Stage I - Mathematics
Assessments
Mathematics Classroom Assessments Aligned to the Illinois
Learning Standards
The assessments are coded according to learning standard
and stage. Example: 6A.A is aligned to standard 6A, stage
A (first grade). Sample student work, when available, will
follow the assessment.
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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