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Algebra:
Mathematics:
- Document Date: June 2004
- Grades PK–3
- Grades 3–8
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Standard 1.0 Knowledge of Algebra, Patterns, and Functions
Students will algebraically represent, model, analyze, or solve mathematical or real-world problems involving patterns or functional relationships.
Topic
A. Patterns and Functions
Indicator
- 1. Identify, describe, extend, and create patterns, functions and sequences
Objectives
- Determine the recursive relationship of arithmetic sequences represented in words, in a table or in a graph
Assessment limit: Provide the nth term no more than 10 terms beyond the last given term using common differences no more than 10 with integers (-100 to 5000)
- Determine the recursive relationship of geometric sequences represented in words, in a table, or in a graph
Assessment limit: Provide the nth term no more than 5 terms beyond the last given term using the recursive relationship of geometric sequences with whole numbers and a common ratio of no more than 5:1 (0 – 10,000)
- Determine whether relationships are linear or nonlinear when represented in words, in a table, symbolically, or in a graph
Assessment limit: Use a graph to determine if a relationsip is linear or nonlinear
- Determine whether relationships are linear or nonlinear when represented symbolically
Topic
B. Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities
Indicator
- 1. Write, simplify, and evaluate expressions
Objectives
- Write an algebraic expression to represent unknown quantities
Assessment limit: Use one unknown and no more than 3 operations and rational numbers (-1000 to 1000)
- Evaluate an algebraic expression
Assessment limit: Use one or two unknowns and up to three operations and rational numbers (-100 to 100)
- Evaluate numeric expressions using the order of operations
Assessment limit: Use no more than 5 operations including exponents of no more than 3 and 2 sets of parentheses, brackets, a division bar, or absolute value with rational numbers (-100 to 100)
- Simplify algebraic expressions by combining like terms
Assessment limit: Use no more than 3 variables with integers (-50 to 50), or proper fractions with denominators as factors of 20 (-20 to 20)
- Describe a real-world situation represented by an algebraic expression
Indicator
- 2. Identify, write, solve, and apply equations and inequalities
Objectives
- Write equations or inequalities to represent relationships
Assessment limit: Use a variable, the appropriate relational symbols (>, ≥, <, ≤, =) and no more than 3 operational symbols (+, -, ×, ÷) on either side and rational numbers (-1000 to 1000)
- Solve for the unknown in a linear equation
Assessment limit: Use one unknown no more than 3 times on one side and up to three operations (same or different but only one division) and rational numbers (-2000 to 2000)
- Solve for the unknown in an inequality
Assessment limit: Use a one- or two-operation inequality with one variable on one side no more than 3 times whose result after combining coefficients is a positive whole number coefficient with integers (-100 to 100)
- Identify or graph solutions of inequalities on a number line
Assessment limit: Use one variable once with a positive whole number coefficient and integers (-100 to 100)
- Identify equivalent equations
Assessment limit: Use one unknown no more than 3 times on one side and up to three operations (same or different but only one division) and integers (-2000 to 2000)
- Apply given formulas to a problem-solving situation
Assessment limit: Use no more than four variables and up to three operations with rational numbers (-500 to 500)
- Write equations and inequalities that describe real-world problems
Topic
C. Numeric and Graphic Representations of Relationships
Indicator
- 1. Locate points on a number line and in a coordinate plane
Objective
- Graph linear equations in a coordinate plane
Assessment limit: Use two unknowns having integer coefficients (-9 to 9) and integer constants (-20 to 20)
Indicator
- 2. Analyze linear relationships
Note: Highlighted assessment limits will be tested in the no calculator section of MSA. In the assessment limit, (0-10) or (-10 to 10) means all numbers in the problem or the answer will fall within the range of 0 to 10 (including endpoints) or -10 to 10 (including endpoints), respectively. All content standards are tested in MSA but not all objectives. Objectives that have an assessment limit are tested on MSA. Objectives without an assessment limit are not tested on MSA.
June 2004
