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Mathematics Vocabulary Cards – Grade 3

Table of Contents

Number and Number Sense Round

Less Than

Greater Than

Equal To

Related Facts: Addition/Subtraction

Related Facts: Multiplication/Division

Number Sentence: Equation

Place Value

Fraction: Models for one-half/one-fourth

Fraction: Models for two-thirds

Fraction: Models for three-eighths

Computation and Estimation Addition

Subtraction

Regroup/Rename

Multiply: Product

Multiplication: Array Model

Multiplication: Area Model

Multiplication: Number Line Model

Divide: Quotient

Division: Number Line and Array Models

Fraction: Addition

Fraction: Subtraction

Mixed Number

Measurement Penny

Nickel

Dime

Quarter

Dollar

Ruler: Centimeter and Inch

Foot: Inches

Cup: Ounces

Measurement (continued) Pint: Cups and Ounces

Quart

Gallon

Liter

Gram

Kilogram: Grams

Ounce

Pound: Ounces

Balance Scale: Weight/Mass

Scale: Weight/Mass

Area: Square units

Perimeter: Units

Clock: Minutes, One-half hour, One hour

Calendar

Thermometer

Geometry Plane Figures

Solid Figures

Circle

Rectangle: Right Angle

Square: Right Angle

Triangle: Side and Vertex

Sphere

Cube: Face, Vertex, and Edge

Rectangular Prism: Vertices

Square Pyramid

Cylinder

Cone

Congruent

Noncongruent

Line Segment

Point

Angle

Line

Ray

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Mathematics Vocabulary Cards – Grade 3

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Probability and Statistics Bar Graph

Line Plot

Certain

Likely

Unlikely

Equally Likely

Impossible

Patterns, Functions, and Algebra Equal Sign

Equality

Inequality

Identity Property: Addition and Multiplication

Commutative Property: Addition and Multiplication

Pattern: Growing and Input/Output

Number Line

Calculator

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Round

Round 34 to the

nearest ten.

30 40

34

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Less than <

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

2 < 7

<

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Greater than >

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

8 > 4

>

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Equal to =

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

4 = 4

=

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Related Facts

5 + 1 = 6

1 + 5 = 6

6 – 1 = 5

6 – 5 = 1

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Related Facts

2 x 3 = 6

3 x 2 = 6

6 ÷ 3 = 2

6 ÷ 2 = 3

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Number

Sentence

3 + 5 = 8

6 – 2 = 4

equation

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Place Value

Hund

red T

housa

nds

Ten

Thousa

nd

s

Thousa

nd

s

H

und

reds

Ten

s

On

es

2 3 5 , 4 8 6

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Fraction

0 1

0 1

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Fraction

0 1

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Fraction

0 1

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Addition

465 + 124 = 589

sum

+ plus

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Subtraction

465 – 124 = 341

difference

minus

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Regroup

Rename

26 is 1 ten and 16 ones

1 ten 16 ones 26

- 9

17

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Multiply

3 x 4 = 12

product

x times

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Multiplication

5 x 3 = 15

3 x 5 = 15

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Multiplication

6

2

10

6

10 x 6 = 60

+ 2 x 6 = 12

72

12 x 6

12 x 6 = 72

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Multiplication

4 x 3

4 x 3 = 12

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Divide 4

312

12 ÷ 4 = 3

quotient

÷ divided by

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Division

15 ÷ 3 = 5

15 ÷ 3 = 5

15 ÷ 5 = 3

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Fraction

Addition

+

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Fraction

Subtraction

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Mixed

Number

1 106

whole fraction

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Penny

1¢

one cent

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Nickel

5¢

five cents

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Dime

10¢

ten cents

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Quarter

25¢

twenty-five cents

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Dollar

$1.00

one-hundred cents

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Ruler

1 inch

0 in. 1

one inch

one centimeter

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Foot

12 inches = 1 foot

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Cup

8 ounces

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Pint

+ =

2 cups

16 ounces

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Quart

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Gallon

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Liter

2 liters 1 liter

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Gram

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Kilogram

weight/mass 1,000 grams = 1 kilogram

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Ounce

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Pound

weight/mass

16 ounces = 1 pound

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Balance

Scale

weight/mass

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Scale

weight/mass

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Area

12 square units

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

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Perimeter

3 + 4 + 3 + 4

14 units

4

4

3 3

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Clock

digital analog

time

30 minutes = one-half hour

60 minutes = 1 hour

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Calendar

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Thermometer

temperature

degrees

Fahrenheit

Celsius

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Plane

Figures

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Solid

Figures

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Circle

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Rectangle

right angle

2

5

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Square

right angle

3

3

3

3

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Triangle

side vertex

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Sphere

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Cube

face vertex edge

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Rectangular

Prism

vertices

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Square

Pyramid

3 3

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Cylinder

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Cone

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Congruent

same shape and size

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Noncongruent

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Line

Segment

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Point

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Angle

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Line

A B

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Ray

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Bar Graph

Our Favorite Ice Cream

Kinds of Ice Cream

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Line Plot

Number of Pets

x x

x x x x

1 2 3 4 5

X represents 1 student

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Certain

is certain

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Likely

is likely

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Unlikely

is unlikely

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Equally likely

and are equally likely

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Impossible

is impossible

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Equal sign =

6 = 4 + 2

10 = 10

3 + 5 = 4 + 4

equal

same as

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Equality

= 2 + 9 = 9 + 2

7 + 4 = 13 – 2

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Inequality

≠

5 + 6 ≠ 4 + 8

9 – 4 ≠ 3 + 3

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Identity

Property

Addition:

8 + 0 = 8

0 + 12 = 12

Multiplication:

5 x 1 = 5

1 x 22 = 22

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Commutative

Property

Addition:

12 + 5 = 17

5 + 12 = 17

Multiplication:

12 x 9 = 108

9 x 12 = 108

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Pattern

Growing Pattern

3, 5, 7, 9, _, 13, _

3 5

5 7

7 9

9 __

Input Output

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Number

Line

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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Calculator