NE State Math Standards-4th grade
by Michelle Tinant
October 18, 2006
4th Grade NE
Math Standards
4.1 NUMERATION/NUMBER SENSE
4.1.1 By the end of fourth grade, students will demonstrate
place value of whole numbers
through the millions and decimals to the hundredth place.
Example indicators:
• Read and write numerals (in digits and words) through the one
millions place and
decimals to the hundredth place.
• Order and compare whole numbers through the one millions place
and decimals to the
hundredths place using the symbols <, >, and =.
• Round whole numbers to the nearest named place, such as rounding
1,234 to the nearest
hundred would be 1,200.
4.1.2 By the end of fourth grade, students will write and
illustrate equivalences of whole numbers in expanded form,
decimals, and fractions.
Example indicators:
• Write numbers in expanded form, such as 432 = 400 + 30 + 2.
• Represent equivalent fractions with denominators of 2, 4, 5, 8
and 10 (1/2 = 2/4) using
concrete objects.
• Write equivalent decimals (.4 = .40).
• Write decimals as fractions using denominators of 10 and 100 (.68
=68/100).
4.1.3 By the end of fourth grade, students will describe and
apply relationships between whole
numbers, decimals, and fractions by order, comparison, and
operation.
Example indicators:
• Order and compare whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
using the symbols
< , >, and =.
• Illustrate mathematical concepts by using objects and drawing
pictures or diagrams
(subtraction as the opposite of addition and multiplication as
repeated addition).
• Solve and check a mathematical problem by using the related
facts.
4.1.4 By the end of fourth grade, students will
identify examples of positive and negative numbers and zero.
Example indicator:
• Demonstrate simple concepts of positive and negative numbers (a
thermometer for
temperature or distances to the right or left of zero on a number
line).
4.1.5 By the end of fourth grade, students will make change and
count out in amounts up to
$20.00.
Example indicators:
• Count back change from purchase price to amount given using
fewest coins possible.
• Calculate change through subtraction and choose correct bills and
coins to make this
amount.
4.2 COMPUTATION/ESTIMATION
4.2.1 By the end of fourth grade, students will estimate, add,
subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers without and with
calculators and solve word problems.
Example indicators:
• Demonstrate with accuracy and reasonable speed the basic facts of
addition (1-20),
subtraction (1-20), multiplication (1-144), and division
(1-144).
• Add and subtract accurately five-digit numbers including columns
of numbers.
• Multiply up to a three-digit number by a two-digit number.
• Divide up to a three-digit number by a one-digit divisor.
• Choose correct operation and solve word problems.
4.2.2 By the end of fourth grade, students will estimate, add,
and subtract decimals without and with calculators and solve word
problems.
Example indicator:
• Add and subtract decimals to the hundredths place.
4.2.3 By the end of fourth grade, students will estimate, add,
and subtract fractions with like
denominators without calculators and solve word problems.
Example indicator:
• Solve problems involving fractions of halves, fourths, and
eighths using the operations
of addition and subtraction.
4.3 MEASUREMENT
4.3.1 By the end of fourth grade, students will estimate,
measure, and solve word problems using metric units for linear
measure, area, mass/weight, capacity, and temperature.
Example indicators:
• Use the appropriate units of measurement.
• Estimate and accurately measure length to the nearest meter or
centimeter and calculate
area.
• Estimate and accurately measure mass/weight to the nearest
gram.
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• Estimate and accurately measure capacity to the nearest
milliliter.
• Measure and read temperature accurately to the nearest degree
using Celsius
thermometer.
4.3.2 By the end of fourth grade, students will estimate,
measure, and solve word problems using standard units for linear
measure, area, mass/weight, capacity, and temperature.
Example indicators:
• Use the appropriate units of measurement.
• Estimate and accurately measure length to the nearest yard, foot,
inch, and quarter inch
and calculate area.
• Estimate and accurately measure mass/weight to the nearest ounce
and pound.
• Estimate and accurately measure capacity to the nearest fluid
ounce.
• Measure and read temperature accurately to the nearest degree
using Fahrenheit
thermometer.
4.3.3 By the end of fourth grade, students will tell and write
correct time to the minute using an analog clock.
Example indicators:
• Set an analog clock to a given time.
• State time in different ways (8:35, 35 minutes after 8:00, or 25
minutes until 9:00).
• Identify time of day (am, pm, noon, and midnight).
4.3.4 By the end of fourth grade, students will measure and
determine the perimeter of a many-sided figure without a formula
using standard and metric units of measure.
4.4 GEOMETRY/SPATIAL
CONCEPTS
4.4.1 By the end of fourth grade, students will identify, describe,
and create two- and three-
dimensional geometric shapes.
4.4.2 By the end of fourth grade, students will identify and
draw points, lines, line segments, rays, and angles.
4.4.3 By the end of fourth grade, students will identify,
analyze, and compare two-dimensional geometric figures using
congruence, symmetry, similarity, and simple transformations.
4.5 DATA ANALYSIS, PROBABILITY, AND STATISTICAL CONCEPTS
4.5.1 By the end of fourth grade, students will collect,
organize, record, and interpret data and describe the findings.
Example indicators:
• Collect, organize, and interpret data in line plots, tables,
charts, and graphs (pie graphs,
bar graphs, and pictographs).
• Draw valid conclusions from displayed data.
• Investigate and record patterns in a simple probability situation
in an organized way.
4.6 ALGEBRAIC
CONCEPTS
4.6.1 By the end of fourth grade, students will use and
interpret variables and mathematical
symbols to write and solve one-step equations.
Example indicators:
• Use letters, boxes, or other symbols to stand for any number,
measured quantity, or
object in simple situations to demonstrate the beginning concept of
a variable and
writing formulas.
• Identify and use various indicators of multiplication
(parentheses, x, *) and
division, (/,÷).
4.6.2 By the end of fourth grade, students will identify,
describe, and extend arithmetic patterns, using concrete materials
and tables.
Example indicator:
• Use Input/Output or function box to identify and extend
patterns.
