Content Area: Math

 

Index: 4.4D Grade 6 CPI 3

 

Standard: 4.4 - Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Mathematics

 

Strand: D - Discrete Mathematics--Vertex-Edge Graphs and Algorithms

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 3 - The student will use vertex-edge graphs to find solutions to practical problems

·        Delivery route that stops at specified sites but involves least travel

·        Shortest route from one site on a map to another

 

Grade: 6

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        Students devise rules so that arithmetic expressions without parentheses, such as 5 x 8 - 2 / 7, can be evaluated unambiguously. They then experiment with calculators to discover the calculators' built-in rules for evaluating these expressions.