadrilaterals and other polygons, with special emphasis on necessary and sufficient conditions
for triangle congruence. They work with geometric constructions, using dynamic software as a tool for
exploring geometric relationships and formulating conjectures and using compass-and-straightedge and
paper-folding constructions as contexts in which students demonstrate their knowledge of geometric
relationships. Students define the basic trigonometric ratios and use them to solve problems in a variety of
applied situations. They formalize the reasoning skills they have developed in previous grades and solidify
their understanding of what it means to mathematically prove a geometric statement. Students encounter
the concept of formal proof built on definitions, axioms, and theorems. They use inductive reasoning to
test conjectures about geometric relationships and use deductive reasoning to prove or disprove their
conclusions. Students defend their reasoning using precise mathematical language and symbols. Finally,
they apply their knowledge of linear functions to make and prove conjectures about geometric figures on
the coordinate plane.
Example:
• Prove that the diagonals of a rhombus are
perpendicular bisectors of each other.
M2.3.D Distinguish between definitions and undefined Students sketch points and lines (undefined terms) and
geometric terms and explain the role of define and sketch representations of other common
definitions, undefined terms, postulates terms. They use definitions and postulates as they
(axioms), and theorems. prove theorems throughout geometry. In their work
with theorems, they identify the hypothesis and the
conclusion and explain the role of each.
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M2.3.F Determine and prove triangle congruence and Students extend their work with similarity in
other properties of triangles. Mathematics 1 to proving theorems about congruence
and other properties of triangles.
Examples:
• Prove that congruent triangles are similar.
• Show that not all SSA triangles are congruent.
M2.3.G Know, prove, and apply the Pythagorean Students extend their work with the Pythagorean
Theorem and its converse. Theorem from previous grades to include formal proof.
Examples:
• Consider any right triangle with legs a and b
and hypotenuse c. The right triangle is used to
create Figures 1 and 2. Explain how these figures
constitute a visual representation of a proof of the
Pythagorean Theorem.
c
b
Q
a
Figure 1 Figure 2
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6 cm
8 cm
• In ∆ABC, with right angle at C, draw the altitude
CD from C to AB . Name all similar triangles in the
diagram. Use these similar triangles to prove the
Pythagorean Theorem.
• Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to derive the
distance formula in the (x, y) plane.
• Determine the length of the altitude of an
equilateral triangle whose side lengths measure
5 units.
M2.3.H Solve problems involving the basic trigono- Students apply their knowledge of the Pythagorean
metric ratios of sine, cosine, and tangent. Theorem from Grade 8 to define the basic
trigonometric ratios. They formally prove the
Pythagorean Theorem in Mathematics 2.
Examples:
• A 12-foot ladder leans against a wall to form a 63°
angle with the ground. How many feet above the
ground is the point on the wall at which the ladder
is resting?
• Use the Pythagorean Theorem to establish that
sin2ø + cos2 ø = 1 for ø between 0° and 90°.
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M2.3.J Know, prove, and apply basic theorems about Properties may include those that address symmetry
parallelograms. and properties of angles, diagonals, and angle sums.
Students may use inductive and deductive reasoning
and counterexamples.
Examples:
• Are opposite sides of a parallelogram always
congruent? Why or why not?
• Are opposite angles of a parallelogram always
congruent? Why or why not?
• Prove that the diagonals of a parallelogram bisect
each other.
• Explain why if the diagonals of a quadrilateral
bisect each other, then the quadrilateral is a
parallelogram.
• Prove that the diagonals of a rectangle are
congruent. Is this true for any parallelogram?
Justify your reasoning.
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M2.4. Core Content: Probability (Data/Statistics/Probability)
S tudents formalize their study of probability, computing both combinations and permutations to
calculate the likelihood of an outcome in uncertain circumstances and applying the binominal theorem
to solve problems. They apply their understanding of probability to a wide range of practical situations,
including those involving permutations and combinations. Understanding probability helps students
become knowledgeable consumers who make sound decisions about high-risk games, financial
issues, etc.
M2.4.D Apply the binomial theorem to solve problems The binominal theorem is also applied when computing
involving probability. with polynomials.
Examples:
• Use Pascal’s triangle and the binomial theorem
to find the number of ways six objects can be
selected four at a time.
• In a survey, 33% of adults reported that they
preferred to get the news from newspapers rather
than television. If you survey 5 people, what is the
probability of getting exactly 2 people who say they
prefer news from the newspaper?
Write an equation that can be used to solve
the problem.
Create a histogram of the binomial distribution of
the probability of getting 0 through 5 responders
saying they prefer the newspaper.
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M2.5. Additional Key Content (Algebra, Measurement)
S tudents grow more proficient in their use of algebraic techniques as they use these techniques to
write equivalent expressions in various forms. They build on their understanding of computation using
arithmetic operations and properties and expand this understanding to include the symbolic language of
algebra. Students understand the role of units in measurement, convert among units within and between
different measurement systems as needed, and apply what they know to solve problems. They use
derived measures such as those used for speed (e.g., feet per second) or determining automobile gas
consumption (e.g., miles per gallon).
Factoring includes:
• Factoring a monomial from a polynomial, such as
4x2 + 6x = 2x(2x + 3);
• Factoring the difference of two squares, such as
36x2 – 25y2 = (6x + 5y)(6x – 5y) and
x4 – y4 = (x + y)(x – y)(x2 + y2);
• Factoring perfect square trinomials, such as
x2 + 6xy + 9y2 = (x + 3y)2;
• Factoring quadratic trinomials, such as
x2 + 5x + 4 = (x + 4)(x + 1); and
• Factoring trinomials that can be expressed as the
product of a constant and a trinomial, such as
0.5x2 – 2.5x – 7 = 0.5(x + 2)(x – 7).
M2.5.C Solve problems involving measurement This performance expectation is intended to build on
conversions within and between systems, students’ knowledge of proportional relationships.
including those involving derived units, and Students should understand the relationship between
analyze solutions in terms of reasonableness scale factors and their inverses as they relate to
of solutions and appropriate units. choices about when to multiply and when to divide in
converting measurements.
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M2.5.D Find the terms and partial sums of arithmetic Students build on the knowledge gained in
and geometric series and the infinite sum for Mathematics 1 to find specific terms in a sequence and
geometric series. to express arithmetic and geometric sequences in both
explicit and recursive forms.
Examples:
• A ball is dropped from a height of 10 meters.
3
Each time it hits the ground, it rebounds of the
4
distance it has fallen. What is the total sum of the
distances it falls and rebounds before coming to
rest?
• Show that the sum of the first 10 terms of the
1 1 1
geometric series 1 + + + + ... is twice the
3 9 27
sum of the first 10 terms of the geometric series
1 1 1
1 – + – + ...
3 9 27
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M2.6. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication
S tudents formalize the development of reasoning in Mathematics 2 as they use algebra, geometry, and
probability to make and defend generalizations. They justify their reasoning with accepted standards
of mathematical evidence and proof, using correct mathematical language, terms, and symbols in all
situations. They extend the problem-solving practices developed in earlier grades and apply them to
more challenging problems, including problems related to mathematical and applied situations. Students
formalize a coherent problem-solving process in which they analyze the situation to determine the
question(s) to be answered, synthesize given information, and identify implicit and explicit assumptions
that have been made. They examine their solution(s) to determine reasonableness, accuracy, and
meaning in the context of the original problem. The mathematical thinking, reasoning, and problem-
solving processes students learn in high school mathematics can be used throughout their lives as they
deal with a world in which an increasing amount of information is presented in quantitative ways and more
and more occupations and fields of study rely on mathematics.
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In Mathematics 3, students develop a more coherent and formal view of mathematics, going beyond
specific rules and procedures to emphasize generalizations. Students extend their knowledge of
number systems to include complex numbers, and they evaluate possible solutions to algebraic
equations. The application and visualization of geometry extends to three-dimensional figures as
students study the effects of changes in one dimension on various attributes and properties of a
figure. Students study the composition of transformations on geometric figures. They generalize the
relationship of changes in the symbolic form of functions to transformations of their corresponding
graphs. They extend their study of functions to include logarithmic, radical, and cubic functions and
are introduced to the concept of inverse functions. Students study variability of data and examine the
validity of generalizing results to an entire population.
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M3.1. Core Content: Solving problems (Algebra)
T he first core content area highlights the types of problems students will be able to solve by the end of
Mathematics 3, as they extend their ability to solve problems with additional functions and equations.
Additionally, they deepen their understanding of and skills related to functions they encountered in
Mathematics 1 and 2, and they use these functions to solve more complex problems. When presented
with a contextual problem, students identify a function or equation that models the problem and use
that information to write an equation to solve the problem. For example, in addition to using graphs to
approximate solutions to problems modeled by exponential functions, they use knowledge of logarithms to
solve exponential equations. Turning word problems into equations that can be solved is a skill students
hone throughout the course.
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Examples:
• Fireworks are launched upward from the ground
with an initial velocity of 160 feet per second. The
formula for vertical motion is h(t) = 0.5at2 + vt + s,
where the gravitational constant, a, is -32 feet per
square second, v represents the initial velocity, and
s represents the initial height. Time t is measured
in seconds, and height h is measured in feet.
For the ultimate effect, the fireworks must explode
after they reach the maximum height. For the
safety of the crowd, they must explode at least 256
ft. above the ground. The fuses must be set for the
appropriate time interval that allows the fireworks
to reach this height. What range of times, starting
from initial launch and ending with fireworks
explosion, meets these conditions?
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M3.2. Core Content: Transformations and functions (Algebra, Geometry/Measurement)
S tudents formalize their previous study of geometric transformations, focusing on the effect of
such transformations on the attributes of geometric figures. They study techniques for using
transformations to determine congruence and similarity. Students extend their study of transformations
to include transformations of many types of functions, including quadratic and exponential functions.
M3.2.B Determine and apply properties of Students make and test conjectures about
transformations. compositions of transformations and inverses of
transformations, the commutativity and associativity of
transformations, and the congruence and similarity of
two-dimensional figures under various transformations.
Examples:
• Identify transformations (alone or in composition)
that preserve congruence.
• Determine whether the composition of two
reflections of a line is commutative.
• Determine whether the composition of two
rotations about the same point of rotation is
commutative.
• Find a rotation that is equivalent to the composition
of two reflections over intersecting lines.
• Find the inverse of a given transformation.
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M3.2.E Construct new functions using the Students perform simple transformations on functions,
transformations f(x – h), f(x) + k, cf(x), and by including those that contain the absolute value of
adding and subtracting functions, and describe expressions, quadratic expressions, square root
the effect on the original graph(s). expressions, and exponential expressions, to make
new functions.
Examples:
• What sequence of transformations changes
f(x) = x2 to g(x) = -5(x – 3)2 + 2 ?
• Carly decides to earn extra money by making
glass bead bracelets. She purchases tools for
$40.00. Elastic bead cord for each bracelet costs
$0.10. Glass beads come in packs of 10 beads,
and one pack has enough beads to make one
bracelet. Base price for the beads is $2.00 per
pack. For each of the first 100 packs she buys, she
gets $0.01 off each of the packs. (For example, if
she purchases three packs, each pack costs $1.97
instead of $2.00.) Carly plans to sell each bracelet
for $4.00. Assume Carly will make a maximum of
100 bracelets.
— Find a function C(b) that describes
Carly’s costs.
— Find a function R(b) that describes
Carly’s revenue.
Carly’s profit is described by P(b) = R(b) – C(b).
— Find P(b).
— What is the minimum number of bracelets
that Carly must sell in order to make a profit?
— To make a profit of $100?
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M3.3. Core Content: Functions and modeling (Algebra)
S tudents extend their understanding of exponential functions from Mathematics 2 with an emphasis on
inverse functions. This leads to a natural introduction of logarithms and logarithmic functions. They
learn to use the basic properties of exponential and logarithmic functions, graphing both types of functions
to analyze relationships, represent and model problems, and answer questions. Students apply these
functions in many practical situations, such as applying exponential functions to determine compound
interest and applying logarithmic functions to determine the pH of a liquid. In addition, students extend
their study of functions to include polynomials of higher degree and those containing radical expressions.
They formalize and deepen their understanding of real-valued functions, their defining characteristics
and uses, and the mathematical language used to describe them. They compare and contrast the
types of functions they have studied and their basic transformations. Students learn the practical and
mathematical limitations that must be considered when working with functions or when using functions to
model situations.
M3.3.B Graph an exponential function of the form Students expand on the work they did in Mathematics
f(x) = abx and its inverse logarithmic function. 2 with functions of the form y = abx. Although the
concept of inverses is not fully developed until
Precalculus, there is an emphasis in Mathematics 3 on
students recognizing the inverse relationship between
exponential and logarithmic functions and how this is
reflected in the shapes of the graphs.
Example:
• Find the equation for the inverse function of y = 3x.
Graph both functions. What characteristics of each
of the graphs indicate they are inverse functions?
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M3.3.D Plot points, sketch, and describe the graphs of Students solve algebraic equations that involve
functions of the form f (x) = a x − c + d, and solve the square root of a linear expression over the
related equations. real numbers. Students should be able to identify
extraneous solutions and explain how they arose.
Example:
• Analyze the following equations and tell what
you know about the solutions. Then solve the
equations.
— 2 x+5 =7
— 5 x − 6 = −2
— 2 x + 15 = x
— 2x − 5 = x + 7
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M3.3.G Solve systems of three equations with Students solve systems of equations using algebraic
three variables. and numeric methods.
Examples:
• Jill, Ann, and Stan are to inherit $20,000. Stan is
to get twice as much as Jill, and Ann is to get twice
as much as Stan. How much does each get?
• Solve the following system of equations.
2x – y – z = 7
3x + 5y + z = -10
4x – 3y + 2z = 4
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M3.4. Core Content: Quantifying variability (Data/Statistics/Probability)
S tudents extend their use of statistics as they graph bivariate data and analyze the graph to make
predictions. They calculate and interpret measures of variability, confidence intervals, and margins of
error for population proportions. Dual goals underlie the content in the section: Students prepare for the
further study of statistics and also become thoughtful consumers of data.
Example:
• Which is more likely to be affected by an outlier
in a set of data, the interquartile range or the
standard deviation?
M3.4.B Calculate and interpret margin of error and Students will use technology based on the complexity
confidence intervals for population proportions. of the situation.
Example:
• In 2007, 400 of the 500 10th graders in Local High
School passed the WASL. In 2008, 375 of the 480
10th graders passed the test. The Local Gazette
headline read “10th Grade WASL Scores Decline
in 2008!”
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M3.5. Core Content: Three-dimensional geometry (Geometry/Measurement)
S tudents formulate conjectures about three-dimensional figures. They use deductive reasoning to
establish the truth of conjectures or to reject them on the basis of counterexamples. They extend
and formalize their work with perimeter, area, surface area, and volume of two- and three-dimensional
figures, focusing on mathematical derivations of these formulas and their applications in complex
problems. They use properties of geometry and measurement to solve both purely mathematical and
applied problems. They also extend their knowledge of distance and angle measurements in a plane to
measurements on a sphere.
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Examples:
• As Pam scooped ice cream into a cone, she began
to formulate a geometry problem in her mind. If the
ice cream was perfectly spherical with diameter
2.25'' and sat on a geometric cone that also had
diameter 2.25'' and was 4.5'' tall, would the cone
hold all the ice cream as it melted (without her eating
any of it)? She figured the melted ice cream would
have the same volume as the unmelted ice cream.
Find the solution to Pam’s problem and justify
your reasoning.
• A rectangle is 5 inches by 10 inches. Find the
volume of a cylinder that is generated by rotating
the rectangle about the 10-inch side.
M3.5.E Predict and verify the effect that changing The emphasis in high school should be on verifying the
one, two, or three linear dimensions has on relationships between length, area, and volume and on
perimeter, area, volume, or surface area of making predictions using algebraic methods.
two- and three-dimensional figures.
Examples:
• What happens to the volume of a rectangular
prism if four parallel edges are doubled in length?
• The ratio of a pair of corresponding sides in
two similar triangles is 5:3. The area of the
smaller triangle is 108 in2. What is the area
of the larger triangle?
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M3.6. Core Content: Algebraic properties (Numbers, Algebra)
S tudents continue to use variables and expressions to solve both purely mathematical and applied
problems, and they broaden their understanding of the real number system to include complex
numbers. Students extend their use of algebraic techniques to include manipulations of expressions with
rational exponents, operations on polynomials and rational expressions, and solving equations involving
rational and radical expressions.
— 24 3
— 5
16
— x2 + 1
x2
—
x
M3.6.C Add, subtract, multiply, and divide polynomials. Write algebraic expressions in equivalent forms using
algebraic properties to perform the four arithmetic
operations with polynomials.
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Examples:
x + 1 3x − 3
• −
( x + 1)2 x 2 − 1
3/2
( x + 2) x+ 2
• Divide by
x +1 x 2− 1
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M3.7. Additional Key Content (Geometry/Measurement)
S tudents formulate conjectures about circles. They use deductive reasoning to establish the truth of
conjectures or to reject them on the basis of counterexamples. Students explain their reasoning using
precise mathematical language and symbols. They apply their knowledge of geometric figures and their
properties to solve a variety of both purely mathematical and applied problems.
M3.7.C Explain and perform constructions related to Students perform constructions using straightedge
the circle. and compass, paper folding, and dynamic geometry
software. What is important is that students understand
the mathematics and are able to justify each step in a
construction.
Example:
• In each case, explain why the constructions work:
a. Construct the center of a circle from two chords.
b. Construct a circumscribed circle for a triangle.
c. Inscribe a circle in a triangle.
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M3.8. Core Processes: Reasoning, problem solving, and communication
S tudents formalize the development of reasoning in Mathematics 3 as they use algebra, geometry, and
statistics to make and defend generalizations. They justify their reasoning with accepted standards
of mathematical evidence and proof, using correct mathematical language, terms, and symbols in all
situations. They extend the problem-solving practices developed in earlier grades and apply them to
more challenging problems, including problems related to mathematical and applied situations. Students
formalize a coherent problem-solving process in which they analyze the situation to determine the
question(s) to be answered, synthesize given information, and identify implicit and explicit assumptions
that have been made. They examine their solution(s) to determine reasonableness, accuracy, and
meaning in the context of the original problem. The mathematical thinking, reasoning, and problem-
solving processes students learn in high school mathematics can be used throughout their lives as they
deal with a world in which an increasing amount of information is presented in quantitative ways and more
and more occupations and fields of study rely on mathematics.
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Acknowledgments
These K–12 mathematics standards have been developed by a team of Washington educators, mathematics
faculty, and citizens with support from staff of the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and invited
national consultants, and facilitated by staff of the Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at
Austin. In addition we would like to acknowledge Strategic Teaching, who was contracted by the State Board
of Education to conduct a final review and analysis of the draft K–12 Standards, as per 2008 Senate Bill
6534. The individuals who have played key roles in this project are listed below.
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