Math Content Standard E: Connections

Key Elements

A student who meets this content standard should:

1. Explore problems and describe results using graphical, numerical, physical, algebraic, and verbal mathematical models or representations.
2. Use mathematics in daily life.
3. Use mathematics in other curriculum areas.

Mathematical Connections for All

Curriculum priorities should address the unifying ideas of mathematics. These ideas tie together all of the disciplines and explain how mathematical tools and reasoning can be utilized in most aspects of life.

Big Ideas in Mathematical Connections

Quantification
Patterns
Representation
Proportional relationships
Multiple modeling
Variation
Algorithmic thinking
Mathematical argumentation