MA.3.A.6.2Archived Standard

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Solve non-routine problems by making a table, chart ,or list and searching for patterns.

Remarks

Example: A frog in a pit tries to go out. He jumps 3 steps up and then slides 1 step down. If the height of the pit is 21 steps, how many jumps does the frog need to make?

 

Example: Show 5 different combinations of US coins that total 53¢.

 

Example: The 24 chairs in the classroom are arranged in rows with the same number of chairs in each row. List all of the possible ways the chairs can be arranged.
General Information
Subject Area: X-Mathematics (former standards - 2008)
Grade: 3
Body of Knowledge: Algebra
Idea: Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning
Supporting Idea: Number and Operations - Number and Operations
Date Adopted or Revised: 09/07
Content Complexity Rating: Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning - More Information
Date of Last Rating: 06/07
Status: State Board Approved - Archived
Assessed: Yes
Test Item Specifications
  • Item Type(s): This benchmark may be assessed using: MC item(s)
    • At Grade 3, this benchmark will be assessed using MC items.
  • Clarification :
    Nonroutine problems will be solved in situations where tables, charts, lists and patterns could be used to find the solution.
  • Content Limits :
    Items should require students to solve nonroutine problems and not align with the clarifications of MA.3.A.4.1 (extending a graphic pattern or identifying a simple relationship [rule] for a pattern).
  • Stimulus Attributes :
    Items should be set in a real-world context.
  • Response Attributes :
    Responses may be solutions or show problem-solving methods used to determine solutions.
Sample Test Items (1)
  • Test Item #: Sample Item 1
  • Question: The table below shows shirt colors, pants colors, and team figures that Deron can choose for his football team.

     

    Shirt Color
    Pants Color
    Team Figure
    Orange (O)
    Black (B)
    Eagles (E)
    Red (R)
    White (W)
    Tigers (T)

    Deron will choose 1 shirt color, 1 pants color, and 1 team figure. How many possible combinations of 1 shirt color, 1 pants color, and 1 team figure does Deron have to choose from?
  • Difficulty: N/A
  • Type: MC: Multiple Choice

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Shamu Math-SeaWorld Classroom Activity:

In this activity, the students demonstrate that numbers can be used to describe various quantities and relationships between quantities. Students gain experience adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing - building their understanding of how numbers are put together and taken apart. Students connect what they know to symbolic representation using number sentences.

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