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Appendix B: Curriculum standards from NCTM Principles and Standards

Geometry





Pre-K–2 Expectations

Grades 3–5 Expectations

Grades 6–8 Expectations

Grades 9–12 Expectations

Specify locations and describe spatial relationships using coordinate geometry and other representational systems

  • describe, name, and interpret relative positions in space and apply ideas about relative position;

  • describe, name, and interpret direction and distance in navigating space and apply ideas about direction and distance;

  • find and name locations with simple relationships such as "near to" and in coordinate systems such as maps.

  • describe location and movement using common language and geometric vocabulary;

  • make and use coordinate systems to specify locations and to describe paths;

  • find the distance between points along horizontal and vertical lines of a coordinate system.




  • use coordinate geometry to represent and examine the properties of geometric shapes;

  • use coordinate geometry to examine special geometric shapes, such as regular polygons or those with pairs of parallel or perpendicular sides.

  • use Cartesian coordinates and other coordinate systems, such as navigational, polar, or spherical systems, to analyze geometric situations;

  • investigate conjectures and solve problems involving two- and three-dimensional objects represented with Cartesian coordinates.

Apply transformations and use symmetry to analyze mathematical situations


  • recognize and apply slides, flips, and turns;

  • recognize and create shapes that have symmetry.




  • predict and describe the results of sliding, flipping, and turning two-dimensional shapes;

  • describe a motion or a series of motions that will show that two shapes are congruent;

  • identify and describe line and rotational symmetry in two- and three-dimensional shapes and designs.

  • describe sizes, positions, and orientations of shapes under informal transformations such as flips, turns, slides, and scaling;

  • examine the congruence, similarity, and line or rotational symmetry of objects using transformations.




  • understand and represent translations, reflections, rotations, and dilations of objects in the plane by using sketches, coordinates, vectors, function notation, and matrices;

  • use various representations to help understand the effects of simple transformations and their compositions.

Use visualization, spatial reasoning, and geometric modeling to solve problems

  • create mental images of geometric shapes using spatial memory and spatial visualization;

  • recognize and represent shapes from different perspectives;

  • relate ideas in geometry to ideas in number and measurement;

  • recognize geometric shapes and structures in the environment and specify their location.




  • build and draw geometric objects;

  • create and describe mental images of objects, patterns, and paths;

  • identify and build a three-dimensional object from two-dimensional representations of that object;

  • identify and draw a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional object;

  • use geometric models to solve problems in other areas of mathematics, such as number and measurement;

  • recognize geometric ideas and relationships and apply them to other disciplines and to problems that arise in the classroom or in everyday life.

  • draw geometric objects with specified properties, such as side lengths or angle measures;

  • use two-dimensional representations of three-dimensional objects to visualize and solve problems such as those involving surface area and volume;

  • use visual tools such as networks to represent and solve problems;

  • use geometric models to represent and explain numerical and algebraic relationships;

  • recognize and apply geometric ideas and relationships in areas outside the mathematics classroom, such as art, science, and everyday life.

  • draw and construct representations of two- and three-dimensional geometric objects using a variety of tools;

  • visualize three-dimensional objects and spaces from different perspectives and analyze their cross sections;

  • use vertex-edge graphs to model and solve problems;

  • use geometric models to gain insights into, and answer questions in, other areas of mathematics;

  • use geometric ideas to solve problems in, and gain insights into, other disciplines and other areas of interest such as art and architecture.



Measurement





Pre-K–2 Expectations

Grades 3–5 Expectations

Grades 6–8 Expectations

Grades 9–12 Expectations

Understand measurable attributes of objects and the units, systems, and processes of measurement

  • recognize the attributes of length, volume, weight, area, and time;

  • compare and order objects according to these attributes;

  • understand how to measure using nonstandard and standard units;

  • select an appropriate unit and tool for the attribute being measured.




  • understand such attributes as length, area, weight, volume, and size of angle and select the appropriate type of unit for measuring each attribute;

  • understand the need for measuring with standard units and become familiar with standard units in the customary and metric systems;

  • carry out simple unit conversions, such as from centimeters to meters, within a system of measurement;

  • understand that measurements are approximations and how differences in units affect precision;

  • explore what happens to measurements of a two-dimensional shape such as its perimeter and area when the shape is changed in some way.

  • understand both metric and customary systems of measurement;

  • understand relationships among units and convert from one unit to another within the same system;

  • understand, select, and use units of appropriate size and type to measure angles, perimeter, area, surface area, and volume.

  • make decisions about units and scales that are appropriate for problem situations involving measurement.

Apply appropriate techniques, tools, and formulas to determine measurements.

  • measure with multiple copies of units of the same size, such as paper clips laid end to end;

  • use repetition of a single unit to measure something larger than the unit, for instance, measuring the length of a room with a single meterstick;

  • use tools to measure;

  • develop common referents for measures to make comparisons and estimates.




  • develop strategies for estimating the perimeters, areas, and volumes of irregular shapes;

  • select and apply appropriate standard units and tools to measure length, area, volume, weight, time, temperature, and the size of angles;

  • select and use benchmarks to estimate measurements;

  • develop, understand, and use formulas to find the area of rectangles and related triangles and parallelograms;

  • develop strategies to determine the surface areas and volumes of rectangular solids.




  • use common benchmarks to select appropriate methods for estimating measurements;

  • select and apply techniques and tools to accurately find length, area, volume, and angle measures to appropriate levels of precision;

  • develop strategies to determine the surface area and volume of selected prisms, pyramids, and cylinders;

  • solve problems involving scale factors, using ratio and proportion;




  • analyze precision, accuracy, and approximate error in measurement situations;

  • understand and use formulas for the area, surface area, and volume of geometric figures, including cones, spheres, and cylinders;

  • apply informal concepts of successive approximation, upper and lower bounds, and limit in measurement situations;

  • use unit analysis to check measurement computations.



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