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Perform basic mathematical operations
Assessment Strategies
in the solution to a problem on a quiz, homework, project or exam
Criteria
you perform addition applied to whole numbers
you perform subtraction applied to whole numbers
you perform multiplication applied to whole numbers
you perform division applied to whole numbers
you perform exponentiation applied to whole numbers
you perform combinations of these operations applied to whole numbers according to the standard order of operation rules
you recognize explicit grouping symbols in performing calculations
you use explicit grouping symbols in performing calculations
you recognize implicit grouping symbols (fraction bar, radical symbol, etc) in performing calculations
you use implicit grouping symbols (fraction bar, radical symbol, etc) in performing calculations
you use a scientific calculator to compute expressions that involve addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponentiation or combinations of these according to the standard order of operation rules
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Apply basic mathematical operations in solving word problems
Assessment Strategies
in the solution to a problem on a quiz, homework, project or exam
Criteria
you translate a verbally stated problem into performing an equivalent computation
you interpret the computed answer to a word problem
you check the reasonableness of a computed answer to a word problem
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Perform basic mathematical operations with fractions
Assessment Strategies
in the solution to a problem on a quiz, homework, project or exam
Criteria
you determine if fractions are equivalent
you compare the magnitude of different fractions
you express improper fractions as mixed numbers and vice versa
you reduce fractions to lowest terms
you perform multiplication, division, addition, subtraction, or combinations of these operations with fractions according to the standard order of operations
you use a scientific calculator to check calculations involving fractions
you use a scientific calculator to enter calculations involving fractions
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Use fractions in solving word problems
Assessment Strategies
in the solution to a problem on a quiz, homework, project or exam
Criteria
you translate a verbally stated problem into performing an equivalent computation involving fractions
you interpret the computed answer to a word problem
you check the reasonableness of a computed answer to a word problem
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Perform basic mathematical operations with decimal numbers
Assessment Strategies
in the solution to a problem on a quiz, homework, project or exam
Criteria
you convert fractions into decimals
you convert terminating decimals into fractions
you perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponentiation, root taking or combinations of these operations with decimal numbers according to the standard order of operation rules
you recognize signed decimal numbers
you use signed decimal numbers
you recognize decimal numbers expressed in scientific notation
you use decimal numbers expressed in scientific notation
you use a scientific calculator to compute expressions that involve addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponentiation, root taking or combinations of these with decimal numbers according to the standard order of operations
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Use decimal numbers in solving word problems
Assessment Strategies
in the solution to a problem on a quiz, homework, project or exam
Criteria
you translate a verbally stated problem into performing an equivalent computation
you interpret the computed answer to a word problem
you check the reasonableness of a computed answer to a word problem
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Perform basic mathematical operations with numbers expressed as percents
Assessment Strategies
in the solution to a problem on a quiz, homework, project or exam
Criteria
you convert fractions or decimals into percentages and vice versa
you solve percent problems for the missing variable (amount, base, or percentage)
you use a scientific calculator to compute the answer to percent problems
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Use percents in solving word problems
Assessment Strategies
in the solution to a problem on a quiz, homework, project or exam
Criteria
you translate a verbally stated application involving percentages into performing an equivalent computation
you solve percent problems that arise in personal finance
you interpret the computed answer to a word problem
you check the reasonableness of a computed answer to a word problem
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Perform calculations with quantities having units of measure
Assessment Strategies
in the solution to a problem on a quiz, homework, project or exam
Criteria
you perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponentiation, root taking or combinations of these operations for quantities expressed as measurements
you perform expresses the answer with the appropriate units
you use a scientific calculator to compute the answer to problems involving measured quantities
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Convert measurements within the English system of units
Assessment Strategies
in the solution to a problem on a quiz, homework, project or exam
Criteria
you set up unit fractions to convert measurements from one unit to another
you use unit fractions to convert measurements from one unit to another
you convert area measurements to different square and cubic units of length measure
you convert volume measurements to different square and cubic units of length measure
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Convert measurements within the metric system of units
Assessment Strategies
in the solution to a problem on a quiz, homework, project or exam
Criteria
you use the prefixes in the metric system to convert measurements within the metric system
you set up unit fractions to convert measurements from one unit to another
you use unit fractions to convert measurements from one unit to another
you convert metric area measurements to different metric square and cubic units of length measure
you convert volume measurements to different metric square and cubic units of length measure
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Convert measurements between the metric and English systems
Assessment Strategies
in the solution to a problem on a quiz, homework, project or exam
Criteria
you set up unit fractions to convert measurements from specified English units to specified metric units
you use unit fractions to convert measurements from specified English units to specified metric units
you set up unit fractions to convert measurements from specified metric units to specified English units
you set uses unit fractions to convert measurements from specified metric units to specified English units
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Read measurements from both metric and English micrometers
Assessment Strategies
in the solution to a problem on a quiz, homework, project or exam
Criteria
you read an English Vernier micrometer to the nearest .00001 inches
you read a common metric micrometer to the nearest .001 mm
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Use and compute angle measurements
Assessment Strategies
in the solution to a problem on a quiz, homework, project or exam
Criteria
you label angles in a diagram
you interpret diagrams with labeled angles
you convert decimal degrees into DMS notation and visa versa
you perform DMS to DD conversions on a scientific calculator
you perform DD to DMS conversions on a scientific calculator
you use properties of parallel and intersecting lines and polygons to solve for missing angles in a figure
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Use properties of triangles and other polygons
Assessment Strategies
in the solution to a problem on a quiz, homework, project or exam
Criteria
you identify polygons (triangles, quadrilaterals and hexagons)
you identify special cases of triangles (isosceles, equilateral, right)
you identify quadrilaterals (rectangles, squares, parallelograms, trapezoids)
you solves for missing angles in a triangle and polygon
you solves for missing sides in a triangle and polygon
you recognizes the rules of congruence (SAS, ASA, SSS) for triangles
you uses the rules of congruence (SAS, ASA, SSS) for triangles
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Perform calculations using the Pythagorean Theorem
Assessment Strategies
in the solution to a problem on a quiz, homework, project or exam
Criteria
you use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve for any missing side of a right triangle
you determine the height of an isosceles triangle with given sides by dropping a perpendicular and using the Pythagorean Theorem
you use a scientific calculator to perform calculations involving the Pythagorean Theorem
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Calculate perimeters and areas of closed planar figures
Assessment Strategies
in the solution to a problem on a quiz, homework, project or exam
Criteria
you compute (given sufficient data) the perimeters and areas of rectangles
you compute (given sufficient data) the perimeters and areas of triangles
you compute (given sufficient data) the perimeters and areas of parallelograms
you computes (given sufficient data) the perimeters and areas of trapezoids
you computes (given sufficient data) the perimeters and areas of regular hexagons
you correctly uses a scientific calculator to compute the area of a triangle (given the lengths of its sides) from Heron's formula
you computes the area of a circle given its radius or diameter
you computes the circumference of a circle given its radius or diameter