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Math-Grade 4
Problem solving
MST3.E.PS.04.01 Explore, examine, and make observations about a social
problem or mathematical situation
MST3.E.PS.04.02 Understand that some ways of representing a problem are more
helpful than others
MST3.E.PS.04.03 Interpret information correctly, identify that problem, and
generate possible solutions
MST3.E.PS.04.04 Act out or model with manipulatives activities involving
mathematical content from literature
MST3.E.PS.04.05 Formulate problems and solutions from everyday situations
MST3.E.PS.04.06 Translate from a picture/diagram to a numeric expression
MST3.E.PS.04.07 Represent problem situations in oral, written, concrete, pictorial,
and graphical forms
MST3.E.PS.04.08 Select an appropriate representation of a problem
MST3.E.PS.04.09 Use trial and error to solve problems
MST3.E.PS.04.10 Use process of elimination to solve problem
MST3.E.PS.04.11 Make pictures/diagrams of problems
MST3.E.PS.04.12 Use physical objects to model problems
MST3.E.PS.04.13 Work in collaboration with others to solve problems
MST3.E.PS.04.14 Make organized lists to solve numerical problems
MST3.E.PS.04.15 Make charts to solve numerical problems
MST3.E.PS.04.16 Analyze problems by identifying relationships
MST3.E.PS.04.17 Analyze problems by identifying relevant versus irrelevant
information
MST3.E.PS.04.18 Analyze problems by observing patterns
MST3.E.PS.04.19 State a problem in their own words
MST3.E.PS.04.20 Determine what information is needed to solve a problem
MST3.E.PS.04.21 Discuss with peers to understand a problem situation
MST3.E.PS.04.22 Discuss the efficiency of different representations of a problem
MST3.E.PS.04.23 Verify results of a problem
MST3.E.PS.04.24 Recognize invalid approaches
MST3.E.PS.04.25 Determine whether a solution is reasonable in the context of the
original problem
Reasoning and Proof/Communication
MST3.E.RP.04.01 Use representations to support mathematical ideas
MST3.E.RP.04.02 Determine whether a mathematical statement is true or false
and explain why
MST3.E.RP.04.03 Investigate the use of knowledgeable guessing by generalizing
mathematical ideas
MST3.E.RP.04.04 Make conjecture from a variety of representations
MST3.E.RP.04.05 Justify general claims or conjectures, using manipulatives,
models, and expressions
MST3.E.RP.04.06 Develop and explain an argument using oral, written, concrete,
pictorial, and/or graphical forms
MST3.E.RP.04.07 Discuss, listen, and make comments that support or reject
claims made by other students
MST3.E.RP.04.08 Support an argument by trying many cases
MST3.E.RP.04.09 Disprove an argument by finding counterexamples
MST3.E.CM.04.01 Understand and explain how to organize their thought process
MST3.E.CM.04.02 Verbally explain their rationale for strategy selection
MST3.E.CM.04.03 Provide reasoning both in written and verbal form
MST3.E.CM.04.04 Organize and accurately label work
MST3.E.CM.04.05 Share organized mathematical ideas through the manipulation
of objects, drawings, pictures, charts, graphs, tables, diagrams, models, symbols
and expressions in written and verbal form
MST3.E.CM.04.06 Answer clarifying questions from others
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MST3.E.CM.04.07 Restate mathematical solutions shared by other students
MST3.E.CM.04.08 Consider strategies used and solutions found in relation to their
own work
MST3.E.CM.04.09 Increase their use of mathematical vocabulary and language
when communicating with others
MST3.E.CM.04.10 Describe objects, relationships, solutions and rationale using
appropriate vocabulary
MST3.E.CM.04.11 Decode and comprehend mathematical visuals and symbols to
construct meaning
Connections/Representation
MST3.E.CN.04.01 Recognize, understand, and make connections in their everyday
experiences to mathematical ideas
MST3.E.CN.04.02 Compare and contrast mathematical ideas
MST3.E.CN.04.03 Connect and apply mathematical information to solve problems
MST3.E.CN.04.04 Understand multiple representations and how they are related
MST3.E.CN.04.05 Model situations with objects and representations and be able
to make observations
MST3.E.CN.04.06 Recognize the presence of mathematics in their daily lives
MST3.E.CN.04.07 Apply mathematics to solve problems that develop outside of
mathematics
MST3.E.CN.04.08 Recognize and apply mathematics to other disciplines
MST3.E.R.04.01 Use verbal and written language, physical models, drawing
charts, graphs, tables, symbols, and equations as
representations
MST3.E.R.04.02 Share mental images of mathematical ideas and understandings
MST3.E.R.04.03 Recognize and use external mathematical representations
MST3.E.R.04.04 Use standard and nonstandard representations with accuracy and
detail
MST3.E.R.04.05 Understand similarities and differences in representations
MST3.E.R.04.06 Connect mathematical representations with problem solving
MST3.E.R.04.07 Construct effective representations to solve problems
MST3.E.R.04.08 Use mathematics to show and understand physical phenomena
(e.g., estimate and represent the number of apples in a tree)
MST3.E.R.04.09 Use mathematics to show and understand social phenomena
(e.g., determine the number of buses required for a field trip)
MST3.E.R.04.10 Use mathematics to show and understand mathematical
phenomena (e.g., use a multiplication grid to solve odd and even number
problems)
Number Sense and Operations/Algebra
MST3.E.N.04.01 Skip count by 1000’s
MST3.E.N.04.02 Read and write whole numbers to 10,000
MST3.E.N.04.03 Compare and order numbers to 10,000
MST3.E.N.04.04 Understand the place value structure of the base ten number
system:
10 ones = 1 ten
10 tens = 1 hundred
10 hundreds = 1 thousand
10 thousands = 1 ten thousand
MST3.E.N.04.05 Recognize equivalent representations for numbers up to four
digits and generate them by decomposing and composing numbers
MST3.E.N.04.06 Understand, use, and explain the associative property of
multiplication
MST3.E.N.04.07 Understand fractions are locations on number lines and fractions
are also divisions of whole numbers
MST3.E.N.04.08 Recognize and generate equivalent fractions (halves, fourths,
thirds, fifths, sixths, and tenths) using manipulatives, visuals models, and
illustrations
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MST3.E.N.04.09 Use concrete materials and visual models to compare and order
unit fractions or fractions with the same denominator (with and without the use of
the number line)
MST3.E.N.04.10 Understand decimals are part of a whole
MST3.E.N.04.11 Read and write decimals to hundredths, using money as a context
MST3.E.N.04.12 Use concrete materials and visual models to compare and order
decimals (less than 1) to the hundredths place in the context of money
MST3.E.N.04.13 Understand the properties of odd/even numbers as a result of
multiplication
MST3.E.N.04.14 Use a variety of strategies to add and subtract numbers up to
10,000
MST3.E.N.04.15 Select appropriate computational and operational methods to
solve problems
MST3.E.N.04.16A Understand various meanings of multiplication
MST3.E.N.04.16B Understand various meanings of division
MST3.E.N.04.17 Use multiplication and division as inverse operations to solve
problems
MST3.E.N.04.18 Use a variety of strategies to multiply two-digit numbers by onedigit numbers (with and without regrouping)
MST3.E.N.04.19 Use a variety of strategies to multiply two-digit numbers by twodigit numbers (with and without regrouping)
MST3.E.N.04.20A Develop fluency in multiplying multiples of 10 and 100 up to
1,000
MST3.E.N.04.20B Develop fluency in dividing multiples of 10 and 100 up to 1,000
MST3.E.N.04.21 Use a variety of strategies to divide two-digit dividends by onedigit divisors (with and without remainders)
MST3.E.N.04.22 Interpret the meaning of remainders
MST3.E.N.04.23 Add and subtract proper fractions with common denominators
MST3.E.N.04.24 Express decimals as an equivalent form of fractions to tenths and
hundredths
MST3.E.N.04.25 Add and subtract decimals to tenths and hundredths using a
hundreds chart
MST3.E.N.04.26 Round numbers less than 1000 to the nearest tens and hundreds
MST3.E.N.04.27 Check reasonableness of an answer by using estimation
MST3.E.A.04.01 Evaluate and express relationships using open sentences with one
operation
MST3.E.A.04.02A Use the symbols <, >, = and ≠ (with and without the use of a
number line) to compare whole numbers
MST3.E.A.04.02B Use the symbols <, >, = and ≠ (with and without the use of a
number line) to compare whole numbers and unit fractions and decimals (up to
hundredths)
MST3.E.A.04.03 Find the value or values that will make an open sentence true, if it
contains < or >
MST3.E.A.04.04 Describe and extend and make generalizations about numeric (+,
-, x, ÷ ) and geometric patterns
MST3.E.A.04.05 Analyze a pattern or whole-number function and state the rule,
given a table or an input/output box
Geometry
MST3.E.G.04.01 Identify and name polygons, recognizing that their names are
related to the number of sides and angles (triangle, quadrilateral, pentagon,
hexagon, and octagon)
MST3.E.G.04.02 Identify points and line segments when drawing a plane figure
Find perimeter of polygons by adding sides
MST3.E.G.04.03 Find the area of a rectangle by counting the number of squares
needed to cover the rectangle
Define and identify vertices, faces, and edges of
three-dimensional shapes
MST3.E.G.04.04
MST3.E.G.04.05 Draw and identify intersecting, perpendicular, and parallel lines
MST3.E.G.04.06 Identify points and rays when drawing angles
MST3.E.G.04.07 Classify angles as acute, obtuse, right, and straight
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Measurement
MST3.E.M.04.01 Select tools and units (customary and metric) appropriate length
being measured
MST3.E.M.04.02 Use a ruler to measure to the nearest standard unit (whole, ½
and ¼ inches, whole feet, whole yards, whole centimeters, and whole meters)
MST3.E.M.04.03 Know and understand equivalent standard units of length:
12 inches = 1 foot
3 feet = 1 yard
MST3.E.M.04.04 Select tools and units appropriate to the object being weighed
(grams and kilograms)
MST3.E.M.04.05 Measure mass, using grams
MST3.E.M.04.06 Select tools and units appropriate to the capacity being measured
(milliliters and liters)
MST3.E.M.04.07 Measure capacity, using milliliters and liters
MST3.E.M.04.08 Make change, using combined coins and dollar amounts
MST3.E.M.04.09 Calculate elapsed time in hours and half hours, not crossing
A.M./P.M
MST3.E.M.04.10 Calculate elapsed time in days and weeks, using a calendar
Statistics and Probability
MST3.E.S.04.01 Design investigations to address a question from given data
MST3.E.S.04.02 Collect data using observations, surveys, and experiments and
record appropriately
MST3.E.S.04.03 Represent data using tables, bar graphs, and pictographs
MST3.E.S.04.04 Read and interpret line graphs
MST3.E.S.04.05 Develop and make predictions that are based on data
MST3.E.S.04.06 Formulate conclusions and make predictions from graphs
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