Appendix A2: Minnesota State Standards3

Grades K-3

Grade K (Minnesota Academic Standards, Mathematics K-12, Spatial Sense, Geometry, and Measurement, grade K)

Understand meaning of terms used to describe location and placement of objects.

The student will:

1. Locate and describe placement of objects with terms such as: on, inside, outside, above, below, over, under, beside, between, in front of, behind, next to, top, bottom.

Grade 3 (Minnesota Academic Standards, Mathematics K-12, Spatial Sense, Geometry, and Measurement, grades K and 3)

Classify shapes by specified attributes. Identify simple shapes within complex shapes. The student will:

1. Identify, describe and classify two-dimensional shapes according to number and length of sides and kinds of angles.

2. Identify common two- and three-dimensional shapes that are components of more complex shapes.

Grades 4-5

Grade 4 (Minnesota Academic Standards, Mathematics K-12, Spatial Sense, Geometry, and Measurement, grade 4)

Understand spatial relationships and describe them using language such as congruent, similar, parallel and perpendicular. The student will:

1. Identify congruent and similar figures.

2. Identify parallel and perpendicular lines.

Grade 5 (Minnesota Academic Standards, Mathematics K-12, Spatial Sense, Geometry, and Measurement, grade 5)

Sort, classify, compare and describe two- and three-dimensional objects.

The student will:

1. Sort three-dimensional objects according to number and shape of faces, number of edges and vertices.

3. Classify polygons as regular or irregular.

Grades K-3 (Minnesota Academic Standards, Mathematics K-12, Spatial Sense, Geometry, and Measurement, grade 3)

Classify shapes by specified attributes. Identify simple shapes within complex shapes. The student will:

1. Identify, describe and classify two-dimensional shapes according to number and length of sides and kinds of angles.

2. Identify common two- and three-dimensional shapes that are components of more complex shapes.

Grades 4-5 (Minnesota Academic Standards, Mathematics K-12, Spatial Sense, Geometry, and Measurement, grade 5)

Sort, classify, compare and describe two- and three-dimensional objects.

The student will:

1. Sort three-dimensional objects according to number and shape of faces, number of edges and vertices.

2. Classify, compare and identify acute, right and obtuse angles.

3. Classify polygons as regular or irregular.

4. Know the sum of the angles in triangles and quadrilaterals.

Grades K-3 (Minnesota Academic Standards, Mathematics K-12)

None

Grades 4-5 (Minnesota Academic Standards, Mathematics K-12, Spatial Sense, Geometry, and Measurement, grade 6)

Demonstrate understanding of the rectangular coordinate system. The student will:

1. Demonstrate understanding of the four quadrants in a rectangular coordinate system by writing and plotting ordered pairs.

Grades K-3 (Minnesota Academic Standards, Mathematics K-12, Spatial Sense, Geometry, and Measurement, grade 3)

Understand the concept of reflection symmetry as applied to geometric shapes. Understand how representations of shapes are affected by various motions.

The student will:

1. Identify lines of symmetry in geometric shapes.

2. Recognize and predict the position and orientation of a shape after a single flip, slide, or turn.

Grades 4-5 (Minnesota Academic Standards, Mathematics K-12, Spatial Sense, Geometry, and Measurement, grade 5)

Understand the concepts of reflection and rotation symmetry as applied to two-dimensional shapes. The student will:

1. Identify reflection and rotation symmetries in two-dimensional shapes and designs.

Grades K-3 (Minnesota Academic Standards, Mathematics K-12, Spatial Sense, Geometry, and Measurement, grade 3)

Measure and calculate length, time, weight, temperature and money using appropriate tools and units to solve real-world and mathematical problems.

The student will:

1. Select an appropriate tool and identify the appropriate unit to measure time, length, weight and temperature.

2. Find the perimeter of a polygon with whole number sides.

3. Know relationships between units of length in a system of measurement, such as 12 inches equals 1 foot or 100 centimeters equals 1 meter.

4. Tell time to the minute using digital and analog time.

5. Determine elapsed time to the minute.

Grades 4-5 (Minnesota Academic Standards, Mathematics K-12, Spatial Sense, Geometry, and Measurement, grade 5)

Measure and calculate length, area and capacity using appropriate tools and units to solve real-world and mathematical problems. The student will:

1. Find the area and perimeter of a triangle by measuring or using a grid, and label the answer with appropriate units.

2. Use a two-dimensional pattern of a cube or rectangular box to compute the surface area.

3. Select and apply the appropriate units and tools to measure perimeter, area, and capacity.