Sample Assessment Items: The items included in this component will be aligned to the standards in the unit and will include: Items purchased from vendors PARCC prototype items PARCC public released items Maryland Public release items Formative Assessment Topic Standards Link Notes Addressed 4.MD.A.1 This task provides a context for translating between different While there are in principle multiple approaches (using each of the different units for measurement), the 4.MD.1 standard calls for converting a Who Is the larger unit to a smaller unit. Students who convert all of the Tallest? heights to inches are meeting the expectations of the standard, and students solving it in other ways are exceeding the expectations of the standard. 4.MD.A.2 This task gives students an opportunity to work with familiar fractions and decimals in a context involving money. This task could be used early in the year for Margie Buys formative assessment or as a transition to more complex Apples problems. It also provides a good opportunity to review the connection between familiar fractions and decimals. The purpose of the task is for students to solve a 4.MD.A.3 4.OA.A.3 multiplication problem in a context that involves area. In addition, the numbers were chosen to determine if Karl’s Garden students have a common misconception related to multiplication.
Sample Assessment Items: The items included in this component will be aligned to the standards in the unit and will include: Items purchased from vendors PARCC prototype items PARCC public released items Maryland Public release items Formative Assessment Topic Standards Addressed Link Notes Who Is the Tallest? 4.MD.A.1 This task provides a context for translating between different While there are in principle multiple approaches (using each of the different units for measurement), the 4.MD.1 standard calls for converting a larger unit to a smaller unit. Students who convert all of the heights to inches are meeting the expectations of the standard, and students solving it in other ways are exceeding the expectations of the standard. Margie Buys Apples 4.MD.A.2 This task gives students an opportunity to work with familiar fractions and decimals in a context involving money. This task could be used early in the year for formative assessment or as a transition to more complex problems. It also provides a good opportunity to review the connection between familiar fractions and decimals. Karl’s Garden 4.MD.A.3 4.OA.A.3 The purpose of the task is for students to solve a multiplication problem in a context that involves area. In addition, the numbers were chosen to determine if students have a common misconception related to multiplication.
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