State of Ohio Mathematics Standards

Patterns, Function, and Algebra

Grade: K
Patterns, Function, and Algebra Standard
Use Algebraic Representations

Standard Number: 4  
Model a problem situation using physical materials

Use Patterns, Relations, and Functions
Standard Number: 1  
Sort, classify and order objects by size, number and other properties
a   Identify how objects are alike and different
b   Order three events or objects according to a given attribute, such as time or size
c   Recognize and explain how objects can be classified in more than one way
d   Identify what attribute was used to sort groups of objects that have already been sorted
   
Standard Number: 2  
Identify, create, extend and copy sequences of sounds (such as musical notes), shapes (such as buttons, leaves or blocks), motions (such as hops or skips), and numbers from 1 to 10

Standard Number: 3  
Describe orally the pattern of a given sequence

Grade: Gr. 1
Patterns, Function, and Algebra Standard
Use Algebraic Representations

Standard Number: 4  
Solve open sentences by representing an expression in more than one way using the commutative property; e.g., 4 + 5 = 5 + 4 or the number of blue balls plus red balls is the same as the number of red balls plus blue balls (R+B=B+R)

Standard Number: 5  
Describe orally and model a problem situation using words, objects or number phrase or sentence

Use Patterns, Relations, and Functions
Standard Number: 1  
Sort, classify and order objects by two or more attributes, such as color and shape, and explain how objects were sorted

Standard Number: 2  
Extend sequences of sounds, shapes or simple number patterns, and create and record similar patterns
a   Analyze and describe patterns with multiple attributes using numbers and shapes; e.g., AA, B, aa, b, AA, B, aa, b
b   Continue repeating and growing patterns with materials, pictures and geometric items; e.g., XO, XOO, XOOO, XOOOO

Standard Number: 3  
Describe orally the basic unit or general plan of a repeating or growing pattern

Grade: Gr. 2
Patterns, Function, and Algebra Standard
Analyze Change

Standard Number: 7  
Describe qualitative and quantitative changes, especially those involving addition and subtraction; e.g., a student growing taller versus a student growing two inches in one year

Use Algebraic Representations
Standard Number: 4  
Use objects, pictures, numbers and other symbols to represent a problem situation

Standard Number: 5  
Understand equivalence and extend the concept to situations involving symbols

Standard Number: 6  
Use symbols to represent unknown quantities and identify values for symbols in an expression or equation using addition and subtraction

Use Patterns, Relations, and Functions
Standard Number: 1  
Extend simple number patterns (both repeating and growing patterns), and create similar patterns using different objects, such as using physical materials or shapes to represent numerical patterns

Standard Number: 2  
Use patterns to make generalizations and predictions; e.g., determine a missing element in a pattern

Standard Number: 3  
Create new patterns with consistent rules or plans, and describe the rule or general plan of existing patterns

Grade: Gr. 3
Patterns, Function, and Algebra Standard
Analyze Change

Standard Number: 7  
Create tables to record, organize and analyze data to discover patterns and rules

Standard Number: 8  
Identify and describe quantitative changes, especially those involving addition and subtraction; e.g., the height of water in a glass becoming 1 centimeter lower each week due to evaporation

Use Algebraic Representations
Standard Number: 4  
Model problem situations using objects, pictures, tables, numbers, letters and other symbols

Standard Number: 5  
Write, solve and explain simple mathematical statements, such as 7 + ? > 8 or ? + 8 = 10.

Standard Number: 6  
Express mathematical relationships as equations and inequalities

Use Patterns, Relations, and Functions
Standard Number: 1  
Extend multiplicative and growing patterns, and describe the pattern or rule in words

Standard Number: 2  
Analyze and replicate arithmetic sequences with and without a calculator

Standard Number: 3  
Use patterns to make predictions, identify relationships, and solve problems

Grade: Gr. 4
Patterns, Function, and Algebra Standard
Analyze Change

Standard Number: 6  
Describe how a change in one variable affects the value of a related variable; e.g., as one increases the other increases or as one increases the other decreases

Use Algebraic Representations
Standard Number: 3  
Construct a table of values to solve problems associated with a mathematical relationship

Standard Number: 4  

Use rules and variables to describe patterns and other relationships

Standard Number: 5  
Represent mathematical relationships with equations or inequalities

Use Patterns, Relations, and Functions
Standard Number: 1  
Use models and words to describe, extend and make generalizations of patterns and relationships occurring in computation, numerical patterns, geometry, graphs and other applications

Standard Number: 2  
Represent and analyze patterns and functions using words, tables and graphs

Grade: Gr. 5
Patterns, Function, and Algebra Standard
Analyze Change

Standard Number: 6  
Describe how the quantitative change in a variable affects the value of a related variable; e.g., describe how the rate of growth varies over time, based upon data in a table or graph

Use Algebraic Representations
Standard Number: 3  
Use variables as unknown quantities in general rules when describing patterns and other relationships

Standard Number: 4  
Create and interpret the meaning of equations and inequalities representing problem situations

Standard Number: 5  
Model problems with physical materials and visual representations, and use models, graphs and tables to draw conclusions and make predictions

Use Patterns, Relations, and Functions
Standard Number: 1  
Justify a general rule for a pattern or a function by using physical materials, visual representations, words, tables or graphs

Standard Number: 2  
Use calculators or computers to develop patterns, and generalize them using tables and graphs

Grade: Gr. 6
Patterns, Function, and Algebra Standard
Analyze Change

Standard Number: 7  
Identify and describe situations with constant or varying rates of change, and compare them

Standard Number: 8  
Use technology to analyze change; e.g., use computer applications or graphing calculators to display and interpret rate of change

Use Algebraic Representations
Standard Number: 3  
Recognize and generate equivalent forms of Algebraic expressions, and explain how the commutative, associative and distributive properties can be used to generate equivalent forms; e.g., perimeter as 2(1 + w) or 21 + 2w

Standard Number: 4
  
Solve simple linear equations and inequalities using physical models, paper and pencil, tables and graphs

Standard Number: 5  
Produce and interpret graphs that represent the relationship between two variables

Standard Number: 6  
Evaluate simple expressions by replacing variables with given values, and use formulas in problem-solving situations

Use Patterns, Relations, and Functions
Standard Number: 1  
Represent and analyze patterns, rules and functions, using physical materials, tables and graphs

Standard Number: 2  
Use words and symbols to describe numerical and geometric patterns, rules and functions

Grade: Gr. 7
Patterns, Function, and Algebra Standard
Analyze Change

Standard Number: 10  
Analyze linear and simple nonlinear relationships to explain how a change in one variable results in the change of another

Standard Number: 11  
Use graphing calculators or computers to analyze change; e.g., distance-time relationships

Use Algebraic Representations
Standard Number: 4  
Create visual representations of equation-solving processes that model the use of inverse operations

Standard Number: 5  
Represent linear equations by plotting points in the coordinate plane

Standard Number: 6  
Represent inequalities on a number line or a coordinate plane

Standard Number: 7  
Justify that two forms of an Algebraic expression are equivalent, and recognize when an expression is simplified

Standard Number: 8  
Use formulas in problem-solving situati

Standard Number: 9  
Recognize a variety of uses for variables; e.g., placeholder for an unknown quantity in an equation, generalization for a pattern, formula

Use Patterns, Relations, and Functions
Standard Number: 1  
Represent and analyze patterns, rules and functions with words, tables, graphs and simple variable expressions

Standard Number: 2  
Generalize patterns by describing in words how to find the next term

Standard Number: 3  
Recognize and explain when numerical patterns are linear or nonlinear progressions; e.g., 1,3,5,7... is linear and 1,3,4,8,16... is nonlinear

Grade: Gr. 8
Patterns, Function, and Algebra Standard
Analyze Change

Standard Number: 14  
Differentiate and explain types of changes in mathematical relationships, such as linear, nonlinear, continuous vs. noncontinuous, direct variation vs. indirect variaiton

Standard Number: 15  
Describe and compare how changes in an equation affects the related graphs; e.g., for a linear equation changing the coefficient of x affects the slope and changing the constant affects the intercepts

Standard Number: 16  
Use graphing calculators or computers to analyze change; e.g., interest compounded over time as a nonlinear growth pattern

Use Algebraic Representations
Standard Number: 4  
Extend the uses of variables to include covariants where y depends on x.

Standard Number: 5  
Use physical models to add and subtract monomials and polynomials, and to multiply a polynomial by a monomial

Standard Number: 6  
Describe the relationship between the graph of a line and its equation, including being able to explain the meaning of slope as a constant rate of change and y-intercept in real-world problems

Standard Number: 7  
Use symbolic algebra (equations and inequalities), graphs and tables to represent situations and solve problems

Standard Number: 8  
Write, simplify and evaluate algebraic expressions (including formulas) to generalize situations and solve problems

Standard Number: 9  
Solve linear equations and inequalities graphically, symbolically and using technology

Standard Number: 10  
Solve 2 by 2 systems of linear equations graphically and by simple substitution

Standard Number: 11  
Interpret the meaning of the solution of a 2 by 2 system of equations; i.e., point, line, no solution

Standard Number: 12  
Solve simple quadratic equations graphically; e.g., y = x2 – 16

Standard Number: 13  
Compute and interpret slope, midpoint and distance given a set of ordered pairs.

Use Patterns, Relations, and Functions
Standard Number: 1  
Relate the various representations of a relationship; i.e., relate a table to graph, description and symbolic form

Standard Number: 2  
Generalize patterns and sequences by describing how to find the nth term

Standard Number: 3  
Identify functions as linear or nonlinear based on information given in a table, graph or equation

Grade: Gr. 9
Patterns, Function, and Algebra Standard
Analyze Change

Standard Number: 13  
Model and solve problems involving direct and inverse variation using proportional reasoning

Standard Number: 14  
Describe the relationship between slope and the graph of a direct variation and inverse variation

Standard Number: 15  
Describe how a change in the value of a constant in a linear or quadratic equation affects the related graphs

Use Algebraic Representations
Standard Number: 6  
Write and use equivalent forms of equations and inequalities in problem situations; e.g., changing a linear equation to the slope-intercept form.

Standard Number: 7  
Use formulas to solve problems involving exponential growth and decay

Standard Number: 8  
Find linear equations that represent lines that pass through a given set of ordered pairs, and find linear equations that represent lines parallel or perpendicular to a given line through a specific point

Standard Number: 9  
Solve and interpret the meaning of 2 by 2 systems of linear equations graphically, by substitution and by elimination, with and without technology

Standard Number: 10  
Solve quadratic equations with real roots by factoring, graphing, using the quadratic formula and with technology

Standard Number: 11  
Add, subtract, multiply and divide monomials and polynomials (division of polynomials by monomials only

Standard Number: 12  
Simplify rational expressions by eliminating common factors and applying properties of integer exponents

Use Patterns, Relations, and Functions
Standard Number: 1  
Define function with ordered pairs in which each domain element is assigned exactly one range element

Standard Number: 2  
Generalize patterns using functions or relationships (linear, quadratic and exponential), and freely translate among tabular, graphical and symbolic representations

Standard Number: 3  
Describe problem situations (linear, quadratic and exponential) by using tabular, graphical and symbolic representations.

Standard Number: 4  
Demonstrate the relationship among zeros of a function, roots of equations, and solutions of equations graphically and in words

Standard Number: 5  
Describe and compare characteristics of the following families of functions: linear, quadratic and exponential functions; e.g., general shape, number of roots, domain, range, rate of change, maximum or minimum

Grade: Gr. 10
Patterns, Function, and Algebra Standard
Analyze Change

Standard Number: 12  
Describe the relationship between slope of a line through the origin and the tangent function of the angle created by the line and the positive x-axis

Use Algebraic Representations
Standard Number: 3  
Solve equations and formulas for a specified variable; e.g., express the base of a triangle in terms of the area and height

Standard Number: 4  
Use algebraic representations and functions to describe and generalize geometric properties and relationships

Standard Number: 5  
Solve simple linear and nonlinear equations and inequalities having square roots as coefficients and solutions

Standard Number: 6  
Solve equations and inequalities having rational expressions as coefficients and solutions

Standard Number: 7  
Solve systems of linear inequalities

Standard Number: 8  
Graph the quadratic relationship that defines circles

Standard Number: 9  
Recognize and explain that the slopes of parallel lines are equal and the slopes of perpendicular lines are negative reciprocals

Standard Number: 10  
Solve real-world problems that can be modeled using linear, quadratic, exponential or square root functions

Standard Number: 11 
 
Solve real-world problems that can be modeled, using systems of linear equations and inequalities

Use Patterns, Relations, and Functions
Standard Number: 1  
Define function formally and with f(x) notation

Standard Number: 2  
Describe and compare characteristics of the following families of functions: square root, cubic, absolute value and basic trigonometric functions; e.g., general shape, possible number of roots, domain and range

Grade: Gr. 11
Patterns, Function, and Algebra Standard
Analyze Change

Standard Number: 11  
Describe how a change in the value of a constant in an exponential, logarithmic or radical equation affects the graph of the equation

Use Algebraic Representations
Standard Number: 6  
Represent the inverse of a function symbolically and graphically as a reflection about y = x.

Standard Number: 7
  
Model and solve problems with matrices and vectors

Standard Number: 8  
Solve equations involving radical expressions and complex roots

Standard Number: 9  
Solve 3 by 3 systems of linear equations by elimination and using technology, and interpret graphically what the solution means (a point, line, plane, or no solution).

Standard Number: 10  
Describe the characteristics of the graphs of conic sections

Use Patterns, Relations, and Functions
Standard Number: 1  
Identify and describe problem situations involving an iterative process that can be represented as a recursive function; e.g., compound interest

Standard Number: 2  
Translate a recursive function into a closed form expression or formula for the nth term to solve a problem situation involving an iterative process; e.g., find the value of an annuity after 7 years

Standard Number: 3  

Describe and compare the characteristics of the following families of functions: quadratics with complex roots, polynomials of any degree, logarithms, and rational functions; e.g., general shape, number of roots, domain and range, asymptotic behavior

Standard Number: 4  
Identify the maximum and minimum points of polynomial, rational and trigonometric functions graphically and with technology

Standard Number: 5  
Identify families of functions with graphs that have rotation symmetry or reflection symmetry about the y-axis, x-axis or y = x

Grade: Gr. 12
Patterns, Function, and Algebra Standard
Analyze Change

Standard Number: 10  
Use the concept of limit to find instantaneous rate of change for a point on a graph as the slope of a tangent at a point.

Use Algebraic Representations
Standard Number: 5  
Set up and solve systems of equations using matrices and graphs, with and without technology

Standard Number: 6  
Make arguments about mathematical properties using mathematical induction

Standard Number: 7  
Make mathematical arguments using the concepts of limit

Standard Number: 8  
Compare estimates of the area under a curve over a bounded interval by partitioning the region with rectangles; e.g., make successive estimates using progressively smaller rectangles

Standard Number: 9  
Translate freely between polar and Cartesian coordinate systems

Use Patterns, Relations, and Functions

Standard Number: 1  
Analyze the behavior of arithmetic and geometric sequences and series as the number of terms increases

Standard Number: 2  
Translate between the numeric and symbolic form of a sequence or series

Standard Number: 3  
Describe and compare the characteristics of transcendental and periodic functions; e.g., general shape, number of roots, domain and range, asymptotic behavior, extrema, local and global behavior

Standard Number: 4  
Represent the inverse of a transcendental function symbolically