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Elementary K-6 Math Scope and Sequence

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Measurement and Geometry

SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

MEASUREMENT AND GEOMETRY
X = TEACH   /    M = REINFORCE & MAINTAIN

MEASURING OBJECTS

K

1

2

3

4

5

6

CONCEPTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose appropriate tools/units to measure or draw    

X

X

X

X

X

Angles

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

parallel and perpendicular lines

 

 

 

 

 

X

M

polygons and circles

 

 

 

 

 

X

M

Precision/accuracy

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

LENGTH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meaning linear measurement

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Nonstandard units

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

Compare and order

X

X

X

X

X

X

M

Estimate

X

X

X

X

X

X

M

Customary units

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

measure to the nearest inch

 

 

X

X

M

M

M

measure to fractional part of an inch

 

 

 

 

X

M

M

Metric units

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

measure to the nearest centimeter

 

 

 

 

 

M

M

measure to the nearest millimeter

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

Relate units

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

choose appropriate units

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

Change units within a system

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

Compare/convert units between systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Apply distance formula

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

CAPACITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meaning of capacity

X

X

X

X

X

X

M

Nonstandard units

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

Compare and order

X

X

X

X

X

X

M

Estimate

X

X

X

X

X

X

M

Customary units

 

 

X

X

X

X

M

Metric units

 

 

 

 

 

X

M

Relate units

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

choose appropriate units

 

 

 

X

X

X

M

Change units within a system

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

Compare/convert units between systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

WEIGHT/MASS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meaning of weight/mass

X

X

X

X

X

X

M

Nonstandard units

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

Compare and order

X

X

X

X

X

X

M

Estimate

X

X

X

X

X

X

M

Customary units

 

 

X

X

X

X

M

Metric units

 

 

 

 

 

X

M

Relate units

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

choose appropriate units

 

 

 

X

X

X

M

Change units within a system

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

Compare/convert units between systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

TEMPERATURE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meaning of temperature

 

 

 

X

X

M

M

Read a thermometer:  Fahrenheit and Celsius

 

 

 

X

X

X

M

Meaning of negative numbers

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Computing temperature changes

 

 

 

 

X

X

X

Change units between systems:  Fahrenheit/Celsius          

X

X

MEASURING TIME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Concept of time

X

X

X

X

X

M

M

CLOCK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As tool to measure time

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

Sequence events

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

Identify the times of everyday events

X

X

X

X

M

 

 

Tell and show time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to the hour and half hour

X

X

X

X

M

 

 

to the quarter hour

 

 

X

X

M

 

 

to 5-minute and 1-minute intervals

 

 

X

X

X

 

 

A.M. and P.M.

 

 

X

X

X

M

M

Relate minutes/hours, day/months, weeks/years    

X

X

M

   

Estimate time

X

X

X

X

M

 

 

Elapsed time

 

 

X

X

X

X

 

Add and subtract units

 

 

X

X

X

X

 

Schedules

 

X

X

X

X

X

 

CALENDAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As tool to measure time

X

X

X

X

M

M

 

Days of the week

X

X

X

X

M

 

 

Read

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

Elapsed time

 

 

X

X

X

X

 

PERIMETER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meaning of perimeter

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

Measure

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

Add to find

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

Multiply and add to find

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

Apply formulas

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

square, rectangle, and compound figures

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

polygon/regular polygon

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Use appropriate units of measure

 

 

 

 

X

X

X

CIRCUMFERENCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estimate

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Meaning of circumference

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Find diameter or radius

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Meaning of pi

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Apply formula

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Compare calculated and estimated

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

AREA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meaning of area

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

Estimate and measure with nonstandard units

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

Derive and apply formulas

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

squares, rectangles, and compound figures

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

parallelograms and triangles

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

trapezoids

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

circles

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

surface areas

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

nets

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

Use appropriate units of measure

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

Relate area and perimeter

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

SURFACE AREA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meaning of surface area

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Estimate and measure with nonstandard units

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Construct a cube and rectangular prism as patterns             M

Apply formulas

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Prism

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Pyramid

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Use appropriate units of measure

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

VOLUME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meaning of volume

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

Estimate and measure with nonstandard units

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

Estimate and measure

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Apply formulas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prisms

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Pyramids

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Cylinders

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Compare formulas: rectangular prism/triangular prism/cylinder

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Use appropriate units of measure

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Relate perimeter, area, and volume

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

ANGLES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compare to right angle (greater than, less than, equal to)

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

Identify and classify

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

right, acute, obtuse

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

vertical, adjacent, complementary, supplementary             X

Relate to 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 turns

 

 

 

 

X

X

X

Measure, draw, and construct

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

triangle: sum of measures of angles is 180°

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

rectangle: sum of measures is 360°

 

 

 

 

 

X

M

other polygons: sum of measures

 

 

 

 

 

X

M

ALGEBRAIC THINKING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indirect measurement

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

similar figure applications

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

CONCEPTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Position

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

Attributes

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Sides, vertices, edges, and faces

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

Points, lines, segments, angles, rays

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

parallel, perpendicular, and intersecting lines      

X

X

X

X

Congruence

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

Symmetry

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

line (bilateral)

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

point (rotational)

 

 

 

 

X

X

X

Transformations

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

Similarity

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

SOLID FIGURES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributes and properties

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Identify and describe common geometric objects

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Identify, describe, and classify

X

X

X

X

M

M

M

sphere, pyramid, cube, prism

X

X

X

X

M

M

M

cone, cylinder

X

X

X

X

M

M

M

Represent and visualize

X

X

X

X

X

X

M

Build/take apart

 

 

 

X

X

X

M

Identify or draw different views

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

Make nets

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

Measure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

volume

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

surface area

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

PLANE FIGURES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributes and properties

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Triangle

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

quadrilaterals (rect., square, parall., rhombus, trap.)  

X

X

X

X

X

X

Identify and describe common geometric objects

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Identify, describe, and classify

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

rectangle, square, triangle, circle

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

pentagon, hexagon, octagon

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

Represent and visualize

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Build/take apart

 

 

X

X

X

X

M

Draw with appropriate tools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

parallel and perpendicular lines

 

 

 

 

X

X

X

Angles

 

 

 

 

X

X

X

Rectangles

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Triangles

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

quadrilaterals

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Measure with appropriate tools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Angles

 

 

 

 

X

X

X

perimeter/circumference

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

Area

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

Parts of a circle (radius, diameter, chord, arc, central angle)

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

ALGEBRAIC THINKING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formulas

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

Graphing figures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scatterplots

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Correlations

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Similar figure applications

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

indirect measurement

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

SPATIAL SENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VISUAL THINKING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patterns

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Tessellations

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

Nets

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

Congruence

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

Symmetry

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

line (bilateral)

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

point (rotational)

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

Similarity

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

Transformations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

translations, reflections, and rotations

 

 

 

 

X

X

X

Dilations

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Representing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

building, drawing 3-D figures

 

 

 

 

X

X

X

different views

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

Perspective

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Networks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COORDINATE GEOMETRY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COORDINATE PLANE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordered pairs

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

Graph points and figures

 

 

 

 

X

X

X

Graph linear relationships

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Graph equations

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Relations and functions

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Identify functions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

linear functions

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

non-linear functions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Translations, reflections, rotations

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

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2007-08 Program of Studies
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