Illinois Learning Standards
Stage I - Mathematics
Mathematics Classroom Assessments Aligned to the Illinois Learning Standards
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.pdf format - please visit http://www.adobe.com to download the most current version of Adobe ReaderThe assessments are coded according to learning standard and stage. Example: 6A.I is aligned to standard 6A, stage I (ninth & tenth grades). Sample student work, when available, will follow the assessment.
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6A.I - Where Does it Belong?
Place a variety of real numbers on a number line and explain the reasoning used. 6B & 6C & 10C.I - Computer Passwords
Determine the approximate time it takes a computer to test all the possible passwords of a certain length.6B & 6D & 8C & 8D.I - Windmill Power
Use an equation representing a situation of direct variation to solve problems and make a comparison.6C & 7A & 7B & 7C.I - Spaghetti Measure
Use circles and diameters of given dimensions to determine a new circle with an area that is the sum of two other areas.7A & 7B & 7C & 8B.I - Beautiful Faces
Measure photographs of seven persons for particular aspects of beauty, calculate a set of ratios to compare them to a standard of beauty.7A & 7C & 9B & 9D.I - Corner Cabinet
Determine appropriate measurements for a corner television cabinet.7A & 8A & 8C & 10A.I - Stretching Spring
Create a line of best fit for a given set of data points and use it to interpolate and extrapolate values for given situations accordingly.7A & 9A & 9C.I - Equal Area Triangles
Determine multiple ways of dividing a generic triangle into four triangles of equal area.8B & 8C.I - Missed the Boat
Calculate when a helicopter will catch up with a ship that left the same location 6 hours earlier given a graph that
plotted the distance the ship and helicopter traveled for a given time period.9B & 9C.I - Dead Man's Curve
Calculate the force needed to keep a car on a curve using a set of formulas and a geometric property of circles.10B.I - Joining Clubs
Create a critical question and design an instrument to gather the needed data.
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