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Skills available for Nova Scotia grade 4 math curriculum

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4.N Number

4.PR Patterns and Relations

  • Patterns - Students will be expected to use patterns to describe the world and solve problems.

    • 4.PR01 Students will be expected to identify and describe patterns found in tables and charts, including a multiplication chart.

    • 4.PR02 Students will be expected to translate among different representations of a pattern (a table, a chart, or concrete materials).

      • 4.PR02.01 Create a table or chart from a given concrete representation of a pattern.

      • 4.PR02.02 Create a concrete representation of a given pattern displayed in a table or chart.

      • 4.PR02.03 Translate between pictorial, contextual, and concrete representations of a pattern.

      • 4.PR02.04 Explain why the same relationship exists between the pattern in a table and its concrete representation.

    • 4.PR03 Students will be expected to represent, describe, and extend patterns and relationships, using charts and tables, to solve problems.

      • 4.PR03.01 Translate the information in a given problem into a table or chart.

      • 4.PR03.02 Identify, describe, and extend the patterns in a table or chart to solve a given problem.

    • 4.PR04 Students will be expected to identify and explain mathematical relationships, using charts and diagrams, to solve problems.

      • 4.PR04.01 Complete a given Carroll diagram to solve a problem.

      • 4.PR04.02 Determine where new elements belong is a given Carroll diagram.

      • 4.PR04.03 Solve a given problem using a Carroll diagram.

      • 4.PR04.04 Identify a sorting rule for a given Venn diagram.

      • 4.PR04.05 Describe the relationship shown in a given Venn diagram when the circles overlap, when one circle is contained in the other, and when the circles are separate.

      • 4.PR04.06 Determine where new elements belong in a given Venn diagram.

      • 4.PR04.07 Solve a given problem by using a chart or diagram to identify mathematical relationships.

  • Variables and Equations - Students will be expected to represent algebraic expressions in multiple ways.

4.M Measurement

4.G Geometry

  • 3-D Objects and 2-D Shapes - Students will be describe the characteristics of 3-D objects and 2-D shapes and analyze the relationships among them.

    • 4.G01 Students will be expected to describe and construct rectangular and triangular prisms.

    • 4.G02 Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of congruency, concretely and pictorially.

      • 4.G02.01 Determine if two given 2-D shapes are congruent, and explain the strategy used.

      • 4.G02.02 Create a shape that is congruent to a given 2-D shape, and explain why the two shapes are congruent.

      • 4.G02.03 Identify congruent 2-D shapes from a given set of shapes shown in different positions in space.

    • 4.G03 Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of line symmetry by:
      • identifying symmetrical 2-D shapes
      • creating symmetrical 2-D shapes
      • drawing one or more lines of symmetry in a 2-D shape

      • Symmetry (3-V.20)
      • 4.G03.01 Identify the characteristics of given symmetrical and non-symmetrical 2-D shapes.

      • 4.G03.02 Sort a given set of 2-D shapes as symmetrical and non-symmetrical.

      • 4.G03.03 Complete a symmetrical 2-D shape, given one-half the shape and its line of symmetry, and explain the process.

      • 4.G03.04 Identify lines of symmetry of a given set of 2-D shapes, and explain why each shape is symmetrical.

      • 4.G03.05 Determine whether or not a given 2-D shape is symmetrical by using an image reflector or by folding and superimposing.

      • 4.G03.06 Create a symmetrical shape with and without manipulatives and explain the process.

      • 4.G03.07 Provide examples of symmetrical shapes found in the environment, and identify the line(s) of symmetry.

      • 4.G03.08 Sort a given set of 2-D shapes as those that have no lines of symmetry, one line of symmetry, or more than one line of symmetry.

      • 4.G03.09 Explain connections between congruence and symmetry using 2-D shapes.

4.SP Statistics and Probability

  • Data Analysis - Students will be expected to collect, display, and analyze data to solve problems.

    • 4.SP01 Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of many-to-one correspondence.

      • 4.SP01.01 Compare graphs in which the same data has been displayed using one-to-one and many-to-one correspondences, and explain how they are the same and different.

      • 4.SP01.02 Explain why many-to-one correspondence is sometimes used rather than one-to-one correspondence.

      • 4.SP01.03 Find examples of graphs in print and electronic media, such as newspapers, magazines, and the Internet, in which many-to-one correspondence is used; and describe the correspondence used.

    • 4.SP02 Students will be expected to construct and interpret pictographs and bar graphs involving many-to-one correspondence to draw conclusions.

      • 4.SP02.01 Identify an interval and correspondence for displaying a given set of data in a graph, and justify the choice.

      • 4.SP02.02 Create and label (with categories, title, and legend) a pictograph to display a given set of data, using many-to-one correspondence, and justify the choice of correspondence used.

      • 4.SP02.03 Create and label (with axes and title) a bar graph to display a given set of data, using many-to-one correspondence, and justify the choice of interval used.

      • 4.SP02.04 Answer a given question, using a given graph in which data is displayed using many-to-one correspondence.