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Number

The mathematics curriculum intended by this statement will provide opportunities for students to:

  • develop an understanding of numbers, the ways they are represented, and the quantities for which they stand;
  • develop accuracy, efficiency, and confidence in calculating &; mentally, on paper, and with a calculator;
  • develop the ability to estimate and to make approximations, and to be alert to the reasonableness of results and measurements.

 Problem Solving Number Measurement Geometry Algebra Statistics
 Developing Logic and Reasoning
 Communicating Mathematical Ideas

The mathematical processes skills – problem solving, reasoning, and communicating mathematical ideas – are learned and assessed within the context of the more specific knowledge and skills of number, measurement, geometry, algebra, and statistics.


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