Problem
Solving Strand
Students
will build new mathematical knowledge through problem solving.
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3.PS.1
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Explore, examine, and make
observations about a social problem or mathematical situation
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3.PS.2
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Understand that some ways of representing
a problem are more helpful than others
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3.PS.3
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Interpret information correctly,
identify the problem, and generate possible solutions
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Students
will solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other contexts.
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3.PS.4
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Act out or model with
manipulatives activities involving mathematical content from literature
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3.PS.5
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Formulate problems and solutions
from everyday situations
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3.PS.6
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Translate from a picture/diagram
to a numeric expression
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3.PS.7
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Represent problem situations in
oral, written, concrete, pictorial, and graphical forms
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3.PS.8
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Select an appropriate
representation of a problem
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Students
will apply and adapt a variety of appropriate strategies to solve problems.
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3.PS.9
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Use trial and error to solve
problems
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3.PS.10
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Use process of elimination to
solve problems
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3.PS.11
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Make pictures/diagrams of problems
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3.PS.12
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Use physical objects to model
problems
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3.PS.13
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Work in collaboration with others to
solve problems
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3.PS.14
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Make organized lists to solve
numerical problems
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3.PS.15
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Make charts to solve numerical
problems
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3.PS.16
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Analyze problems by identifying
relationships
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3.PS.17
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Analyze problems by identifying
relevant versus irrelevant information
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3.PS.18
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Analyze problems by observing
patterns
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3.PS.19
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State a problem in their own words
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Students
will monitor and reflect on the process of mathematical problem solving.
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3.PS.20
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Determine what information is
needed to solve a problem
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3.PS.21
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Discuss with peers to understand a
problem situation
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3.PS.22
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Discuss the efficiency of
different representations of a problem
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3.PS.23
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Verify results of a problem
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3.PS.24
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Recognize invalid approaches
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3.PS.25
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Determine whether a solution is
reasonable in the context of the original problem
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Reasoning
and Proof Strand
Students
will recognize reasoning and proof as fundamental aspects of mathematics.
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3.RP.1
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Use representations to support
mathematical ideas
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3.RP.2
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Determine whether a mathematical
statement is true or false and explain why
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Students
will make and investigate mathematical conjectures.
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3.RP.3
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Investigate the use of
knowledgeable guessing by generalizing mathematical ideas
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3.RP.4
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Make conjectures from a variety of
representations
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Students
will develop and evaluate mathematical arguments and proofs.
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3.RP.5
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Justify general claims or
conjectures, using manipulatives, models, and expressions
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3.RP.6
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Develop and explain an argument using
oral, written, concrete, pictorial, and/or graphical forms
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3.RP.7
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Discuss, listen, and make comments
that support or reject claims made by other students
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Students
will select and use various types of reasoning and methods of proof.
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3.RP.8
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Support an argument by trying many
cases
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Communication Strand
Students
will organize and consolidate their mathematical thinking through
communication.
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3.CM.1
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Understand and explain how to
organize their thought process
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3.CM.2
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Verbally explain their rationale
for strategy selection
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3.CM.3
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Provide reasoning both in written
and verbal form
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Students
will communicate their mathematical thinking coherently and clearly to peers,
teachers, and others.
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3.CM.4
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Organize and accurately label work
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3.CM.5
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Share organized mathematical ideas
through the manipulation of objects, drawings, pictures, charts,
graphs, tables, diagrams, models, symbols, and expressions in written and
verbal form
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3.CM.6
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Answer clarifying questions from
others
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Students
will analyze and evaluate the mathematical thinking and strategies of others.
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3.CM.7
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Listen for understanding of
mathematical solutions shared by other students
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3.CM.8
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Consider strategies used and
solutions found in relation to their own work
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Students
will use the language of mathematics to express mathematical ideas precisely.
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3.CM.9
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Increase their use of mathematical
vocabulary and language when communicating with others
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3.CM.10
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Describe objects, relationships,
solutions and rationale using appropriate vocabulary
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3.CM.11
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Decode and comprehend mathematical
visuals and symbols to construct meaning
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Connections
Strand
Students
will recognize and use connections among mathematical ideas.
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3.CN.1
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Recognize, understand, and make
connections in their everyday experiences to mathematical ideas
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3.CN.2
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Compare and contrast mathematical
ideas
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3.CN.3
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Connect and apply mathematical
information to solve problems
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Students
will understand how mathematical ideas interconnect and build on one another to
produce a coherent whole.
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3.CN.4
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Understand multiple
representations and how they are related
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3.CN.5
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Model situations with objects and
representations and be able to make observations
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Students
will recognize and apply mathematics in contexts outside of mathematics.
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3.CN.6
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Recognize the presence of
mathematics in their daily lives
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3.CN.7
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Apply mathematics to solve
problems that develop outside of mathematics
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3.CN.8
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Recognize and apply mathematics to
other disciplines
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Representation Strand
Students
will create and use representations to organize, record, and communicate
mathematical ideas.
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3.R.1
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Use verbal and written language,
physical models, drawing charts, graphs, tables, symbols, and equations as
representations
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3.R.2
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Share mental images of
mathematical ideas and understandings
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3.R.3
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Recognize and use external
mathematical representations
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3.R.4
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Use standard and nonstandard
representations with accuracy and detail
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Students
will select, apply, and translate among mathematical representations to solve
problems.
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3.R.5
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Understand similarities and
differences in representations.
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3.R.6
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Connect mathematical
representations with problem solving
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3.R.7
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Construct effective
representations to solve problems
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Students
will use representations to model and interpret physical, social, and
mathematical phenomena.
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3.R.8
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Use mathematics to show and
understand physical phenomena (e.g., estimate and represent the number of
apples in a tree)
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3.R.9
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Use mathematics to show and
understand social phenomena (e.g., determine the number of buses required for
a field trip)
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3.R.10
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Use mathematics to show and
understand mathematical phenomena (e.g., use a multiplication grid to solve
odd and even number problems)
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Number Sense and Operations Strand
Students
will understand numbers, multiple ways of representing numbers, relationships
among numbers, and number systems.
Number Systems
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3.N.1
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Skip count by 25’s,
50’s, 100’s to 1,000
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3.N.2
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Read and write whole numbers to
1,000
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3.N.3
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Compare and order numbers to 1,000
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3.N.4
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Understand the place value
structure of the base ten number system:
10 ones = 1 ten
10 tens = 1 hundred
10 hundreds = 1 thousand
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3.N.5
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Use a variety of strategies to
compose and decompose three-digit numbers
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3.N.6
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Use and explain the commutative
property of addition and multiplication
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3.N.7
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Use 1 as the identity element for
multiplication
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3.N.8
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Use the zero property of multiplication
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3.N.9
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Understand and use the associative
property of addition
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3.N.10
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Develop an understanding of
fractions as part of a whole unit and as parts of a collection
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3.N.11
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Use manipulatives, visual models, and
illustrations to name and represent unit fractions ( and )
as part of a whole or a set of objects
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3.N.12
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Understand and recognize the
meaning of numerator and denominator in the symbolic form of a fraction
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3.N.13
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Recognize fractional numbers as
equal parts of a whole
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3.N.14
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Explore equivalent fractions
(½, ⅓, ¼)
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3.N.15
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Compare and order unit fractions
(½, ⅓, ¼) and find their approximate locations on a
number line
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Number Theory
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3.N.16
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Identify odd and even numbers
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3.N.17
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Develop an understanding of the
properties of odd/even numbers as a result of addition or subtraction
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Students
will understand meanings of operations and procedures, and how they relate to
one another.
Operations
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3.N.18
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Use a variety of strategies to add
and subtract 3-digit numbers (with and without regrouping)
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3.N.19
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Develop fluency with single-digit
multiplication facts
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3.N.20
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Use a variety of strategies to
solve multiplication problems with factors up to 12 x 12
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3.N.21
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Use the area model, tables,
patterns, arrays, and doubling to provide meaning for multiplication
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3.N.22
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Demonstrate fluency and apply
single-digit division facts
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3.N.23
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Use tables, patterns, halving, and
manipulatives to provide meaning for division
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3.N.24
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Develop strategies for selecting
the appropriate computational and operational method in problem solving
situations
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Students
will compute accurately and make reasonable estimates.
Estimation
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3.N.25
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Estimate numbers up to 500
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3.N.26
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Recognize real world situations in
which an estimate (rounding) is more appropriate
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3.N.27
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Check reasonableness of an answer
by using estimation
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Algebra Strand
Students
will perform algebraic procedures accurately.
Equations and Inequalities
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3.A.1
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Use the symbols <, >, =
(with and without the use of a number line) to compare whole numbers
and unit fractions and 
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Students
will recognize, use, and represent algebraically patterns, relations, and
functions.
Patterns, Relations, and Functions
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3.A.2
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Describe and extend numeric (+, -)
and geometric patterns
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Geometry Strand
Students
will use visualization and spatial reasoning to analyze characteristics and
properties of geometric shapes.
Shapes
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3.G.1
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Define and use correct terminology
when referring to shapes (circle, triangle, square, rectangle, rhombus,
trapezoid, and hexagon)
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3.G.2
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Identify congruent and similar
figures
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3.G.3
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Name, describe, compare, and sort
three-dimensional shapes: cube, cylinder, sphere, prism, and cone
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3.G.4
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Identify the faces on a
three-dimensional shape as two-dimensional shapes
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Students
will apply transformations and symmetry to analyze problem solving situations.
Transformational Geometry
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3.G.5
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Identify and construct lines of
symmetry
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Measurement
Strand
Students
will determine what can be measured and how, using appropriate methods and
formulas.
Units of Measurement
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3.M.1
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Select tools and units (customary)
appropriate for the length measured
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3.M.2
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Use a ruler/yardstick to measure
to the nearest standard unit (whole and ½ inches, whole feet, and
whole yards)
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3.M.3
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Measure objects, using ounces and
pounds
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3.M.4
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Recognize capacity as an attribute
that can be measured
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3.M.5
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Compare capacities (e.g., Which
contains more? Which contains less?)
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3.M.6
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Measure capacity, using cups,
pints, quarts, and gallons
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Students
will use units to give meaning to measurements.
Units
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3.M.7
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Count and represent combined coins
and dollars, using currency symbols ($0.00)
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3.M.8
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Relate unit fractions to the face
of the clock:
Whole = 60 minutes
½ = 30 minutes
¼ = 15 minutes
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Students
will develop strategies for estimating measurements.
Estimation
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3.M.9
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Tell time to the minute, using
digital and analog clocks
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3.M.10
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Select and use standard
(customary) and non-standard units to estimate measurements
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Statistics and Probability Strand
Students
will collect, organize, display, and analyze data.
Collection of Data
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3.S.1
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Formulate questions about
themselves and their surroundings
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3.S.2
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Collect data using observation and
surveys, and record appropriately
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Organization and Display of Data
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3.S.3
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Construct a frequency table to
represent a collection of data
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3.S.4
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Identify the parts of pictographs
and bar graphs
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3.S.5
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Display data in pictographs and
bar graphs
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3.S.6
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State the relationships between
pictographs and bar graphs
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Analysis of Data
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3.S.7
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Read and interpret data in bar
graphs and pictographs
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Students
will make predictions that are based upon data analysis.
Predictions from Data
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3.S.8
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Formulate conclusions and
make predictions from graphs
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