| Instructional
programs from prekindergarten through grade 12 should enable
all students to— |
In grades 3–5 all students should— |
| Understand
patterns, relations, and functions |
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describe,
extend, and make generalizations about geometric and numeric
patterns; |
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represent and analyze patterns and functions, using words,
tables, and graphs. |
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| Represent
and analyze mathematical situations and structures using
algebraic symbols |
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identify such properties as commutativity, associativity,
and distributivity and use them to compute with whole
numbers; |
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represent the idea of a variable as an unknown quantity
using a letter or a symbol; |
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express mathematical relationships using equations. |
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| Use
mathematical models to represent and understand quantitative
relationships |
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model
problem situations with objects and use representations
such as graphs, tables, and equations to draw conclusions.
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| Analyze
change in various contexts |
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investigate how a change in one variable relates to a
change in a second variable; |
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identify
and describe situations with constant or varying rates
of change and compare them. |
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