MathScore EduFighter is one of the best math games on the Internet today. You can start playing for free!
Wisconsin Math Standards - Grades 9-12
MathScore aligns to the Wisconsin Math Standards for Grades 9-12. The standards appear below along with the MathScore topics that match. If you click on a topic name, you will see sample problems at varying degrees of difficulty that MathScore generated. When students use our program, the difficulty of the problems will automatically adapt based on individual performance, resulting in not only true differentiated instruction, but a challenging game-like experience.
Want unlimited math worksheets? Learn more about our online math practice software.
View the Wisconsin Math Standards at other levels.
Mathematical Processes
A.12.1 Use reason and logic to• evaluate information
• perceive patterns
• identify relationships
• formulate questions, pose problems, and make and test conjectures
• pursue ideas that lead to further understanding and deeper insight
A.12.2 Communicate logical arguments and clearly show
• why a result does or does not make sense (Domain and Range )
• why the reasoning is or is not valid
• an understanding of the difference between examples that support a conjecture and a proof of the conjecture
A.12.3 Analyze non-routine problems and arrive at solutions by various means, including models and simulations, often starting with provisional conjectures and progressing, directly or indirectly, to a solution, justification, or counter-example (Age Problems )
A.12.4 Develop effective oral and written presentations employing correct mathematical terminology, notation, symbols, and conventions for mathematical arguments and display of data
A.12.5 Organize work and present mathematical procedures and results clearly, systematically, succinctly, and correctly
A.12.6 Read and understand
• mathematical texts and other instructional materials
• writing about mathematics (e.g., articles in journals)mathematical ideas as they are used in other contexts
Number Operations and Relationships
B.12.1 Use complex counting procedures such as union and intersection of sets and arrangements (permutations and combinations) to solve problems (Intersection and Union )B.12.2 Compare real numbers using
• order relations (>,<) and transitivity
• ordinal scales including logarithmic (e.g., Richter, pH rating)
• arithmetic differences
• ratios, proportions, percents, rates of change (Percentage Change , Proportions 1 )
B.12.3 Perform and explain operations on real numbers (add, subtract, multiply, divide, raise to a power, extract a root, take opposites and reciprocals, determine absolute value) (Scientific Notation 2 , Absolute Value 2 , Exponents Of Fractional Bases , Negative Exponents Of Fractional Bases , Estimating Square Roots , Simplifying Radical Expressions )
B.12.4 In problem-solving situations involving the application of different number systems (natural, integers, rational, real) select and use appropriate
• computational procedures (Integer Addition , Integer Subtraction , Positive Integer Subtraction , Integer Multiplication , Integer Division , Integers In Word Problems , Multiplying and Dividing Exponent Expressions , Exponent Rules For Fractions , Adding and Subtracting Radical Expressions , Multiplying and Dividing Radical Expressions )
• properties (e.g., commutativity, associativity, inverses) (Integer Equivalence , Estimating Square Roots )
• modes of representation (e.g., rationals as repeating decimals, indicated roots as fractional exponents) (Repeating Decimals , Roots Of Exponential Expressions )
B.12.5 Create and critically evaluate numerical arguments presented in a variety of classroom and real-world situations (e.g., political, economic, scientific, social)
B.12.6 Routinely assess the acceptable limits of error when
• evaluating strategies
• testing the reasonableness of results
• using technology to carry out computations
Geometry
C.12.1 Identify, describe, and analyze properties of figures, relationships among figures, and relationships among their parts by• constructing physical models (Requires outside materials )
• drawing precisely with paper-and-pencil, hand calculators, and computer software
• using appropriate transformations (e.g., translations, rotations, reflections, enlargements)
• using reason and logic
C.12.2 Use geometric models to solve mathematical and real-world problems (Irregular Shape Areas , Solving For Angles , Angle Measurements 2 )
C.12.3 Present convincing arguments by means of demonstration, informal proof, counter-examples, or any other logical means to show the truth of
• statements (e.g., these two triangles are not congruent)
• generalizations (e.g., the Pythagorean theorem holds for all right triangles)
C.12.4 Use the two-dimensional rectangular coordinate system and algebraic procedures to describe and characterize geometric properties and relationships such as slope, intercepts, parallelism, and perpendicularity (Determining Slope , Applied Linear Equations 2 )
C.12.5 Identify and demonstrate an understanding of the three ratios used in right-triangle trigonometry (sine, cosine, tangent)
Measurement
D.12.1 Identify, describe, and use derived attributes (e.g., density, speed, acceleration, pressure) to represent and solve problem situations (Unit Cost , Distance, Rate, and Time , Train Problems )D.12.2 Select and use tools with appropriate degree of precision to determine measurements directly within specified degrees of accuracy and error (tolerance)
D.12.3 Determine measurements indirectly, using
• estimation
• proportional reasoning, including those involving squaring and cubing (e.g., reasoning that areas of circles are proportional to the squares of their radii) (Area And Volume Proportions )
• techniques of algebra, geometry, and right triangle trigonometry (Proportions 2 )
• formulas in applications (e.g., for compound interest, distance formula) (Simple Interest , Compound Interest , Continuous Compound Interest , Distance, Rate, and Time )
• geometric formulas to derive lengths, areas, or volumes of shapes and objects (e.g., cones, parallelograms, cylinders, pyramids) (Triangle Area 2 , Parallelogram Area , Rectangular Solids , Rectangular Solids 2 , Circle Area , Circle Circumference , Triangular Prisms , Cylinders , Trapezoids )
• geometric relationships and properties of circles and polygons (e.g., size of central angles, area of a sector of a circle) (Triangle Angles 2 , Irregular Shape Areas , Solving For Angles , Angle Measurements , Angle Measurements 2 )
• conversion constants to relate measures in one system to another (e.g., meters to feet, dollars to Deutschmarks (Distance Conversion , Time Conversion , Volume Conversion , Weight Conversion , Temperature Conversion )
Statistics and Probability
E.12.1 Work with data in the context of real-world situations by• formulating hypotheses that lead to collection and analysis of one- and two-variable data
• designing a data collection plan that considers random sampling, control groups, the role of assumptions, etc.
• conducting an investigation based on that plan
• using technology to generate displays, summary statistics, and presentations
E.12.2 Organize and display data from statistical investigations using
• frequency distributions
• percentiles, quartiles, deciles (Stem And Leaf Plots )
• line of best fit (estimated regression line)
• matrices
E.12.3 Interpret and analyze information from organized and displayed data when given
• measures of dispersion, including standard deviation and variance
• measures of reliability
• measures of correlation
E.12.4 Analyze, evaluate, and critique the methods and conclusions of statistical experiments reported in journals, magazines, news media, advertising, etc.
E.12.5 Determine the likelihood of occurrence of complex events by
• using a variety of strategies (e.g., combinations) to identify possible outcomes
• conducting an experiment
• designing and conducting simulations
• applying theoretical probability (Probability , Probability 2 , Object Picking Probability )
Algebraic Relationships
F.12.1 Analyze and generalize patterns of change (e.g., direct and inverse variation) and numerical sequences, and then represent them with algebraic expressions and equations (Function Tables , Function Tables 2 )F.12.2 Use mathematical functions (e.g., linear, exponential, quadratic, power) in a variety of ways, including
• recognizing that a variety of mathematical and real-world phenomena can be modeled by the same type of function
• translating different forms of representing them (e.g., tables, graphs, functional notation, formulas) (Graphs to Linear Equations , Graphs to Linear Equations 2 , Graphs to Linear Inequalities , Applied Linear Equations 1 , Applied Linear Equations 2 , Nonlinear Functions )
• describing the relationships among variable quantities in a problem (Domain and Range , Independent and Dependent Variables )
• using appropriate technology to interpret properties of their graphical representations (e.g., intercepts, slopes, rates of change, changes in rates of change, maximum, minimum)
F.12.3 Solve linear and quadratic equations, linear inequalities, and systems of linear equations and inequalities
• numerically (Single Variable Equations , Single Variable Equations 2 , Single Variable Equations 3 , Graphs to Linear Inequalities , Absolute Value Equations , System of Equations Substitution , System of Equations Addition )
• graphically, including use of appropriate technology (Number Line Inequalities )
• symbolically, including use of the quadratic formula (Foil Method , Trinomial Factoring , Quadratic Zero Equations , Quadratic Formula , Quadratic X-Intercepts )
F.12.4 Model and solve a variety of mathematical and real-world problems by using algebraic expressions, equations, and inequalities (Age Problems , Mixture Word Problems , Work Word Problems , Integer Word Problems )
Learn more about our online math practice software.
|
"MathScore works."
- John Cradler, Educational Technology Expert |
