Mathematics / Information & Technology Literacy  Matrix Grade 4

A.    Mathematical Processes
B.    Number Operations and Relationships
C.    Geometry
D.    Measurement
E.    Statistics and Probability
F. Algebraic Relationships

A. Media and Technology
B. Information and Inquiry
C. Independent Learning
D. The Learning Community

• perceive patterns

• identify relationships

• formulate questions for further exploration

• formulate initial questions to define what additional information is needed—B.4.1
• determine a specific focus for the information search questions—B.4.1

• justify strategies

• test reasonableness of results

• incorporate graphics, pictures, and sound into another document—A.4.2
• identify a spreadsheet and explain basic spreadsheet terms (e.g., column, row, cell)—A.4.3
• use a prepared spreadsheet template to enter and edit data, and to produce and interpret a simple graph or chart—A.4.3
• use draw, paint or graphics software to create simple signs, posters, banners, charts, visuals, etc.—A.4.5
• recognize the three common types of communication or presentation modes (written, oral, visual)—B.4.7
• choose a presentation format (e.g., speech, paper, web page, video, hypermedia)—B.4.7
• develop a product or presentation to communicate the results of the research—B.4.7

• see relationships between various kinds of problems and actual events

• identify new information and integrate it with prior knowledge—B.4.6

• use mathematics as a way to understand other areas of the curriculum (e.g., measurement in science, map skills in social studies)

• recognize that materials in the school library media center are organized in a systematic manner—B.4.3
• locate materials using the classification system of the school library media center—B.4.3

• identify new information and integrate it with prior knowledge—B.4.6

• determine if information is relevant to the information question—B.4.6
• select information applicable to the information question—B.4.6
• seek additional information if needed—B.4.6
• apply the information gathered to solve the information problem or question—B.4.6
• recognize the three common types of communication or presentation modes (written, oral, visual)—B.4.7
• choose a presentation format (e.g., speech, paper, web page, video, hypermedia)—B.4.7
• develop a product or presentation to communicate the results of the research—B.4.7

• physical materials

• locate materials using the classification system of the school library media center—B.4.3

• number lines and other pictorial models

• verbal descriptions

• place-value concepts and notation

• symbolic renaming (e.g., 43 = 40+3 = 30+13)

• grouping and counting (e.g., by threes, fives, hundreds)

• combining and arranging (e.g., all possible coin combinations amounting to thirty cents)

• estimation, including rounding

• recalling the basic facts of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

• using mental math (e.g., 37 + 25, 40 x 7)

• estimation

• selecting and applying algorithms for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

• using a calculator

• solve problems using the basic four arithmetic functions of a calculator when appropriate—A.4.1

• naming them

• comparing, sorting, and classifying them

• drawing and constructing physical models to specifications

• identifying their properties (e.g., number of sides or faces, two- or three-dimensionality, equal sides, number of right angles)

• predicting the results of combining or subdividing two-dimensional figures

• explaining how these figures are related to objects in the environment

• symmetry

• congruence

• similarity

• location (e.g., between, adjacent to, interior of)

• position (e.g., parallel, perpendicular)

• intersection (of two-dimensional figures)

• appropriate use of arbitrary and standard units (metric and US Customary)

• appropriate use and conversion of units within a system (such as yards, feet, and inches; kilograms and grams; gallons, quarts, pints, and cups)

• judging the reasonableness of an obtained measurement as it relates to prior experience and familiar benchmarks

• identify new information and integrate it with prior knowledge—B.4.6

• length to the nearest half-inch or nearest centimeter

• weight (mass) to the nearest ounce or nearest 5 grams

• temperature to the nearest 5°

• time to the nearest minute

• monetary value to dollars and cents

• liquid capacity to the nearest fluid ounce

B.4.8 Evaluate the information product and process

• formulating questions that lead to data collection and analysis

• identify the information problem or question to be resolved—B.4.1
• determine what is already known about the information problem or question—B.4.1
• formulate initial questions to define what additional information is needed—B.4.1

• determining what data to collect and when and how to collect them

• identify the wide variety of current media formats (e.g., video programs, magazines, computer software, audio cassettes, CD-ROM and DVD, newspapers, books, the Internet)—A.4.2
• log on and view information from preselected sites on the Internet—A.4.4
• use the functions of a web browser to navigate and save World Wide Web sites—A.4.4
• identify and use simple search engines and directories—A.4.4
• determine a specific focus for the information search questions—B.4.1
• identify possible sources of information including print, nonprint, electronic, and human resources—B.4.2
• evaluate possible sources based on currency, genre, and relevance to topic—B.4.2
• list steps to follow in carrying out the information search—B.4.2
• locate materials using the classification system of the school library media center—B.4.3
• identify and use printed or electronic catalogs to access materials in the school library media center—B.4.3
• search for information by keyword, author, title, and topic or subject—B.4.3
• locate information from preselected Internet sites and web pages—B.4.3
• preview selected resources using table of contents, index, and other simple scanning strategies—B.4.4
• determine timeliness and validity of information sources—B.4.4
• recognize that graphics and images can be used to convey a message—B.4.4

• collecting, organizing, and displaying data

• use a prepared database template to enter and edit data, and to locate records—A.4.3
• use a prepared spreadsheet template to enter and edit data, and to produce and interpret a simple graph or chart—A.4.3
• use draw, paint or graphics software to create simple signs, posters, banners, charts, visuals, etc.—A.4.5
• take notes or record information in their own words—B.4.5
• record the sources of information as notes are taken—B.4.5
• arrange notes to help answer the information problem or question—B.4.5
• organize information using simple outlining techniques—B.4.5
• list basic bibliographic sources for information used—B.4.5
• recognize that a quoted work must be stated in the author's exact words—D.4.3
• list sources quoted verbatim and visuals used in a presentation—D.4.3

• drawing reasonable conclusions based on data

• identify new information and integrate it with prior knowledge—B.4.6
• apply the information gathered to solve the information problem or question—B.4.6

• high and low values, and range

• most frequent value (mode)

• middle value of a set of ordered data (median)

• incorporate graphics, pictures, and sound into another document—A.4.2
• use a prepared spreadsheet template to enter and edit data, and to produce and interpret a simple graph or chart—A.4.3
• recognize that graphics and images can be used to convey a message—B.4.4

• identify the wide variety of current media formats (e.g., video programs, magazines, computer software, audio cassettes, CD-ROM and DVD, newspapers, books, the Internet)—A.4.2
• access information using common electronic reference sources (e.g., indexes, almanacs, on-line catalogs, encyclopedias)—A.4.2
• log on and view information from preselected sites on the Internet—A.4.4
• identify possible sources of information including print, nonprint, electronic, and human resources—B.4.2
• select more than one resource when appropriate—B.4.2
• identify and use printed or electronic catalogs to access materials in the school library media center—B.4.3
• search for information by keyword, author, title, and topic or subject—B.4.3
• use an encyclopedia, dictionary, almanac, and atlas in print or electronic formats—B.4.3
• use the index or table of contents of a book, magazine, or reference set to locate specific information—B.4.3
• locate information from preselected Internet sites and web pages—B.4.3

• recognizing and extending number patterns

• describing them verbally

• representing them with pictures, tables, charts, graphs

• incorporate graphics, pictures, and sound into another document—A.4.2
• use a prepared spreadsheet template to enter and edit data, and to produce and interpret a simple graph or chart—A.4.3
• use draw, paint or graphics software to create simple signs, posters, banners, charts, visuals, etc.—A.4.5
• recognize that graphics and images can be used to convey a message—B.4.4

• recognizing that different models can represent the same pattern or relationship

• recognize different ways to organize ideas, concepts, and phrases—B.4.2

• using them to describe real-world phenomena

• using them to represent problem situations

• solving them by different methods (e.g., use of manipulatives, guess and check strategies, recall of number facts)

• recording and describing solution strategies