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Ch 1

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Big Idea! How is place value used in our everyday life?

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Math Connects 3 grade: Essential Questions
How do you find a pattern?
How does the 4-step plan help in solving problems?
How can numbers be identified in different forms?
How do periods identify the value of numbers?
How does the 4-step plan help you to solve problems?
How do you use symbols (= , < , >) to compare number values?
How do you use a number line to order numbers?
How do you know whether to round up or down?
What digit do you look to round a number to the nearest thousand?
In what order do you count coins when spending money?

Big Idea! Why are knowing addition facts important for solving

Big Idea! What strategies can be used to solve multiplication

problems?
Math Connects 3rd grade: Essential Questions

Lesson
Ch 5

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5-2

How does addition relate to multiplication?

How can you find the product by doubling a known fact?

5-3

How does making a table organize information to create patterns for problem solving?

5-4

How will using models help solve multiplication problems?

How can you use a table to help solve multiplication problems?
What interesting patterns help with the 9 times tables?
What clues help me to choose a problem solving strategy?
How do patterns and models help solve multiplication problems?
How do ( ) help in solving problems?

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5-9

Big Idea! How does understanding division help when sharing in

everyday life?
Math Connects 3rd grade: Essential Questions
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Ch 6

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How can repeated subtraction help you solve division problems?

How can you use multiplication to solve division problems?
What clues help me to choose a problem solving strategy?
How do models and related multiplication facts help you solve
division problems?
How do models help you understand the question in solving
division problems?
What clues help me to choose a problem solving strategy?
What related multiplication fact can you use to find the quotient?
Why cant you divide by 0?

Big Idea! What are some things that might need to be divided
equally among people?
Math Connects 3rd grade: Essential Questions

Lesson
Ch 7

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What are two strategies to solve division problems?

How can drawing an array help you find the quotient?
How can making a table help you solve division problems?
How do fact families help you solve division problems?
How can a related multiplication or division fact within a
family of facts help to find a quotient?
Why is the dividend larger than the quotient?
What clues help you to determine the best strategy for problem
solving?

Big Idea! How can looking for patterns help us solve problems?
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Math Connects 3 grade: Essential Questions

Lesson
Ch 8

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How can a model help you create a number sentence?

How can you use the math symbols to solve a number sentence?
How does the acting out strategy help to solve problems?
How do you find the rule when reading a table?
How do you use addition or subtraction to complete a function
table?
What clues help you to determine the best strategy for problem
solving?
How do you use multiplication and division to complete a
function table?

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Ch 9

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Big Idea! How do I use measurement in everyday life?

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Math Connects 3 grade: Essential Questions
How can you find the inch marks on a ruler?
How do you determine what unit of measure to use for
measuring objects?
How do you work backward to solve problems?
How do you decide which metric unit to use when measuring an
object?
How do you find the perimeter of an object?
How do you find the area of an object?

9-7

What clues help you to determine the best strategy for problem solving?

9-8

How do you read a thermometer to determine how hot or cold

something is?

Big Idea! What tools are used to measure capacity, weight, volume, and time?
Lesson
Ch 10

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Math Connects 3 grade: Essential Questions

How do you decide what customary unit is most appropriate to use
when measuring liquids?
How can guess and check help you solve problems?
How do you decide what metric unit is most appropriate to use when
measuring liquids?
What clues help you to determine the best strategy for problem solving?
How do you decide what customary unit is most appropriate to use
when finding weight?
How do you decide what metric unit is most appropriate to use when
finding weight?
How do you find the volume of a solid figure?
How do you tell time using a digital or analog clock?

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Ch 11

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Big Idea! What are some real world examples of 2- and 3dimensional figures?
Math Connects 3rd grade: Essential Questions
What are the characteristics of a 3-dimensional figure?
What determines a 2-dimensional figure?
How does simplifying a problem help in problem solving?
How are geometric figures used in finding/creating patterns?
What makes 2 objects congruent?

11-6

What clues help you to determine the best strategy for problem solving?

11-7

How do you determine symmetry in objects?

How do you locate points on a number line?
How do you locate points on a grid?

11-8
11-9

Big Idea! How can you show data collected from a survey?
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Math Connects 3 grade: Essential Questions

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Ch 12

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How do pictographs help organize information?

How do you interpret data from a pictograph?
How does making a list help to solve problems?
How do you create a bar graph from a tally chart?
How do you interpret data from a bar graph?
How do you interpret data on a line plot?
How do you determine the probability of an event?
What clues help you to determine the best strategy for problem
solving?

Big Idea! What are some real world examples of fractions?

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Ch 13

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Math Connects 3rd grade: Essential Questions

How do you write and read fractions?
How do you write fractions that are parts of a set?
What clues help you to determine the best strategy for problem
solving?
How can you show fractions in more than one way?
How does drawing a picture help to solve problems?
How do you compare and order fractions?
How do you plot fractions on a number line between whole
numbers?

Big Idea! When would you see numbers with decimals in the

Lesson
Ch 14

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real world?
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Math Connects 3 grade: Essential Questions
How do decimals determine place value?
How are fractions and decimals alike?
How do you work backward to solve problems?
How can you relate money to decimals and fractions?
What clues help you to determine the best strategy for problem
solving?

Big Idea! When would you need to multiply a 2 or 3-digit

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Ch 15

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number by a single digit?

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Math Connects 3 grade: Essential Questions
How can zeros help with mental math?
How do you use logical reasoning to solve problems?
How does rounding help in solving problems?
How does breaking the number down help in multiplying
numbers?
What clues help you to determine the best strategy for problem
solving?
When do you need to regroup to find the product of two
numbers?
How do you use the vertical form to find the product of two numbers?