MA.A: Number Sense, Concepts, and Operations

MA.A.1.3: The student understands the different ways numbers are represented and used in the real world.

MA.A.1.3.1: The student associates verbal names, written word names, and standard numerals with integers, fractions, decimals; numbers expressed as percents; numbers with exponents; numbers in scientific notation; radicals; absolute value; and ratios.

MA.A.1.3.1.2: reads and writes whole numbers and decimals in expanded form.

Treasure Hunter (Decimals on the Number Line)

MA.A.1.3.2: The student understands the relative size of integers, fractions, and decimals; numbers expressed as percents; numbers with exponents; numbers in scientific notation; radicals; absolute value; and ratios.

MA.A.1.3.2.1: compares and orders fractions and decimals using graphic models, number lines, and symbols.

Comparing and Ordering Decimals
Comparing and Ordering Fractions
Comparing and Ordering Rational Numbers
Fraction Garden (Comparing Fractions)
Modeling Decimals (Area and Grid Models)
Modeling Fractions (Area Models)
Ordering Percents, Fractions and Decimals
Ordering Percents, Fractions and Decimals Greater Than 1
Treasure Hunter (Decimals on the Number Line)

MA.A.1.3.2.2: compares and orders fractions, decimals, and common percents.

Comparing and Ordering Decimals
Comparing and Ordering Fractions
Comparing and Ordering Rational Numbers
Fraction Garden (Comparing Fractions)
Modeling Decimals (Area and Grid Models)
Ordering Percents, Fractions and Decimals
Ordering Percents, Fractions and Decimals Greater Than 1
Percents and Proportions
Treasure Hunter (Decimals on the Number Line)

MA.A.1.3.3: The student understands concrete and symbolic representations of rational numbers and irrational numbers in real-world situations.

MA.A.1.3.3.3: constructs models to represent positive rational numbers.

Comparing and Ordering Decimals
Comparing and Ordering Fractions
Comparing and Ordering Rational Numbers
Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers

MA.A.1.3.4: The student understands that numbers can be represented in a variety of equivalent forms, including integers, fractions, decimals, percents, scientific notation, exponents, radicals, and absolute value.

MA.A.1.3.4.1: knows the relationships among fractions, decimals, and percents.

Percents, Fractions and Decimals

MA.A.1.3.4.2: expresses a given quantity in a variety of ways, such as fractions, decimals, or numbers expressed as percents.

Percents, Fractions and Decimals

MA.A.1.3.4.3: knows whether numbers expressed in different forms are equal.

Ordering Percents, Fractions and Decimals
Ordering Percents, Fractions and Decimals Greater Than 1
Percents, Fractions and Decimals

MA.A.1.3.4.4: converts a number expressed in one form to its equivalent in another form.

Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Percents, Fractions and Decimals

MA.A.2.3: The student understands number systems.

MA.A.2.3.1: The student understands and uses exponential and scientific notation.

MA.A.2.3.1.2: expresses whole numbers in exponential notation or in factored form.

Factor Trees (Factoring Numbers)
Finding Factors with Area Models

MA.A.2.3.2: The student understands the structure of number systems other than the decimal number system.

MA.A.2.3.2.1: compares the decimal number system to systems that do not use place value (for example, Roman numeral, ancient Egyptian).

Modeling Decimals (Base-10 Blocks)
Number Systems

MA.A.3.3: The student understands the effects of operations on numbers and the relationships among these operations, selects appropriate operations, and computes for problem solving.

MA.A.3.3.1: The student understands and explains the effects of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division on whole numbers, fractions, including mixed numbers, and decimals, including the inverse relationships of positive and negative numbers.

MA.A.3.3.1.1: knows the effects of the four basic operations on whole numbers, fractions, mixed numbers, and decimals.

Adding Decimals (Base-10 Blocks)
Dividing Fractions
Dividing Mixed Numbers
Fractions Greater than One (Fraction Tiles)
Fractions with Unlike Denominators
Multiplying Decimals (Area Model)
Multiplying Fractions
Multiplying Mixed Numbers
Multiplying with Decimals
Sums and Differences with Decimals

MA.A.3.3.1.2: uses models or pictures to show the effects of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, on whole numbers, decimals, fractions, and mixed numbers.

Adding Fractions (Fraction Tiles)
Adding Real Numbers
Dividing Mixed Numbers
Fraction Garden (Comparing Fractions)
Fractions Greater than One (Fraction Tiles)
Fractions with Unlike Denominators
Multiplying Fractions
Multiplying Mixed Numbers
Multiplying with Decimals
Sums and Differences with Decimals

MA.A.3.3.1.3: knows and applies the commutative, associative, and distributive properties in the addition and multiplication of rational numbers.

Chocomatic (Multiplication, Arrays, and Area)

MA.A.3.3.1.4: uses concrete models and real-world examples to explore the inverse relationship of positive and negative numbers.

Real Number Line - Activity A

MA.A.3.3.2: The student selects the appropriate operation to solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of rational numbers, ratios, proportions, and percents, including the appropriate application of the algebraic order of operations.

MA.A.3.3.2.2: solves real-world problems involving whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and common percents using one or two-step problems.

Simple and Compound Interest

MA.A.3.3.2.3: applies order of operations when solving problems (parentheses, multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction).

Order of Operations

MA.A.3.3.3: The student adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides whole numbers, decimals, and fractions, including mixed numbers, to solve real-world problems, using appropriate methods of computing, such as mental mathematics, paper and pencil, and calculator.

MA.A.3.3.3.1: solves one-or two-step real-world problems involving whole numbers and decimals using appropriate methods of computation (for example, mental computation, paper and pencil, and calculator).

Multiplying with Decimals
Sums and Differences with Decimals

MA.A.4.3: The student uses estimation in problem solving and computation.

MA.A.4.3.1: The student uses estimation strategies to predict results and to check the reasonableness of results.

MA.A.4.3.1.1: knows an appropriate estimation technique for a given situation using whole numbers (for example, clustering, compatible number, front-end).

Estimating Sums and Differences

MA.A.5.3: The student understands and applies theories related to numbers.

MA.A.5.3.1: The student uses concepts about numbers, including primes, factors, and multiples, to build number sequences.

MA.A.5.3.1.1: knows if numbers (less than or equal to 100) are prime or composite.

Factor Trees (Factoring Numbers)
Finding Factors with Area Models

MA.A.5.3.1.3: determines the prime factorization of a number less than or equal to 100.

Factor Trees (Factoring Numbers)
Finding Factors with Area Models

MA.B: Measurement

MA.B.1.3: The student measures quantities in the real world and uses the measures to solve problems.

MA.B.1.3.1: The student uses concrete and graphic models to derive formulas for finding perimeter, area, surface area, circumference, and volume of two- and three-dimensional shapes, including rectangular solids and cylinders.

MA.B.1.3.1.1: uses concrete and graphic models to create formulas for finding the perimeter and area of plane figures and the volume of rectangular solids.

Balancing Blocks (Volume)
Prisms and Cylinders - Activity A
Rectangle: Perimeter and Area

MA.B.1.3.1.2: uses concrete and graphic models to discover an approximation for pi and creates a formula for finding circumference.

Circle: Circumference and Area
Perimeter, Circumference, and Area - Activity B

MA.B.1.3.2: The student uses concrete and graphic models to derive formulas for finding rates, distance, time, and angle measures.

MA.B.1.3.2.3: classifies triangles according to the measurement of their angles and according to the length of their sides.

Classifying Triangles
Triangle Angle Sum - Activity A

MA.B.1.3.2.4: determines the measure of a missing angle using angle relationships.

Triangle Angle Sum - Activity A

MA.B.1.3.3: The student understands and describes how the change of a figure in such dimensions as length, width, height, or radius affects its other measurements such as perimeter, area, surface area, and volume.

MA.B.1.3.3.2: knows the relationship between the area or perimeter of an original figure and that of a newly created figure.

Area of Parallelograms - Activity A
Circle: Circumference and Area
Fido's Flower Bed (Perimeter and Area)
Minimize Perimeter
Perimeter, Circumference, and Area - Activity B
Rectangle: Perimeter and Area

MA.B.1.3.3.3: solves real-world or mathematical problems involving perimeter or area and how these are affected by changes in the dimensions of the figure.

Area of Parallelograms - Activity A
Circle: Circumference and Area
Fido's Flower Bed (Perimeter and Area)
Minimize Perimeter
Perimeter, Circumference, and Area - Activity B
Prisms and Cylinders - Activity A
Rectangle: Perimeter and Area

MA.B.2.3: The student compares, contrasts, and converts within systems of measurement (both standard/nonstandard and metric/customary).

MA.B.2.3.2: The student solves problems involving units of measure and converts answers to a larger or smaller unit within either the metric or customary system.

MA.B.2.3.2.2: uses concrete manipulatives or constructs models of square units (such as square inch and square meter) for measuring area and cubic units (such as cubic centimeter or cubic yard) for measuring volume.

Balancing Blocks (Volume)

MA.B.3.3: The student estimates measurements in real-world problem situations.

MA.B.3.3.1: The student solves real-world and mathematical problems involving estimates of measurements including length, time, weight/mass, temperature, money, perimeter, area, and volume, in either customary or metric units.

MA.B.3.3.1.2: knows whether an exact answer is needed or an estimate is sufficient.

Measuring Motion

MA.B.4.3: The student selects and uses appropriate units and instruments for measurement to achieve the degree of precision and accuracy required in real-world situations.

MA.B.4.3.2: The student selects and uses appropriate instruments, technology, and techniques to measure quantities in order to achieve specified degrees of accuracy in a problem situation.

MA.B.4.3.2.1: selects an appropriate measurement tool (for example, scales, rulers, thermometers, measuring cups, protractors, gauges).

Triple Beam Balance

MA.B.4.3.2.2: determines the interval of a scale and reads the scales on a variety of measuring instruments.

Triple Beam Balance

MA.B.4.3.2.3: measures accurately with the measurement tools.

Triple Beam Balance

MA.C: Geometry and Spatial Sense

MA.C.1.3: The student describes, draws, identifies, and analyzes two- and three-dimensional shapes.

MA.C.1.3.1: The student understands the basic properties of, and relationships pertaining to, regular and irregular geometric shapes in two and three dimensions.

MA.C.1.3.1.1: identifies, draws, and uses symbolic notation to denote the attributes of two-dimensional geometric figures (including points, parallel and perpendicular lines, planes, rays, and parts of a circle).

Classifying Triangles

MA.C.1.3.1.2: knows and draws angles (including acute, obtuse, right, and straight).

Classifying Triangles

MA.C.1.3.1.3: analyzes relationships among two-dimensional geometric figures (for example, the diagonal of a rectangle divides the rectangle into two congruent triangles each having one half the area of the rectangle).

Triangle Inequalities

MA.C.1.3.1.4: uses appropriate measuring devices (including ruler and protractor) as needed in analysis of figures.

Triple Beam Balance

MA.C.1.3.1.5: knows the attributes of and draws three-dimensional figures (including rectangular solids and cylinders).

Prisms and Cylinders - Activity A
Surface and Lateral Area of Prisms and Cylinders

MA.C.1.3.1.6: knows the properties of two-and three-dimensional figures.

Classifying Quadrilaterals - Activity A
Classifying Triangles
Polygon Angle Sum - Activity A
Prisms and Cylinders - Activity A
Triangle Angle Sum - Activity A

MA.C.2.3: The student visualizes and illustrates ways in which shapes can be combined, subdivided, and changed.

MA.C.2.3.1: The student understands the geometric concepts of symmetry, reflections, congruency, similarity, perpendicularity, parallelism,and transformations, including flips, slides, turns, and enlargements.

MA.C.2.3.1.1: uses manipulatives and drawings to solve problems requiring spatial visualization.

3D and Orthographic Views - Activity A

MA.C.2.3.1.2: describes and applies the property of symmetry in figures.

Holiday Snowflake Designer
Quilting Bee (Symmetry)

MA.C.2.3.1.4: identifies and performs the various transformations (reflection, translation, rotation) of a given figure on a coordinate plane.

Quilting Bee (Symmetry)
Rock Art (Transformations)
Rotations, Reflections and Translations

MA.C.2.3.2: The student predicts and verifies patterns involving tessellations (a covering of a plane with congruent copies of the same pattern with no holes and no overlaps, like floor tiles).

MA.C.2.3.2.4: tessellates using translation and other desired transformations.

Rock Art (Transformations)
Rotations, Reflections and Translations

MA.C.3.3: The student uses coordinate geometry to locate objects in both two and three dimensions and to describe objects algebraically.

MA.C.3.3.1: The student represents and applies geometric properties and relationships to solve real-world and mathematical problems.

MA.C.3.3.1.1: observes, explains, and makes conjectures regarding geometric properties and relationships (among angles, triangles, squares, rectangles, parallelograms).

Classifying Triangles
Triangle Inequalities

MA.C.3.3.1.2: applies known geometric properties (for example, symmetry, congruence) to solve real-world and mathematical problems.

Classifying Triangles

MA.C.3.3.2: The student identifies and plots ordered pairs in all four quadrants of a rectangular coordinate system (graph) and applies simple properties of lines.

MA.C.3.3.2.1: identifies the x and y axes in a coordinate plane and identifies the coordinates of a given point in the first quadrant.

City Tour (Coordinates)
Points in the Coordinate Plane - Activity A

MA.C.3.3.2.2: plots specific points in the first quadrant of the Cartesian coordinate system.

City Tour (Coordinates)
Points in the Coordinate Plane - Activity A

MA.D: Algebraic Thinking

MA.D.1.3: The student describes, analyzes, and generalizes a wide variety of patterns, relations, and functions.

MA.D.1.3.1: The student describes a wide variety of patterns, relationships, and functions through models, such as manipulatives, tables, graphs, expressions, equations, and inequalities.

MA.D.1.3.1.1: describes, predicts, and creates numerical and geometric patterns through models (for example, manipulatives, tables, graphs).

Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences
Finding Patterns
Geometric Sequences

MA.D.1.3.1.2: states in words a rule for a pattern.

Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences
Finding Patterns

MA.D.1.3.1.5: describes relationships and patterns using words, tables, symbols, variables, expressions, or equations.

Arithmetic Sequences
Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences
Finding Patterns
Function Machines 1 (Functions and Tables)
Function Machines 2 (Functions, Tables, and Graphs)
Function Machines 3 (Functions and Problem Solving)
Introduction to Functions

MA.D.1.3.1.6: given initial terms in a pattern, supplies a specific missing term in the pattern (for example, given first four terms, supplies sixth term).

Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences
Finding Patterns

MA.D.1.3.2: The student creates and interprets tables, graphs, equations, and verbal descriptions to explain cause-and-effect relationships.

MA.D.1.3.2.1: interprets and creates function tables and graphs (first quadrant).

Function Machines 1 (Functions and Tables)
Function Machines 2 (Functions, Tables, and Graphs)
Function Machines 3 (Functions and Problem Solving)
Using Tables, Rules and Graphs

MA.D.1.3.2.3: graphs (first quadrant) functions from function tables to explain cause-and-effect relationships.

Function Machines 1 (Functions and Tables)
Function Machines 2 (Functions, Tables, and Graphs)
Function Machines 3 (Functions and Problem Solving)
Introduction to Functions
Using Tables, Rules and Graphs

MA.D.2.3: The student uses expressions, equations, inequalities, graphs, and formulas to represent and interpret situations.

MA.D.2.3.1: The student represents and solves real-world problems graphically, with algebraic expressions, equations, and inequalities.

MA.D.2.3.1.2: translates verbal expressions into algebraic expressions.

Using Algebraic Equations
Using Algebraic Expressions

MA.D.2.3.1.3: translates simple algebraic expressions, equations or formulas representing real-world relationships into verbal expressions or sentences.

Using Algebraic Equations
Using Algebraic Expressions

MA.D.2.3.1.4: uses pictures, models, manipulatives or other strategies to solve simple one-step linear equations with rational solutions.

Modeling One-Step Equations - Activity A

MA.D.2.3.2: The student uses algebraic problem-solving strategies to solve real-world problems involving linear equations and inequalities.

MA.D.2.3.2.1: knows how to solve simple equations representing real-world situations, using pictures, models, manipulatives (such as algebra tiles) , or other strategies.

Modeling and Solving Two-Step Equations
Solving Two-Step Equations

MA.D.2.3.2.2: uses concrete materials to solve equations and inequalities and explains reasoning orally or in writing.

Modeling and Solving Two-Step Equations
Solving Linear Inequalities using Addition and Subtraction
Solving Linear Inequalities using Multiplication and Division
Solving Two-Step Equations

MA.E: Data Analysis and Probability

MA.E.1.3: The student understands and uses the tools of data analysis for managing information.

MA.E.1.3.1: The student collects, organizes, and displays data in a variety of forms, including tables, line graphs, charts, bar graphs, to determine how different ways of presenting data can lead to different interpretations.

MA.E.1.3.1.1: reads and analyzes data displayed in a variety of forms (charts, pictographs, stem-and-leaf plots).

Box-and-Whisker Plots
Describing Data Using Statistics
Histograms
Line Plots
Mascot Election (Pictographs and Bar Graphs)
Movie Reviewer (Mean and Median)
Reaction Time 1 (Graphs and Statistics)
Reaction Time 2 (Graphs and Statistics)
Scatter Plots - Activity A
Stem-and-Leaf Plots

MA.E.1.3.1.2: generates and collects data for analysis.

Determining a Spring Constant
Movie Reviewer (Mean and Median)
Reaction Time 1 (Graphs and Statistics)
Reaction Time 2 (Graphs and Statistics)

MA.E.1.3.1.3: chooses appropriate titles, scales, labels, keys, and intervals for displaying data in graphs.

Box-and-Whisker Plots
Graphing Skills
Line Plots
Stem-and-Leaf Plots

MA.E.1.3.1.4: constructs, interprets, and explains displays of data, such as tables and graphs (single-and multiple-bar graphs and single-and multiple-line graphs).

Elevator Operator (Line Graphs)
Graphing Skills
Mascot Election (Pictographs and Bar Graphs)
Reaction Time 1 (Graphs and Statistics)
Reaction Time 2 (Graphs and Statistics)

MA.E.1.3.2: The student understands and applies the concepts of range and central tendency (mean, median, and mode).

MA.E.1.3.2.1: organizes items in a set of data.

Movie Reviewer (Mean and Median)
Reaction Time 1 (Graphs and Statistics)
Reaction Time 2 (Graphs and Statistics)

MA.E.1.3.2.2: finds the range, mean, median, and mode of a set of data.

Box-and-Whisker Plots
Describing Data Using Statistics
Line Plots
Mean, Median and Mode
Movie Reviewer (Mean and Median)
Reaction Time 1 (Graphs and Statistics)
Reaction Time 2 (Graphs and Statistics)

MA.E.1.3.2.3: describes real-world data by applying and explaining appropriate procedures for finding measures of central tendency.

Describing Data Using Statistics
Line Plots
Mean, Median and Mode
Movie Reviewer (Mean and Median)
Reaction Time 1 (Graphs and Statistics)
Reaction Time 2 (Graphs and Statistics)

MA.E.1.3.3: The student analyzes real-world data by applying appropriate formulas for measures of central tendency and organizing data in a quality display, using appropriate technology, including calculators and computers.

MA.E.1.3.3.1: describes a set of data by using the measures of central tendency.

Mean, Median and Mode
Reaction Time 1 (Graphs and Statistics)
Reaction Time 2 (Graphs and Statistics)

MA.E.1.3.3.2: uses technology, such as graphing calculators and computer spreadsheets, to create graphs.

Graphing Skills

MA.E.2.3: The student identifies patterns and makes predictions from an orderly display of data using concepts of probability and statistics.

MA.E.2.3.1: The student compares experimental results with mathematical expectations of probabilities.

MA.E.2.3.1.1: determines all possible outcomes of an event using a tree diagram or organized list.

Permutations and Combinations

MA.E.2.3.1.2: calculates simple mathematical probabilities.

Geometric Probability - Activity A
Probability Simulations
Spin the Big Wheel! (Probability)
Theoretical and Experimental Probability

MA.E.2.3.1.3: uses manipulatives to obtain experimental results, compares results to mathematical expectations, and discusses the validity of the experiment.

Geometric Probability - Activity A
Probability Simulations
Spin the Big Wheel! (Probability)
Theoretical and Experimental Probability

MA.E.3.3: The student uses statistical methods to make inferences and valid arguments about real-world situations.

MA.E.3.3.1: The student formulates hypotheses, designs experiments, collects and interprets data, and evaluates hypotheses by making inferences and drawing conclusions based on statistics (range, mean, median, and mode) and tables, graphs, and charts.

MA.E.3.3.1.1: with classmates, formulates hypotheses based on research and prior data, designs an appropriate experiment, collects and analyses data using appropriate statistics, and displays and interprets results in appropriate tables or graphs.

Box-and-Whisker Plots
Mascot Election (Pictographs and Bar Graphs)
Movie Reviewer (Mean and Median)
Reaction Time 1 (Graphs and Statistics)
Reaction Time 2 (Graphs and Statistics)

Correlation last revised: 6/20/2014

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