The Data Analysis Unit involves organizing information to make it useful for answering questions such as—

• Who might be interested in the information in your graph? Why?

• What questions CAN be answered using information from your graph? How can you answer your questions?

• What questions CANNOT be answered using information from your graph? Why?

• What predictions can you make using information from your graph?

The Measurement Unit involves understanding the process of measuring—identifying the attribute being measured (such as length, area or time); identifying an appropriate unit (such as a unit of length, a unit of area or a unit of time); estimating the number of those units it will take to equal the object/distance/interval being measured; skillfully comparing the unit to the what is being measured (no gaps, no overlaps); and using a number and unit to communicate the measurement to someone else. Questions to be answered may include:

The Composing and Decomposing Shapes Unit use properties of geometric figures to take them apart and put them together in order to answer questions such as:

The Geometry Unit involves analyzing attributes of two- dimensional shapes and three-dimensional solids in order to answer questions such as:

The Algebraic Reasoning Unit involves understanding number patterns within properties of numbers and operations in order to answer questions such as:

The Multiplication and Division Unit involves understanding multiplication situations in which equal groups are joined and division situations in which a whole is separated into fair shares or equal groups. Question to answer may involve:

The Problem Solving with Money Unit involves knowing the relationship between U.S. coins, how to use skip counting and other methods to find the value of a collection of coins, and answer questions such as:

The Addition and Subtraction Unit involves understanding the processes of addition and subtraction in order to solve problems and answer questions such as—

The Fraction Unit involves the use of fractions to describe equal parts of a whole in order to answer questions such as:

The Comparing Numbers Unit involves understanding the relative position and magnitude of whole numbers, and their relationships within the numeration system. Students will answer questions such as—

• Which number is greatest? Least? How do you know? How can you use symbols to show these relationships?

• How can you order these numbers from least to greatest? How can you prove you are correct?

• How can you use a number line to show the relationships between these numbers?