Math Skills Grades 3-5
Education Standards Correlations

Education Standards met with Math Skills Grades 3-5 Classroom Software Collection.

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Math
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Standard – Algebra
• Identify such properties as commutativity, associativity, and distributivity and use them to compute with whole numbers.
• Model problem situations with objects and use representations such as graphs, tables, and equations to draw conclusions.
• Investigate how a change in one variable relates to a change in a second variable.
Standard – Communication
• Organize and consolidate their mathematical thinking through communication.
Standard – Number and Operations
• Understand the place-value structure of the base-ten number system and be able to represent and compare whole numbers and decimals.
Standard – Number and Operations
• Develop understanding of fractions as parts of unit wholes, as parts of a collection, as locations on number lines, and as divisions of whole numbers.
Standard – Problem Solving
• Solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other contexts.
Standard – Data Analysis and Probability
• Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer them.
Standard – Data Analysis and Probability
• Design investigations to address a question and consider how data-collection methods affect the nature of the data set.

Technology
National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS)
• Standard 1—Basic operations and concepts: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.
• Standard 3—Technology productivity tools: Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.

Sources:
Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. Copyright © 2000 by The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc. 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-9988

The National Educational Technology Standards, initiated by the International Society for Technology in Education’s Accreditation and Professional Standards Committee.

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Math
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Standard – Data Analysis and Probability
• Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer them.
• Design investigations to address a question and consider how data-collection methods affect the nature of the data set.
Standard – Problem Solving
• Solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other contexts.
• Apply and adapt a variety of appropriate strategies to solve problems.
• Build new mathematical knowledge through problem solving.

Technology
National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS)
• Standard 1—Basic operations and concepts: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.
• Standard 1—Basic operations and concepts: Students are proficient in the use of technology.
• Standard 3—Technology productivity tools: Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
• Standard 6—Technology problem-solving and decision-making tools: Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions.

Sources:
Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. Copyright © 2000 by The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc. 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-9988

The National Educational Technology Standards, initiated by the International Society for Technology in Education’s Accreditation and Professional Standards Committee.

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Math
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Standard – Data Analysis and Probability
• Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer them.
Standard – Communication
• Organize and consolidate their mathematical thinking through communication.
• Communicate their mathematical thinking coherently and clearly to peers, teachers, and others.
Standard – Representation
• Create and use representations to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas.
Standard – Measurement
• Understand such attributes as length, area, and select the appropriate type of unit for measuring each attribute.
• Carry out simple unit conversions, such as from centimeters to meters, within a system of measurement.

Technology
National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS)
• Standard 1—Basic operations and concepts: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.
• Standard 1—Basic operations and concepts: Students are proficient in the use of technology.
• Standard 3—Technology productivity tools: Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.

Sources:
Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. Copyright © 2000 by The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc. 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-9988

The National Educational Technology Standards, initiated by the International Society for Technology in Education’s Accreditation and Professional Standards Committee.

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Math
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Standard: Understand patterns, relations, and function
• Identify, compare, and analyze attributes of two- and three-dimensional shapes and develop vocabulary to describe the attributes.
• Classify two- and three-dimensional shapes according to their properties and develop definitions of classes of shapes such as triangles and pyramids.
Standard - Numbers and Operations
• Recognize equivalent representations for the same number.
• Understand meanings of operations and how they relate to one another.
Standard – Problem Solving
• Build new mathematical knowledge through problem solving.
• Solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other contexts.
Standard – Communication
• Organize and consolidate their mathematical thinking through communication.
• Communicate their mathematical thinking coherently and clearly to peers, teachers, and others.
Standard – Representation
• Create and use representations to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas.

Language Arts
National Standards for the English Language Arts
Standard 6 – Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and nonprint texts.

Technology
National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS)
• Standard 1—Basic operations and concepts: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.
• Standard 1—Basic operations and concepts: Students are proficient in the use of technology.
• Standard 3—Technology productivity tools: Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.

Sources:
Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. Copyright © 2000 by The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc. 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-9988

Standards for the English Language Arts, by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English. Published by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English, 1996.

The National Educational Technology Standards, initiated by the International Society for Technology in Education’s Accreditation and Professional Standards Committee.