Attribute or Skill

Novice I rarely start problems without assistance by trying different things. I rarely collect data and results.

Apprentice I occasionally start problems without assistance by trying different things. I collect data and results but dont know what to do with them. I occasionally nd evidence of claims via experimentation. I sometimes provide concrete examples when faced with abstract problems. I make an estimate of an answer and am within several orders of magnitude. I sometimes create a reasonable range for my nal solution. I sometimes use guess and check when confronted with a problem I dont know how to do.

Procient I regularly start problems without assistance by trying different things.

Master I am procient AND:

I look at my results and ask myself, Does this I collect data and results make sense? If it does and use them to not, I check my results for determine what to do next. errors. I nd evidence of claims via experimentation. I provide concrete examples when faced with abstract problems. I share my experimentation methods with others.

Experimenter

I rarely nd evidence of claims via experimentation. I have problems providing concrete examples when faced with abstract problems.

I make an estimate of an answer and am very far from the mark. I never create a reasonable range for my nal solution. I rarely use guess and check when confronted with a problem I dont know how to do.

I make an estimate of an answer and am within an order of magnitude.

I am procient AND:

I can make estimations of broad problems using no I create a reasonable additional facts (aka Fermi range for my nal solution. estimation). I use guess and check when confronted with a problem I dont know how to do. (For example, can you estimate how many baseballs it would take to ll up the classroom?)

Guesser

Attribute or Skill

Novice I rarely make statements based on data.

Apprentice

Procient

Master

Conjecturer

Visualizer

I make statements based on I make statements based on I am procient AND: data but do not test them. data and test them to see if they are accurate. I can generalize most I accept others statements I test the statements of situations I come across. whether they are true or not. some other students for I test others statements to truth, but accept the see if they are true or not. I rarely come up with rules statements of the smart to describe situations. kids. I create a rule for a situation that describes it accurately I create rules that describe and generally. situations, but they are somewhat inaccurate. I draw pictures of situations I can draw pictures of a I can, given a problem, draw I am procient AND: that are inaccurate. problem that are somewhat a picture that accurately accurate to what is going represents what is going on I can accurately make My visuals are not easily on. in the problem. changes to diagrams when understood by others. the parameters of a problem My visuals are understood I can create a visual of a change. I can rarely interpret by others when process that is pictures of others. accompanied by an understandable by others. explanation. I can interpret the pictures I can sometimes interpret of other to understand what the pictures of others to is happening in a problem. understand what is happening.

Attribute or Skill

Novice I rarely wonder.

Apprentice

Procient

Master

Tinkerer

Describer

I occasionally wonder what I wonder what happens I am procient AND: happens when I change when I change something. I rarely investigate something. I encourage other students situations. I investigate situations by to wonder and be playful to I sometimes investigate asking What if I do this? help them understand a I do not know which tools to situations by asking What if and then doing it. situation. choose to work on a I do this? and then doing it. problem. I choose appropriate tools to I occasionally choose best discover new data appropriate tools to best about a problem. discover new data about a problem. I cannot explain my I can explain my I can explain my I am procient AND: mathematical ideas clearly. mathematical ideas mathematical ideas clearly, somewhat clearly, so that so that they are I can explain processes to I rarely choose my words they are understandable by understandable by others. help other students carefully so it is often others. understand what is going unclear what I am referring I explain my ideas both on. to.. I explain my ideas both verbally and in writing. verbally, but not in writing. I rarely choose the best I choose my words carefully, level of precision in a I usually choose my words so that they are precisely problem given that carefully, but sometimes it is what I mean and no problems constraints. unsure what I mean. ambiguity exists about my statements. I sometimes choose the best level of precision in a I choose the best level of problem given that precision in a problem given problems constraints. that problems constraints.

Attribute or Skill

Novice I rarely detect patterns.

Apprentice

Procient

Master

I occasionally detect patterns by noticing I can describe the rules for repeated changes. generating a pattern using one out of words, pictures, I can describe the rules for or mathematical notation. generating a pattern in words, pictures, or I rarely use patterns to mathematical notation, but Pattern Sniffer predict future results. not all three.

I detect patterns by noticing I am procient AND: repeated changes. I can extend complex visual I can describe the rules for patterns far into the future. generating a pattern in words, pictures, and mathematical notation. I use patterns to predict future results.

Inventor

I occasionally use patterns to predict future results. I ignore irrelevant information that distracts I can ignore irrelevant from the patterns. information that distracts from the patterns, but do not always.. I rarely create shortcuts to I occasionally create I create shortcuts to work work more efciently. shortcuts to work more more efciently. efciently. I rarely generalize patterns I generalize patterns and and create models to I occasionally generalize create models to represent represent situations. patterns and create models situations. to represent situations. I rarely create new methods I create new methods for for solving problems and I occasionally create new solving problems and share share those methods with methods for solving those methods with others, others, problems and share those methods with others,

I am procient AND: I share my inventions with other students to make it easier for everyone to learn.

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Novice

Apprentice

Procient

Master I can choose units and scale that are appropriate for a given problem.

Quantitative Reasoning

I can compare ratios and I can use units to verify that I can compare quantities rates of different situations. the correct steps in a that use different units by process have been made. converting units.

Identifying Variables

I can determine which I can determine which quantities in a problem are variables are independent variables and which are and which are dependent. constant. I can explain the relationships between the variables in formulas.

I can explain how changing I can create a problem that the variables in a problem uses given variables and affects the result. explain my process.

Rearranging Formulas

I can isolate a variable in a I can make calculations literal equation. easier by identifying a desired quantity and rearranging the formula to make that quantity easier to calculate.

I am able to analyze any error that my classmates or I make in rearranging formulas and explain how to x that error.

I can identify different functions. Identifying Models I can explain the denition of a function and how it is different from a relation.

I can identify whether a I can tell which function is a problem should be modeled better model quantitatively. by linear, exponential, or quadratic functions. I can explain what happens I can identify when a to the input of a function to relationship between two reach the output. quantities is a function and when it is not.

I can identify different functions and explain their appropriateness or inappropriateness for a given real-world situation. I can identify the domain and range of a function and explain why they are appropriate.

Interpreting Functions

Attribute or Skill

Novice I can write functions using function notation.

Apprentice I can evaluate functions written in function notation for various input values.

Procient

Master

Function Notation

I can describe how a I can create a situation that function changes based on is modeled by a given the change in the notation. function. (e.g. f(x + k)

Identifying Function Features

I can identify when a function is increasing or decreasing.

I can identify the intercepts I can identify the minimums I can describe the behavior of a function and explain and maximums of a function of a function over time, what they mean in context. and explain what they mean including rate of change and in context. end behavior.

Comparing Functions

I can identify which function I can identify which function I can describe the grows fasters. has a greater y-intercept. similarities and difference between the graphs of two functions.

I can compare two realworld function examples and explain their signicance.

I can identify the rate of I can describe how a I can write a linear function I can prove that linear growth and starting value in function grows linearly and that accurately models a functions grow at a constant Building Linear a problem. extend it to distant inputs. real-world situation. rate. Functions I can solve a linear equation I can solve a linear equation I can solve a linear equation I can solve a linear equation in one variable when: in one variable when: in one variable when: in one variable when: - combining like terms is - the distributive property is - the variable appears on - some coefcients/ required required both sides of the equation constants are fractions Solving Linear Equations I can explain the steps required to solve.

Attribute or Skill

Novice I can solve a linear inequality in one variable when:

Apprentice I can solve a linear inequality in one variable when:

Procient I can explain why inequalities change when multiplying by a negative.

Master I can explain the steps required to solve an inequality. I can create an inequality in relation to a real-world scenario.

Solving Linear - the distributive property is - the variable appears on Inequalities required both sides of the inequality - some coefcients are negative I can draw the shape of the I can draw the shape of I can explain how different mother functions. graphs based on knowledge rates, intercepts, and of their rates, intercepts, extreme points affect the and function family. shape of a graph. I can accurately graph a linear equation given in slope-intercept form.

I can draw sketches of rare functions like the step function.

Sketching Functions

Graphing Equations

I can accurately graph and I can accurately graph and I can accurately graph a write a linear equation given write a linear equation given linear equation when the xa point and the slope. two points. axis and y-axis have different scales. I can explain the difference in the graph of strict inequality and a non-strict inequality and why that difference occurs. I can explain the difference in a the graph of strict inequality and a non-strict inequality and why that difference occurs in relation to a real world situation.

Graphing Inequalities

I can accurately graph a I can use test points to linear inequality when it is determine which region to both a strict inequality and a shade when graphing a non-strict inequality. linear inequality.

I can solve a system of equations graphically. Systems of Equations

I can solve a system of linear equations algebraically, using elimination or substitution.

I can identify when a system I can model a problem as a of equations has no solution system of equation and or innite solutions. explain how the solution makes sense to my classmates.

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Apprentice

Procient

Master

Linear Programming

I can graph multiple linear I can nd the optimal inequalities and identify the solution to a linear feasible region contained by programming problem. them.

I can explain how changing I can explain how changing certain constraints affect the certain constraints affect the feasible region. feasible region. I can model this problem to my classmates. I can use the graph of a I can use the graph of a function to identify important function in relation to a realvalues in the model and world scenario. I can make determine future behavior. predictions and determine future behavior from this graph. I can model all aspects of exponential functions to my classmates and explain using real world examples.

Interpreting Graphs

I can identify the domain and range of a graph and explain what they mean.

I can explain what the key points (vertex, roots, intercepts) mean in a given graph.

Exponential Functions

I can use the exponent rules I can explain why an I can explain why an (multiplication, division, exponential function will exponential function has a powers of powers) to always grow faster than horizontal asymptote. combine different polynomial functions, in the exponential expressions. long run. I can determine if a function I can determine how much a I can use trial and error to is growth or decay. quantity will grow or decay determine a growth rate given a growth rate and a given a target value and a time period. time period.

Exponential Growth and Decay

I can use trial and error to determine a time period required given a growth rate and a target value.

I can calculate the slope of I can determine the average I can create rst difference I can explain the difference linear functions given a rate of change of a function and second difference in rates of growth of Rate of Change of graph or two points. over a certain time period. charts for functions and different functions. a Function explain what they mean.