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Mathematics Problem Solving Tasks - Grades 3-8

Work samples will more effectively support student learning when they are integrated systematically into the district curriculum and are also part of classroom instruction (that is, the normal, ongoing evaluation and grading process). For example, when they are used to help summarize a unit of study or extending the concepts presented, work samples can be a natural part of classroom practices and be offered many times during the school year.

These examples of work sample tasks are aligned to the 2011-12 Mathematics Problem Solving Scoring Guide (http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/scoring/guides/2011-12/mathpsscoringguide_eng_1112.pdf PDF

) and to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), and some tasks are aligned to the 2007/2009 Oregon Mathematics Content Standards, http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/standards/default.aspx.

Check back to this page as more Student Work and Scores will be added. Professional development resources are available to assist with the proposed new mathematics scoring guide (http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/subjects/mathematics/resources/math-pd.pdf PDF

).

Mathematics Problem Solving Tasks and Student Work aligned to the 2007/2009 Oregon Mathematics Content Standards: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=503

*GRADE 2 Local Performance Assessment Tasks**
OPERATIONS AND ALGEBRAIC THINKING (OA), NUMBER AND OPERATIONS IN BASE TEN (NBT)	MEASUREMENT AND DATA (MD)	GEOMETRY (G)
Lemonade	Needing Some Change	Shape House
Jellybean Counter	Coin Combinations
Sum and Difference	Ty's Money
Marvelous Money Mystery	33 cents
Riddle Me Number	Selling Marbles
	Jolly Ranchers

* There is no performance assessment requirement for grade 2; these grade 2 tasks are intended to give teachers examples of tasks that are aligned to the 2nd grade standards.

GRADE 3 Local Performance Assessment Tasks
OPERATIONS AND ALGEBRAIC THINKING (OA), NUMBER AND OPERATIONS IN BASE TEN (NBT) AND FRACTIONS (NF)	MEASUREMENT AND DATA (MD)	GEOMETRY (G)
Grandpa's Farm Grandpa's Farm (Scored)	Green and Yellow Bus
Trail Mix	Tara and Brad's House Tara and Brad's House (Scored)
Zoo Dilemma	Walking Dog
Olga's Strawberries Olga's Strawberries (Scored)	Ribbon Reality
Paper Route	Cooper's Dogpen
	Shaded Region
	Rectangles in a Square

GRADE 4 Local Performance Assessment Tasks
OPERATIONS AND ALGEBRAIC THINKING (OA), NUMBER AND OPERATIONS IN BASE TEN (NBT) AND FRACTIONS (NF)	MEASUREMENT AND DATA (MD)	GEOMETRY (G)
	Kyle's Corral Caper

GRADE 5 Local Performance Assessment Tasks
OPERATIONS AND ALGEBRAIC THINKING (OA), NUMBER AND OPERATIONS IN BASE TEN (NBT) AND FRACTIONS (NF)	MEASUREMENT AND DATA (MD)	GEOMETRY (G)
Squares
Jones Family Pizza

GRADE 6 Local Performance Assessment Tasks
RATIOS AND PROPORTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS (RP), THE NUMBER SYSTEM (NS), EXPRESSIONS AND EQUATIONS (EE)	GEOMETRY (G)	STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY (SP)
Boys and Girls	Square ABCD	Ballet Class
Painting a Cube	Quilt
Darren's Trip	A Work of Art
Leaky Faucet
The Bob and Sam Shoe Show
Water Level
Box Dimensions

GRADE 7 Local Performance Assessment Tasks
RATIOS AND PROPORTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS (RP), THE NUMBER SYSTEM (NS), EXPRESSIONS AND EQUATIONS (EE)	GEOMETRY (G)	STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY (SP)
Rent a Truck	Tricky Tiles	Tetra Dice Tetra Dice (Scored)
Elevator Express	Square Pizza Puzzle	Jelly Beans
Carlos' Scores	Look Out Below!	Alex's Tiles
		3-Digit Number

GRADE 8 Local Performance Assessment Tasks
THE NUMBER SYSTEM (NS), EXPRESSIONS AND EQUATIONS (EE), FUNCTIONS (F)	GEOMETRY (G)	STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY (SP)
Bags of Popcorn		Concert Craze!
Counting Chairs
Molly's Phone
Pass or Fail
Marble Weigh In
Jack's Two Plants
Donuts Galore
Class Act
Shirt Prices
Portland-Seattle Trip