Gizmos for Pennsylvania - Mathematics: 3rd Grade (Assessment Anchors adopted 2013)

This correlation lists the recommended Gizmos for this state's curriculum standards. Click any Gizmo title below for more information.

M03.A-T: : Numbers and Operations in Base Ten

M03.A-T.1: : Use place-value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.

M03.A-T.1.1: : Apply place-value strategies to solve problems.

M03.A-T.1.1.1: : Round two- and three-digit whole numbers to the nearest ten or hundred, respectively.

M03.A-T.1.1.2: : Add two- and three-digit whole numbers (limit sums from 100 through 1,000) and/or subtract two- and three-digit numbers from three-digit whole numbers.

M03.A-F: : Numbers and Operations—Fractions

M03.A-F.1: : Develop an understanding of fractions as numbers.

M03.A-F.1.1: : Develop and apply number theory concepts to compare quantities and magnitudes of fractions and whole numbers.

M03.A-F.1.1.1: : Demonstrate that when a whole or set is partitioned into y equal parts, the fraction 1/y represents 1 part of the whole and/or the fraction x/y represents x equal parts of the whole (limit denominators to 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8; limit numerators to whole numbers less than the denominator; and no simplification necessary).

M03.A-F.1.1.2: : Represent fractions on a number line (limit denominators to 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8; limit numerators to whole numbers less than the denominator; and no simplification necessary).

M03.A-F.1.1.3: : Recognize and generate simple equivalent fractions (limit the denominators to 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 and limit numerators to whole numbers less than the denominator).

M03.A-F.1.1.4: : Express whole numbers as fractions, and/or generate fractions that are equivalent to whole numbers (limit denominators to 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8).

M03.A-F.1.1.5: : Compare two fractions with the same denominator (limit denominators to 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8), using the symbols >, =, or <, and/or justify the conclusions.

M03.B-O: : Operations and Algebraic Thinking

M03.B-O.1: : Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division.

M03.B-O.1.1: : Understand various meanings of multiplication and division.

M03.B-O.1.1.1: : Interpret and/or describe products of whole numbers (up to and including 10 × 10).

M03.B-O.1.1.2: : Interpret and/or describe whole-number quotients of whole numbers (limit dividends through 50 and limit divisors and quotients through 10).

M03.B-O.1.2: : Solve mathematical and real-world problems using multiplication and division, including determining the missing number in a multiplication and/or division equation.

M03.B-O.1.2.1: : Use multiplication (up to and including 10 × 10) and/or division (limit dividends through 50 and limit divisors and quotients through 10) to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and/or measurement quantities.

M03.B-O.1.2.2: : Determine the unknown whole number in a multiplication (up to and including 10 × 10) or division (limit dividends through 50 and limit divisors and quotients through 10) equation relating three whole numbers.

M03.B-O.2: : Understand properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division.

M03.B-O.2.1: : Use properties to simplify and solve multiplication problems.

M03.B-O.2.1.1: : Apply the commutative property of multiplication (not identification or definition of the property).

M03.B-O.2.1.2: : Apply the associative property of multiplication (not identification or definition of the property).

M03.B-O.3: : Solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic.

M03.B-O.3.1: : Use operations, patterns, and estimation strategies to solve problems (may include word problems).

M03.B-O.3.1.1: : Solve two-step word problems using the four operations (expressions are not explicitly stated). Limit to problems with whole numbers and having whole-number answers.

M03.B-O.3.1.5: : Identify arithmetic patterns (including patterns in the addition table or multiplication table) and/or explain them using properties of operations.

M03.C-G: : Geometry

M03.C-G.1: : Reason with shapes and their attributes.

M03.C-G.1.1: : Analyze characteristics of polygons.

M03.C-G.1.1.1: : Explain that shapes in different categories may share attributes and that the shared attributes can define a larger category.

M03.C-G.1.1.2: : Recognize rhombi, rectangles, and squares as examples of quadrilaterals and/or draw examples of quadrilaterals that do not belong to any of these subcategories.

M03.C-G.1.1.3: : Partition shapes into parts with equal areas. Express the area of each part as a unit fraction of the whole.

M03.D-M: : Measurement and Data

M03.D-M.1: : Solve problems involving measurement and estimation of intervals of time, money, liquid volumes, masses, and lengths of objects.

M03.D-M.1.1: : Determine or calculate time and elapsed time.

M03.D-M.1.1.1: : Tell, show, and/or write time (analog) to the nearest minute.

M03.D-M.1.1.2: : Calculate elapsed time to the minute in a given situation (total elapsed time limited to 60 minutes or less).

M03.D-M.1.2: : Use the attributes of liquid volume, mass, and length of objects.

M03.D-M.1.2.1: : Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units (cups [c], pints [pt], quarts [qt], gallons [gal], ounces [oz.], and pounds [lb]) and metric units (liters [l], grams [g], and kilograms [kg]).

M03.D-M.1.2.2: : Add, subtract, multiply, and divide to solve one-step word problems involving masses or liquid volumes that are given in the same units.

M03.D-M.1.3: : Count, compare, and make change using a collection of coins and one-dollar bills.

M03.D-M.1.3.2: : Make change for an amount up to $5.00 with no more than $2.00 change given (penny, nickel, dime, quarter, and dollar).

M03.D-M.2: : Represent and interpret data.

M03.D-M.2.1: : Organize, display, and answer questions based on data.

M03.D-M.2.1.1: : Complete a scaled pictograph and a scaled bar graph to represent a data set with several categories (scales limited to 1, 2, 5, and 10).

M03.D-M.2.1.2: : Solve one- and two-step problems using information to interpret data presented in scaled pictographs and scaled bar graphs (scales limited to 1, 2, 5, and 10).

M03.D-M.2.1.4: : Translate information from one type of display to another. Limit to pictographs, tally charts, bar graphs, and tables.

M03.D-M.3: : Geometric measurement: understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition.

M03.D-M.3.1: : Find the areas of plane figures.

M03.D-M.3.1.1: : Measure areas by counting unit squares (square cm, square m, square in., square ft, and non-standard square units).

M03.D-M.3.1.2: : Multiply side lengths to find areas of rectangles with whole-number side lengths in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems, and represent whole-number products as rectangular areas in mathematical reasoning.

M03.D-M.4: : Geometric measurement: recognize perimeter as an attribute of plane figures and distinguish between linear and area measures.

M03.D-M.4.1: : Find and use the perimeters of plane figures.

M03.D-M.4.1.1: : Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving perimeters of polygons, including finding the perimeter given the side lengths, finding an unknown side length, exhibiting rectangles with the same perimeter and different areas, and exhibiting rectangles with the same area and different perimeters. Use the same units throughout the problem.

Correlation last revised: 4/4/2025

Pennsylvania - Mathematics: 3rd Grade

Assessment Anchors | Adopted: 2013

M03.A-T: : Numbers and Operations in Base Ten

M03.A-F: : Numbers and Operations—Fractions

M03.B-O: : Operations and Algebraic Thinking

M03.C-G: : Geometry

M03.D-M: : Measurement and Data