Sample Maryland Mathematics Content Standards

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Sample Maryland Content Standards

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6.0 Knowledge of Number Relationships and Computation — Students will describe, represent, and apply numbers and their relationships and will estimate and compute using mental strategies, paper/pencil and technology.

Rationale

Number relationships and computation skills establish a strong foundation for the study of mathematics. Students need to be able to use whole numbers, integers, rational numbers, and real numbers to count, measure, and order objects and events. Students will also use whole numbers, integers, rational numbers, and real numbers to perform arithmetic operations in order to solve problems in mathematics, other disciplines, and the real world. Students will be able to demonstrate a knowledge of number relationships and computation in conjunction with the process standards: problem solving, communication, reasoning, and connections.

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By the end of grade 3, students know and are able to:	By the end of grade 5, students know and are able to do everything required at earlier grades and:	By the end of grade 8, students know and are able to do everything required at earlier grades and:	By the end of grade 12, students know and are able to do everything required at earlier grades and:
6.3.1 read, write, and represent whole numbers (cardinal and ordinal) and simple fractions using symbols, words, and models (MLO 4.1) identify number values and relationships of whole numbers and simple fractions express numbers in expanded notation	6.5.1 read, write, and represent simple fractions, decimals, and percents using symbols, words, and models (MLO 4.1) read and write standard form and expanded notation* for numbers through millions*	6.8.1 read, write, and represent rational numbers in a variety of forms, including exponents, scientific notation, and percents (MLO 4.1)	6.12.1 read, write, and represent real numbers in a variety of forms including exponential and radical write numbers with negative exponents for use in scientific notation
6.3.2 compare, order, and describe whole numbers less than 1,000 using place value* concepts and the symbols <, >, = (MLO 4.2)*	6.5.2a compare and order decimals to the nearest thousandth and describe them using place value concepts (MLO 4.2) 6.5.2b compare and order fractions in equivalent forms including improper fractions and mixed numbers with like and unlike denominators (MLO 4.3)	6.8.2 compare, order, and describe rational numbers in equivalent forms (MLO 4.2) determine the absolute value* of rational numbers*	6.12.2 compare, order, and describe real numbers* in a variety of equivalent forms* classify and give examples of real numbers such as natural numbers, whole numbers, integers, rational numbers and irrational numbers
6.3.3 describe numbers as even or odd (MLO 4.3)	6.5.3 use number theory concepts of primes, factors, multiples, and rules of divisibility to show number relationships (MLO 4.4)

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