MATHEMATICS Grade 4 Standards Met by Nature Net Sites

A.          MATHEMATICAL PROCESSES

 A.4.1    Use reasoning abilities to

                  perceive patterns

                  identify relationships

                  formulate questions for further exploration

                  justify strategies

                 test reasonableness of results

            [ALNC; BHNC+; CM*+; ICF+; JSF; MKE*;  OBG*; OWP; UWA+]

 A.4.2      Communicate mathematical ideas in a variety of ways, including words, numbers, symbols, pictures, charts, graphs, tables, diagrams, and models*

            [ALNC*+; BHNC+; CM*; ICF+; JSF; MKE*;  OBG+; OWP; UWA*]

 A.4.3      Connect mathematical learning with other subjects, personal experiences, current events, and personal interests

                 see relationships between various kinds of problems and actual events

                 use mathematics as a way to understand other areas of the curriculum (e.g., measurement in science, map skills in social studies)

            [ALNC*+; BHNC+; CM*; ICF+; JSF; MKE*; OBG*; OWP; UWA*]

 A.4.4    Use appropriate mathematical vocabulary, symbols, and notation with understanding based on prior conceptual work

            [ALNC*+; BHNC*; ICF+; MKE*]     

A.4.5    Explain solutions to problems clearly and logically in oral and written work and support solutions with evidence

            [ALNC*+; BHNC*; CM*+; ICF+; JSF; MKE+; OWP]

B.          NUMBER OPERATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS

 B.4.1      Represent and explain whole numbers*, decimals, and fractions with

                  physical materials

                  number lines and other pictorial models*

                  verbal descriptions

                  place-value concepts and notation

                  symbolic renaming (e.g., 43 = 40+3 = 30+13)

            [ALNC*; BHNC*; CM*; ICF+; MKE*]

 B.4.2      Determine the number of things in a set by

                  grouping and counting (e.g., by threes, fives, hundreds)

                  combining and arranging (e.g., all possible coin combinations amounting to thirty cents)

      estimation, including rounding

            [ALNC*+; BHNC*; CM+; JSF* MKE*; OWP*; UWA*]

 B.4.3    Read, write, and order whole numbers*, simple fractions (e.g., halves, fourths, tenths, unit fractions*) and commonly-used decimals (monetary units)

            [ALNC*; ICF+; MKE*]

B.4.4    Identify and represent equivalent fractions for halves, fourths, eighths, tenths,             sixteenths

            [ICF+; MKE*]

B.4.5    In problem-solving situations involving whole numbers, select and efficiently use appropriate computational procedures such as

                  recalling the basic facts of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

                  using mental math (e.g., 37 + 25, 40 x 7)

                  estimation

                  selecting and applying algorithms* for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

                  using a calculator

            [ALNC*+; BHNC*; CM*+; ICF+; MKE*]

B.4.6    Add and subtract fractions with like denominators

B.4.7    In problem-solving situations involving money, add and subtract decimals     

C.          GEOMETRY

 C.4.1      Describe two-and three-dimensional figures (e.g., circles, polygons, trapezoids, prisms, spheres) by

                  naming them

                  comparing, sorting, and classifying them

                  drawing and constructing physical models to specifications

                  identifying their properties (e.g., number of sides or faces, two- or three-dimensionality, equal sides, number of right angles)

                  predicting the results of combining or subdividing two-dimensional figures

                  explaining how these figures are related to objects in the environment

            [ALNC*+; BHNC*; JSF* MKE*; OBG+; OWP*; UWA*]

 C.4.2    Use physical materials and motion geometry (such as slides, flips, and turns) to identify properties and relationships, including but not limited to

                  symmetry*

                  congruence*

                  similarity*

            [ALNC*+; BHNC*; MKE*; OBG+]

 C.4.3    Identify and use relationships among figures, including but not limited to

           location (e.g., between, adjacent to, interior of)

                  position (e.g., parallel, perpendicular)

                  intersection (of two-dimensional figures)

            [ALNC*+; BHNC*; JSF* MKE*; OBG+; OWP*]

C.4.4    Use simple two-dimensional coordinate systems to find locations on maps and to represent points and simple figures

            [ALNC; BHNC+; CM+; ICF+; JSF* MKE*; OBG+; OWP*] 

D.          MEASUREMENT

 D.4.1      Recognize and describe measurable attributes*, such as length, liquid capacity, time, weight (mass), temperature, volume, monetary value, and angle size, and identify the appropriate units to measure them

            [ALNC*+; BHNC+; CM*+; ICF+; JSF+ MKE*; OBG+; OWP+; UWA*]

 D.4.2      Demonstrate understanding of basic facts, principles, and techniques of measurement, including

                  appropriate use of arbitrary* and standard units (metric and US Customary)

                  appropriate use and conversion of units within a system (such as yards, feet, and inches; kilograms and grams; gallons, quarts, pints, and cups)

                  judging the reasonableness of an obtained measurement as it relates to prior experience and familiar benchmarks

            [ALNC*+; BHNC+; JSF* MKE*; OBG+; OWP*]

 D.4.3    Read and interpret measuring instruments (e.g., rulers, clocks, thermometers)

            [ALNC*+; BHNC+; ICF+; JSF+ MKE*; OBG+; OWP+; UWA*]

 D.4.4      Determine measurements directly* by using standard tools to these suggested degrees of accuracy

                  length to the nearest half-inch or nearest centimeter

                  weight (mass) to the nearest ounce or nearest 5 grams

                  temperature to the nearest 5°

                  time to the nearest minute

                  monetary value to dollars and cents

                  liquid capacity to the nearest fluid ounce

            [ALNC*+; BHNC*; ICF+; JSF+ MKE*; OBG+; OWP+]

 D.4.5      Determine measurements by using basic relationships (such as perimeter and area) and approximate measurements by using estimation techniques

            [ALNC*+; BHNC+; MKE*; OBG+]

 

E.          STATISTICS AND P ROBABILITY

 E.4.1    Work with data in the context of real-world situations by

                  formulating questions that lead to data collection and analysis

                  determining what data to collect and when and how to collect them

                  collecting, organizing, and displaying data

           drawing reasonable conclusions based on data

            [ALNC*+; BHNC; CM*+; ICF+; JSF; MKE*; OBG+; OWP; UWA+]

E.4.2      Describe a set of data using

                 high and low values, and range*

                  most frequent value (mode*)

                  middle value of a set of ordered data (median*)

            [ALNC*+; BHNC*; CM+; ICF+; JSF* MKE*; OBG+; OWP*; UWA+]

E.4.3    In problem-solving situations, read, extract, and use information presented in graphs, tables, or charts.

            [ALNC*+; BHNC+; CM+; ICF+; MKE*; OBG+]

E.4.4      Determine if the occurrence of future events are more, less, or equally likely, impossible, or certain

            [ALNC*+; BHNC+; CM+; ICF+; MKE*; OBG+; UWA+]

 E.4.5    Predict outcomes of future events and test predictions using data from a variety of sources

            [ALNC*+; BHNC*; CM+; ICF+; MKE*; OBG+; UWA+]

 

F.     ALGEBRAIC RELATIONSHIPS

 F.4.1     Use letters, boxes, or other symbols to stand for any number, measured quantity, or object in simple situations (e.g., N + 0 = N is true for any number)

            [ALNC*; CM*; MKE*]

F.4.2     Use the vocabulary, symbols, and notation of algebra accurately (e.g., correct use of the symbol “=”, effective use of the associative property of multiplication)

            [ALNC*; MKE*]

 F.4.3     Work with simple linear patterns and relationships in a variety of ways, including

                  recognizing and extending number patterns

                  describing them verbally

                  representing them with pictures, tables, charts, graphs

                  recognizing that different models* can represent the same pattern or relationship

                  using them to describe real-world phenomena

            [ALNC*; BHNC+; ICF+]

 F.4.4      Recognize variability in simple functional* relationships by describing how a change in one quantity can produce a change in another (e.g., number of bicycles and the total number of wheels)

            [ALNC*+; BHNC*; ICF+]

 F.4.5     Use simple equations and inequalities in a variety of ways, including

                  using them to represent problem situations

                  solving them by different methods (e.g., use of manipulatives, guess and check strategies, recall of number facts)

                  recording and describing solution strategies

            [ALNC*; ICF+]

F.4.6      Recognize and use generalized properties and relationships of arithmetic (e.g., commutativity* of addition, inverse relationship of multiplication and division)

            [ALNC*; ICF+]