High School Mathematics Problems from Alaska: Predicting Plant Coverage

Problem solve across the content standards. The presentation slides provide 19 sample items from the Smarter Balanced high school assessment. Items illustrate Claim 2, problem solving, of the test and are drawn from all the high school...

Trigger an increased understanding of trigonometry. Young mathematicians answer a set of questions that require finding trigonometric ratios using similarity and solving real-world problems involving trigonometry. The questions all come...

All polymaths know about polynomials. Scholars look at six problems aligned to the SBAC Claim 1 Target F for high school. They must perform operations on polynomials, including problems where the coefficient is a letter. The presentation...

Don't get irrational about rational exponents. A PowerPoint presentation highlights the sample high school questions from the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Claim 1 Target A item specifications. As one part of a larger...

Let units pave the way to success. A set of five questions in a helpful PowerPoint presentation highlights the SBAC Claim 1 Target C high school item specifications. It covers the use of units to steer solutions, identifying appropriate...

Learn how to show data in varied ways. A PowerPoint presentation provides six questions from the high school SBAC Claim 1 Target P item specifications. It covers creating data representations, interpreting and comparing data, and...

There are only two options to consider: rational or irrational. Pupils review rational and irrational numbers by answering a set of eight questions provided in a PowerPoint presentation. Part of larger Claim 1 Item Slide Show series, the...

Students using given data to extrapolate new information, using a linear equation to predict later behavior, and using previous knowledge to synthesize new conjectures.

Students solve problems about a student earning money for college by tanning moose hides.

Students read complex charts, find measures of central tendency, calculate large numbers, create histograms and box plots. They answer questions using the "Fisherman's Copy" of statistics.