Middle School Geometry Measurement Item Specification Chart
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1. Two-Dimensional Geometry |
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a. two-dimensional shapes |
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6. Determine which shape has the given properties of diagonals. |
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b. draw/construct geometric shapes |
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c. relationships among shapes (hierarchical) |
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d. congruence and similarity |
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11. Prove angles or segments of a shape are congruent. |
16. Identify student misconception about over-generalizing congruence or similarity because of specific cases. |
e. angles, sides, perimeter, area |
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1.State definition of lines, rays, angles, points, midpoint |
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f. lines and properties |
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g. polygons, circles, Pythagorean Theorem |
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12. Us the Pythagorean Theorem to find length of a segment. |
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h. networks |
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i. intersections of lines |
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j. topology |
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2. Three-Dimensional Geometry |
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a. three-dimensional shapes |
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2. Indicate the number of edges or faces in a pyramid or prism. |
8. Given 2-D net, identify cube. |
13. Given cube combinations, identify 3-D shape that could be formed. |
17. Describe how to help a student with difficulty in identifying cross-sections. 18. Address student misconception about naming edges, vertices, and faces. |
b. 2-D representations of 3-D shapes |
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c. spherical geometry |
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d. intersections of planes |
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3. Transformational/Coordinate Geometry |
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a. flips, slides, turns, scaling, dilations |
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7. Identify information needed for transformations. 9. Identify the transformation of a figure. . |
14. Verify that two shapes are congruent through identification of transformations . |
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b. congruence, similarity, properties |
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c. rotation and reflection point symmetry |
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10. Identify shapes with rotation and reflection symmetry. |
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19. Address student misconception about over-generalizing rotation and reflection symmetries based on limited examples. |
d. numerical/algebraic relationships |
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5 |
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e. examine shapes through graphing |
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f. examine properties of shapes through graphing |
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g. tessellations |
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4. Measurement |
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a. use appropriate techniques and skills for measuring |
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11 |
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20. Explain strategy for correcting misconception about finding area. |
b. select appropriate units |
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3. Put metric measurements in order from greatest to least or least to greatest. |
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c. use metric and customary units |
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d. units within systems |
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e. measurable attributes |
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f. appropriate measurement formulas |
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4. Identify formula for area or perimeter. |
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15. Explain how doubling or multiplying an edge affects volume or surface area. |
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g. surface area and volume |
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h. use benchmarks for estimating |
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5. Identify estimates for metric units . |
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i. rates and derived measurements |
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j. angles |
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k. measurements beyond geometric measurements |
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l. indirect measurement |
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5 |
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m. limit, maximum, minimum |
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n. differentiation & integration |
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3 |
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o. polar coordinates |
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2 |
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p. role of pi |
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q. history of measurement systems |
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r. relationships between types of measurements |
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u. trigonometry |
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