Benchmark
12D: Habits of Mind - Communication Skills
(grades 9-12, page 297)
Make and interpret scale drawings. (1 of 7)
Standard 7-2 page 157, Grades 9-12
Represent problem situations with geometric models and apply properties
of figures
Write clear, step-by-step instructions for conducting investigations, operating
something, or following a procedure. (2 of 7)
Standard 2-4 page 140, Grades 9-12
Read written presentations of mathematics with understanding
Choose appropriate summary statistics to describe group differences, always
indicating the spread of the data as well as the data's central tendencies.
(3 of 7)
Standard 10-3 page 167, Grades 9-12
Understand and apply measures of central tendency, variability, and
correlation
Describe spatial relationships in geometric terms such as perpendicular,
parallel, tangent, similar, congruent, and symmetrical. (4 of 7)
Standard 7-3 page 157, Grades 9-12
Classify figures in terms of congruence and similarity and apply these
relationships
Use and correctly interpret relational terms such as if ... then ..., and,
or sufficient, necessary, some, every, not, correlates with, and causes.
(5 of 7)
Standard 2-4 page 140, Grades 9-12
Read written presentations of mathematics with understanding
Standard 3-4 page 143, Grades 9-12
Judge the validity of arguments
Participate in group discussions on scientific topics by restating or summarizing
accurately what others have said, asking for clarification or elaboration,
and expressing alternative positions. (6 of 7)
Standard 3-3, page 81, Grades 5-8
Make and evaluate mathematical conjectures and arguments
Standard 2-5 page 140, Grades 9-12
Ask clarifying questions related to mathematics they have read or heard
about
Use tables, charts, and graphs in making arguments and claims in oral and
written presentations. (7 of 7)
Standard 3-3, page 81, Grades 5-8
Make and evaluate mathematical conjectures and arguments
Standard 2-4 page 140, Grades 9-12
Read written presentations of mathematics with understanding
