2.MD.8/MEASUREMENT AND DATA
MATH DOMAIN
Grade 2
Math Cluster
Represent and
interpret data.
2.MD.8/MEASUREMENT AND DATA
August 2013
Math Standard
Mathematic Practices
2.MD.8 Solve word
problems involving
dollar bills, quarters,
dimes, nickels, and
pennies, using $ and
symbol for cents
appropriately. Example:
If you have 2 dimes and
3 pennies, how much
money do you have?
1. Make sense of problems and persevere
in solving them.
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
3. Construct viable arguments and critique
the reasoning of others.
4. Model with mathematics.
5. Use appropriate tools strategically.
6. Attend to precision.
7. Look for and make use of structure.
8. Look for and express regularity in
repeated reasoning.
9.
Trimester 1
Trimester 2
Trimester 3
Reporting Standard
Measurement: Determined the value of
money including currency symbols.
Introduced
(not tested)
Identify coins,
amounts, and
count to $0.50
Taught
(not tested)
Counting
coins to $1.00
(tested)
Task Analysis
1.OA.1 Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving and
comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with
a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
Learning Tasks:
 Identify names and values of coins.
 Use both $ and ¢ symbols.
 Add pennies to equal the value of each coin (5 pennies = 1 nickel, etc. )
 Add by 5’s and 10’s to find the value of a collection of coins.
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 Add a variety of coins to find the total value.
 Add dollar bills and combine with coins.
2.MD.8 Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using
$ and symbol for cents appropriately. Example: If you have 2 dimes and 3 pennies, how much
money do you have?
Vocabulary
Prior
Explicit
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Dollars
Cents
Coins
Bills
Quarters
Nickels
Dimes
Pennies
Symbol
$0.00
2.MD.8 Sample Assessment Items earning a “3” in reporting system
 If you have 6 pennies, 3 nickels, and 2 dimes, how much money do you have? Show in
cents and dollar notation.
 How much money?
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 How much money?
 How much money?
 How much money?
 How many pennies equal 1 dime?
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 Josie had $14. She earned $16 more. How much money does Josie have now?
Assessment Rubric
1
No evidence of a strategy.
2
Evidence that the student used a correct strategy but answered incorrectly. OR
The student answered correctly with no evidence of strategy.
3
Evidence that the student used a correct strategy, and correct equation, and
answered correctly.
4
On a level 4 question: Evidence that the student used a correct strategy, and
correct equation, and answered correctly.
2.MD.8 Sample Assessment Items earning a “4” in reporting system
Jon is in middle school and it is the beginning of summer vacation. His dad says he will pay Jon
$5 each week to mow the grass. His dad also says he will give Jon 10 quarters if he washes the
car each week. Jon is excited and works hard to earn all the money he possibly can.
 How much money will Jon have made after 7 weeks?
 How much money will Jon have made after 13 weeks?
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