Standards

This activity covers many of the Indiana Standards for grade 5. Below are 
several of the ones that apply. 

5.7.1 View Resource(s)  
 
 
Analyze problems by identifying relationships, telling relevant from 
irrelevant information, sequencing and prioritizing information, and 
observing patterns. 
 
5.7.2 View Resource(s)  
 
 
Decide when and how to break a problem into simpler parts. 
 
5.7.3 View Resource(s)  
 
 
Apply strategies and results from simpler problems to solve more complex 
problems. 
 
5.7.4 View Resource(s)  
 
 
Express solutions clearly and logically by using the appropriate 
mathematical terms and notation. Support solutions with evidence in both 
verbal and symbolic work. 
 
5.7.5 View Resource(s)  
 
 
Recognize the relative advantages of exact and approximate solutions to 
problems and give answers to a specified degree of accuracy. 
 
5.7.6 View Resource(s)  
 
 
Know and apply appropriate methods for estimating results of rational-number 
computations. 
 
5.7.7 View Resource(s)  
 
 
Make precise calculations and check the validity of the results in the 
context of the problem. 
 
5.7.8 View Resource(s)  
 
 
Decide whether a solution is reasonable in the context of the original 
situation.