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Collect data and organize into a picture or bar graph.

Clarifications:

Essential Understandings

Concrete:

  • Sort data set based on a single attribute (e.g., pencils vs. markers).
  • Organize the data into a picture or bar graph using objects that represent one piece of data (may have number symbols).
  • Compare data sets to identify more or less (e.g., this bar represents a set with more).
Representation:
  • Identify a picture and bar graph.
  • Use a key to identify the visual representations of data on the graph.
  • Identify a numerical representation of a data set (e.g., bar graph representing five pencils).

Access Point #: MAFS.3.MD.2.AP.3a (Archived Access Point)
Access Point Standards

Visit the specific benchmark webpage to find related instructional resources.

  • MAFS.3.MD.2.3: Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent a data set with several categories. Solve one- and two-step “how many more” and “how many less” problems using information presented in scaled bar graphs. For example, draw a bar graph in which each square in the bar graph might represent 5 pets.
Access Point Information
Number:
MAFS.3.MD.2.AP.3a
Category:
Access Points
Date Adopted or Revised:
06/14
Cluster:
Represent and interpret data. (Supporting Cluster) : 

Clusters should not be sorted from Major to Supporting and then taught in that order. To do so would strip the coherence of the mathematical ideas and miss the opportunity to enhance the major work of the grade with the supporting clusters.

Examples of Opportunities for In-Depth Focus

Continuous measurement quantities such as liquid volume, mass, and so on are an important context for fraction arithmetic (cf. 4.NF.2.4c, 5.NF.2.7c, 5.NF.2.3). In grade 3, students begin to get a feel for continuous measurement quantities and solve whole- number problems involving such quantities.
Access Point Courses
  • Grade Three Mathematics (#5012050): The benchmarks in this course are mastery goals that students are expected to attain by the end of the year. To build mastery, students will continue to review and apply earlier grade-level benchmarks and expectations.
  • Health - Grade 3 (#5008050): The purpose of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills necessary to make healthy choices, maintain and improve quality of life, promote personal health and prevent injuries. This course also includes content related to resiliency education: civic and character education and life skills education.  

    The content should include, but is not limited to, the following:

    • Injury Prevention and Safety
    • Internet Safety
    • Nutrition
    • Personal Health
    • Prevention and Control of Disease
    • Substance Use and Abuse Prevention
    • Resiliency Education
  • Social Studies Grade 3 (#5021050):
  • Access Mathematics Grade 3 (#7712040): Access Courses:

    Access courses are for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. Access courses are designed to provide students access to grade-level general curriculum. Access points are alternate academic achievement standards included in access courses that target the salient content of Florida’s standards. Access points are intentionally designed to academically challenge students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. 

  • STEM Lab Grade 3 (#5020100): This course offers students an opportunity to deepen science, mathematics, engineering, and technology skills.  The primary content focus will be to expand knowledge of current grade level standards in mathematics and science by applying that content in a real world, hands-on situation involving engineering and technology.  For third grade, themes will focus on the investigation of number sense, measurement, geometry, life science, and physical science concepts.

    Students will participate in various hands-on STEM activities in this supplemental course to assist in the mastery of current grade level mathematics and science standards.

    Instructional Practices 
    Teaching from a range of complex text is optimized when teachers in all subject areas implement the following strategies on a routine basis:

    1. Ensuring wide reading from complex text that varies in length.
    2. Making close reading and rereading of texts central to lessons.
    3. Emphasizing text-specific complex questions, and cognitively complex tasks, reinforce focus on the text and cultivate independence.
    4. Emphasizing students supporting answers based upon evidence from the text.
    5. Providing extensive research and writing opportunities (claims and evidence).

    Science and Engineering Practices (NRC Framework for K-12 Science Education, 2010)

    • Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering).
    • Developing and using models.
    • Planning and carrying out investigations.
    • Analyzing and interpreting data.
    • Using mathematics, information and computer technology, and computational thinking.
    • Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering).
    • Engaging in argument from evidence.
    • Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information.

    English Language Development (ELD) Standards Special Notes Section:

    Teachers are required to provide listening, speaking, reading and writing instruction that allows English Language Learners (ELL) to communicate information, ideas and concepts for academic success in science and math.  For the given level of English language proficiency and with visual, graphic, or interactive support, students will interact with grade level words, expressions, sentences and discourse to process or produce language necessary for academic success.  The ELD standard should specify a relevant content area concept or topic of study chosen by curriculum developers and teachers which maximizes an ELL's need for communication and social skills.  To access an ELL supporting document which delineates performance definitions and descriptors, please click on the following link:  {{AzureStorageLink}}/uploads/docs/standards/eld/sc.pdf.

  • Grade 3 Accelerated Mathematics (#5012055): In grade 3 accelerated, instructional time will emphasize five areas: (1) extending understanding of place value in multi-digit whole numbers; (2) adding and subtracting multi-digit whole numbers, including using a standard algorithm; (3) building an understanding of multiplication and division, the relationship between them and the connection to area of rectangles; (4) developing an understanding of fractions and (5) extending geometric reasoning to lines, angles and attributes of quadrilaterals.

    Curricular content for all subjects must integrate critical-thinking, problem-solving, and workforce-literacy skills; communication, reading, and writing skills; mathematics skills; collaboration skills; contextual and applied-learning skills; technology-literacy skills; information and media-literacy skills; and civic-engagement skills.

  • Access Health Grade 3 (#7708030): The purpose of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills necessary to make healthy choices with the overall goal of improving quality of life, as well as describe personal health and ways that a safe, healthy classroom environment can promote personal health and prevent injuries.

    The content should include, but not be limited to, the following:

    • Core Concepts (health promotion, disease prevention, following rules, body parts)
    • Accessing Information (doctors, nurses, hospitals, clinics, basic first aid, germ prevention, emergency drills, community building, reliable resources)
    • Internal and External Influences (family, peers, teachers, other adults/professionals, media, internet, responsibility, personal space)
    • Interpersonal Communication (conflict resolution, verbal and non-verbal, active listening and refusal skills)
    • Decision Making (positive or negative health enhancing influences, healthy options)
    • Goal Setting (short and long term health targets, personal health and safety
    • Self-Management (self-enhancing responsible choices, abstaining from drugs, daily hygiene)
    • Advocacy (positive promotion, impacting family, peers, school, community, following rules and policies)

    Instructional Practices

    Teaching from well-written, grade-level textbook enhances students' content area knowledge and also strengthens their ability to comprehend longer, complex reading passages on any topic for any reason.  Using the following instructional practices also helps students learning:

    1.      Reading assignments from longer text passages as well as shorter ones when text is extremely complex.
    2.      Making close reading and rereading of texts central to lessons.
    3.      Asking high-level, text-specific questions and requiring high-level, complex tasks and assignments.
    4.      Requiring students to support answers with evidence from the text.
    5.      Providing extensive text-based research and writing opportunities (claims and evidence).

    Access Courses: Access courses are intended only for students with a significant cognitive disability. Access courses are designed to provide students with access to the general curriculum. Access points reflect increasing levels of complexity and depth of knowledge aligned with grade-level expectations. The access points included in access courses are intentionally designed to foster high expectations for students with significant cognitive disabilities. 

    Access points in the subject areas of science, social studies, art, dance, physical education, theatre, and health provide tiered access to the general curriculum through three levels of access points (Participatory, Supported, and Independent). Access points in English language arts and mathematics do not contain these tiers, but contain Essential Understandings (or EUs). EUs consist of skills at varying levels of complexity and are a resource when planning for instruction.

    English Language Development ELD Standards Special Notes Section:

    Teachers are required to provide listening, speaking, reading and writing instruction that allows English language learners (ELL) to communicate information, ideas and concepts for academic success in the content area of Language Arts. For the given level of English language proficiency and with visual, graphic, or interactive support, students will interact with grade level words, expressions, sentences and discourse to process or produce language necessary for academic success. The ELD standard should specify a relevant content area concept or topic of study chosen by curriculum developers and teachers which maximizes an ELL’s need for communication and social skills. To access an ELL supporting document which delineates performance definitions and descriptors, please click on the following link: {{AzureStorageLink}}/uploads/docs/standards/eld/la.pdf.

    For additional information on the development and implementation of the ELD standards, please contact the Bureau of Student Achievement through Language Acquisition at sala@fldoe.org.

  • Foundational Skills in Mathematics 3-5 (#5012015):

    This course supports students who need additional instruction in foundational mathematics skills as it relates to core instruction. Instruction will use explicit, systematic, and sequential approaches to mathematics instruction addressing all domains including number sense & operations, fractions, algebraic reasoning, geometric reasoning, measurement and data analysis & probability. Teachers will use the listed standards that correspond to each students’ needs. 

    Effective instruction matches instruction to the need of the students in the group and provides multiple opportunities to practice the skill and receive feedback. The additional time allotted for this course is in addition to core instruction. The intervention includes materials and strategies designed to supplement core instruction.