This WebQuest has been designed to relate to these particular standards found in the Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools:

Mathematics:

Computation and Estimation

4.5 The student will create and solve problems involving addition and subtraction of money amounts using various computational methods, including calculators, paper and pencil, mental computation, and estimation.

4.7 The student will add and subtract whole numbers written in vertical and horizontal form, choosing appropriately between paper and pencil methods and calculators.

4.10 The student will add and subtract with fractions having like and unlike denominators of 12 or less and decimals expressed through thousandths, using concrete materials and paper and pencil; and solve problems involving addition and subtraction with fractions having like and unlike denominators of 12 or less and decimals expressed through thousandths.

Measurement

4.14 The student will identify and describe situations representing the use of perimeter and will use measuring devices to find perimeter in both standard and non-standard units of measure.

Geometry

4.16 The student will identify and draw representations of points, lines, line segments, rays, and angles, using a straightedge or ruler.

Probability and Statistics

4.18 The student will determine the probability of a given simple event, using concrete materials.

4.19 The student will collect, organize, and display data in a line and bar graph with scale increments of one or greater than one.