Estimation

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 08.05.04

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Overview
  2. Rationale
  3. Mathematical Background
  4. Strategies
  5. Lesson Plans
  6. Notes
  7. Appendix 2: Implementing District Standards Mexico Content Standards
  8. Teacher Resources
  9. Student Resources
  10. Websites

Crunching Numbers for Lunch

Sharyn Fisher Gray

Published September 2008

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Appendix 2: Implementing District Standards Mexico Content Standards

Mathematics Standards: Primary standards

Strand 1: Numbers and Operations: Students will understand numerical concepts and mathematical operations.

  • Benchmark 1: Understand numbers, ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers, and number systems.
  • Benchmark 2: Understand the meaning of operations and how they relate to each other.
  • Benchmark 3: Compute fluently and make reasonable estimates.

Strand 2: Algebra: Students will understand algebraic concepts and applications.

  • Benchmark 1: Understand patterns, relations, and functions.
  • Benchmark 2: Represent and analyze mathematical situations and structures using algebraic symbols.
  • Benchmark 3: Use mathematical models to represent and understand quantitative relationships.
  • Benchmark 4: Analyze changes in various contexts.

Strand 4: Measurement: Students will understand measurement systems and applications.

  • Benchmark 1: Understand measureable attributes of objects and the units, systems, and process of measurement.
  • Benchmark 2: Apply appropriate techniques, tools, and formulas to determine measurements.

Strand 5: Data Analysis and Probability: Students will understand how to formulate questions, analyze data, and determine probabilities.

  • Benchmark 1: Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer them.
  • Benchmark 2: Select and use appropriate statistical methods to analyze data.

Science Standards: Secondary standards

Strand 1: Scientific Thinking and Practice: Students will understand the processes of scientific investigations and use inquiry and scientific ways of observing, experimenting, predicting, and validating to think critically.

Strand 3: Science and Society: Students will understand how scientific discoveries, inventions, practices, and knowledge influence, and are influenced by, individuals and societies.

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