Students make decisions about how to set up a problem. Students solve problems and justify their reasoning. Students note connections between one problem and another. Return to Mathematics Table of Contents Third Grade Students understand the place value of whole numbers to 10,000. Students calculate and solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Students understand the relationship between whole numbers, simple fractions, and decimals.
Students select appropriate symbols, operations, and properties to represent, describe, simplify, and solve simple number relationships. Students represent simple functional relationships between two quantities. Students choose and use appropriate units and measurement tools to quantify the properties of objects. Students describe and compare the attributes of plane and solid geometric figures and use their understanding to show relationships and solve problems. Students conduct simple probability experiments by determining the number of possible outcomes and make simple predictions.