Benchmark 2C: The Nature of Mathematics - Mathematical Inquiry
(grades 3-5, page 36)
 
  • Numbers and shapes - and operations on them - help to describe and predict things about the world around us. (1 of 2)
    • Standard 7-4 page 41, Grades K-4
    Develop operations sense

    Standard 12-6 page 112, Grades 5-8
    Develop an appreciation of geometry as a means of describing the physical world
  • In using mathematics, choices have to be made about what operations will give the best results. Results should always be judged by whether they make sense and are useful. (2 of 2)
    • Standard 7-4 page 41, Grades K-4
    Develop operations sense

    Standard 6-4, page 91, Grades 5-8
    Understand how the basic arithmetic operations are related to one another