Strands of Algebraic Thinking
Structure in the Number System
Patterns and Functions
Mathematical Modeling
Arithmetic vs Algebraic
100

Amount of strands of algebraic thinking

What is three strands?

100

Three ways to connect basic knowledge of numbers with abstract concepts

What is number combinations, place value relationships and algorithms

100

Definition of Element

What is a member of a set?

100

Definition of iterate

What is performing repeatedly? 

100
Branch of math that arithmetic deals with

What is the basic counting of numbers and using operations on them?

200

Three Strands of Algebraic Thinking

What is structure in the number system, study of patterns and functions and mathematical modeling?

200

Definition of Algorithms

What is a process or set of rules to be followed when solving problems?

200

Definition of Functions

What is a special relationship where each input has a single output?

200

Number of steps in the mathematical modeling process

What is five steps?
200

Branch of math that algebra deals with

What is using variables and numbers for solving problems?

300

Strand that gives graphs as an example

What is the study of patterns and functions?

300

The use of hundreds chart in place value relationships

What is the ability for students to connect numbers and symbols to movements?

300

Grades that a student begins functional thinking

What is Prek-2nd grade?

300

The first step of the mathematical modeling process

What is identifying the problem?

300

Branch of math that uses variables

What is algebra? 

400

Strand that focuses on connecting arithmetic thinking to algebraic thinking

What is structure in the number system?

400

Property that is identified as a + b = b + a

What is the commutative property?

400

One example of a repeating pattern

What is Multilink Cubes Pattern or Pattern Blocks Pattern or Two-color Counters Pattern or Color Tiles Pattern?

400

Doing the math is the ____ step in mathematical modeling

What is the third step?

400

"If there are 7 birds and 3 are at the feeder and the rest are in the tree, how many are in the tree?" is an example of _____ math

What is arithemtic?

500

Strand with a five-part process

What is mathematical modeling?

500

Steps to implement arithmetic properties

What is explain, understand, model and connect?
500

The three relationships in functions

What is recursive patterns, covariational thinking, and explicit relationships?

500

Purpose of iteration

What is to refine and extend our model?


500

"If there are 7 birds and f are at the feeder and t are in the tree, how many are in the tree?" is an example of _____ math

What is algebraic?