MAFS.4.OA.1.aArchived Standard

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Determine whether an equation is true or false by using comparative relational thinking. For example, without adding 60 and 24, determine whether the equation 60 + 24 = 57 + 27 is true or false.
General Information
Subject Area: Mathematics
Grade: 4
Domain-Subdomain: Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Cluster: Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning
Cluster: Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems. (Major 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.

Date Adopted or Revised: 02/14
Content Complexity Rating: Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning - More Information
Date of Last Rating: 08/14
Status: State Board Approved - Archived
Assessed: Yes
Test Item Specifications
    Assessed with: MAFS.4.OA.1b 
Sample Test Items (1)

Related Courses

This benchmark is part of these courses.
5012060: Mathematics - Grade Four (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
7712050: Access Mathematics Grade 4 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
5012015: Foundational Skills in Mathematics 3-5 (Specifically in versions: 2019 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))

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Formative Assessments

True and False Multiplication Equations:

Students are asked to determine if each of two equations is true without performing any operations.

Type: Formative Assessment

True and False Division Equations:

Students are asked to determine if each of two equations is true by comparing mathematical expressions and without actually carrying out the indicated calculations.

Type: Formative Assessment

Determining If an Equation Is True:

Students are asked to determine if each of two equations involving subtraction is true by comparing mathematical expressions and without actually carrying out the calculations.

Type: Formative Assessment

Are the Equations True?:

Students are asked to determine if each of two equations is true without performing any operations.

Type: Formative Assessment

Lesson Plans

Is the Equation True and Finding the Missing Number:

Students will determine if an equation is true or false based on using comparative relational thinking and knowledge of operations. The students will also determine the unknown number in some equations involving addition. 

Type: Lesson Plan

Is my equation TRUE or FALSE?:

In this lesson, students will determine if equations are true or false and justify their reasoning. The lesson focuses on the meaning operations and properties.

Type: Lesson Plan

Original Student Tutorial

Think Different: Relationships in Math:

Learn how to think differently to see if an equation is true or false, without even having to do the given math problem in this interactive tutorial on addition and subtraction relationships.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Teaching Idea

True, False, and Open Sentences:

"Students first explore arithmetic sentences to decide whether they are true or false. The lesson then introduces students to sentences that are neither true nor false but are algebraic equations, also called open sentences, such as x + 3 = 7 or 2 x = 12." from Math Solutions.

Type: Teaching Idea

MFAS Formative Assessments

Are the Equations True?:

Students are asked to determine if each of two equations is true without performing any operations.

Determining If an Equation Is True:

Students are asked to determine if each of two equations involving subtraction is true by comparing mathematical expressions and without actually carrying out the calculations.

True and False Division Equations:

Students are asked to determine if each of two equations is true by comparing mathematical expressions and without actually carrying out the indicated calculations.

True and False Multiplication Equations:

Students are asked to determine if each of two equations is true without performing any operations.

Original Student Tutorials Mathematics - Grades K-5

Think Different: Relationships in Math:

Learn how to think differently to see if an equation is true or false, without even having to do the given math problem in this interactive tutorial on addition and subtraction relationships.

Student Resources

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Original Student Tutorial

Think Different: Relationships in Math:

Learn how to think differently to see if an equation is true or false, without even having to do the given math problem in this interactive tutorial on addition and subtraction relationships.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

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