STAAR ALT 2 ESSENSE STATEMENTS BINDER GRADES 3 - HS

STAAR Alternate 2 Spring 2016
Grade 6 Mathematics Essence Statements
STAAR Reporting Category 1 STAAR Reporting Category 2 STAAR Reporting Category 3 STAAR Reporting Category 4
Numerical Representations and Computations and Algebraic Geometry and Measurement: The Data Analysis and Personal Financial
Relationships: The student will Relationships: The student will student will demonstrate an Literacy: The student will demonstrate
demonstrate an understanding of how to demonstrate an understanding of how to understanding of how to represent and an understanding of how to represent
represent and manipulate numbers and perform operations and represent apply geometry and measurement and analyze data and how to describe
expressions. algebraic relationships. concepts. and apply personal financial concepts.
Knowledge and Skills Statement Knowledge and Skills Statement Knowledge and Skills Statement Knowledge and Skills Statement
(6.2) Number and operations. The (6.3) Number and operations. The (6.4) Proportionality. The student (6.12) Measurement and data.
student applies mathematical student applies mathematical applies mathematical process The student applies mathematical
process standards to represent and process standards to represent standards to develop an process standards to use numerical
use rational numbers in a variety of addition, subtraction, understanding of proportional or graphical representations to
forms (Readiness and Supporting multiplication, and division while relationships in problem situations. analyze problems. (Readiness and
Standard) solving problems and justifying (Readiness Standard) Supporting Standard)
solutions. (Readiness and
Essence Statement
Essence Statement
Essence Statement
Supporting Standard)
Recognizes relationships in and
Uses conversions within a
Displays data or determines
between sets of numbers. Essence Statement measurement system to solve characteristics of data.
__________ Finds solutions to addition, problems. __________
subtraction, multiplication, or __________
Knowledge and Skills Statement division problems. Knowledge and Skills Statement
(6.4) Proportionality. The student __________ Knowledge and Skills Statement (6.13) Measurement and data.
applies mathematical process (6.8) Expressions, equations, and The student applies mathematical
standards to develop an Knowledge and Skills Statement relationships. The student applies process standards to use numerical
understanding of proportional (6.5) Proportionality. The student mathematical process standards to or graphical representations to solve
relationships in problem situations. applies mathematical process use geometry to represent problems. (Readiness and
(Readiness and Supporting standards to solve problems relationships and solve problems. Supporting Standard)
Standard)
Essence Statement
Identifies proportional relationships
in a variety of forms.
__________
Knowledge and Skills Statement
(6.5) Proportionality. The student
applies mathematical process
standards to solve problems
involving proportional relationships
(Supporting Standard)
involving proportional
relationships. (Readiness and
Supporting Standard)
Essence Statement
Solves problems involving ratios
or rates.
__________
Knowledge and Skills Statement
(6.6) Expressions, equations, and
relationships. The student applies
mathematical process standards to
(Readiness and Supporting
Standard)
Essence Statement
Models or uses geometric
relationships to solve problems.
__________
Knowledge and Skills Statement
(6.11) Measurement and data.
The student applies mathematical
process standards to use coordinate
geometry to identify locations on a
Essence Statement
Interprets graphical representation
of data.
__________
Knowledge and Skills Statement
(6.14) Personal financial literacy.
The student applies mathematical
process standards to develop an
economic way of thinking and
problem solving useful in one’s life
as a knowledgeable consumer and