Algebraic Thinking
Standard 1: The student describes, analyzes, and generalizes a wide
variety of patterns, relations,
and functions.
Standard 2: The student uses expressions, equations, inequalities,
graphs,
and formulas to represent
and interpret situations.
Grades PreK - 2
- describes a wide variety of classification schemes and patterns
related to physical
characteristics and sensory attributes, such as rhythm, sound,
shapes, colors, numbers, similar
objects, similar events.
- recognizes, extends, generalizes, and creates a wide variety of
patterns and relationships using
symbols and objects.
Grades 3 - 5
- describes a wide variety of patterns and relationships through
models, such as manipulatives,
tables, graphs, rules using algebraic symbols.
- generalizes a pattern, relation, or function to explain how a change
in one quantity results in a
change in another.
Grades 6 - 8
- describes a wide variety of patterns, relationships, and functions
through models, such as
manipulatives, tables, graphs, expressions, equations, and
inequalities.
- creates and interprets tables, graphs, equations, and verbal
descriptions to explain
cause-and-effect relationships.
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Grades PreK - 2
- understands that geometric symbols (¡,¨, D) can be used to represent
unknown quantities in
expressions, equations, and inequalities.
- uses informal methods to solve real world problems requiring simple
equations that contain
one variable.
Grades 3 - 5
- represents a given simple problem situation using diagrams, models,
and symbolic expressions
translated from verbal phrases, or verbal phrases translated from
symbolic expressions, etc.
- uses informal methods, such as physical models and graphs to solve
real-world problems
involving equations and inequalities.
Grades 6 - 8
- represents and solves real-world problems graphically, with algebraic
expressions, equations,
and inequalities.
- uses algebraic problem-solving strategies to solve real-world
problems involving linear
equations and inequalities.
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