OST Grade 5 Math case studies
OST Grade 5 Math · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Ohio's State Test in Mathematics for Grade 5 is the state achievement test that Ohio students take in fifth grade to show how well they are growing in the knowledge and skills outlined in Ohio's Learning Standards. It is one of three Grade 5 state tests, alongside English language arts and Science. The OST Grade 5 Math case studies are 5 cases and about 3,033 words.
1Crate Capacity: When the Volume Shortcut Overcounts
The packaging team at a school supply company is choosing a shipping box for 2-inch cube sample kits. Box A measures 8 inches by 6 inches by 5 inches.
669 words, about 3 min2Field Day Long Jump: Comparing Decimals Recorded at Different Precisions
At the fifth-grade field day, four students' best long jumps were recorded, but the judges did not all measure the same way. Ana's jump is recorded as 3.4 meters, Ben's as 3.45 meters, Cara's as 3.405 meters, and Dev's as 3.5 meters.
585 words, about 3 min3Bulletin Board Paper: Deciding How Much Area a Fraction of a Roll Covers
The fifth-grade hallway committee is covering a bulletin board that is 1 1/2 yards long and 2/3 yard wide. They have one roll of paper that covers exactly 1 square yard.
584 words, about 3 min4Cupcake Booth: Parentheses, Leftovers, and the Cheaper Carton
The fifth grade is running the cupcake booth at the spring carnival. Six classrooms each donate 24 cupcakes, and the cafeteria adds 38 more.
586 words, about 3 min5Robot on the Grid: Same Endpoint, Different Path
A fifth-grade robotics club programs a floor robot on a coordinate grid marked in decimeters, starting at (0, 0). The program repeats one instruction block four times: "move right 3, move up 2." A student predicts the robot will finish at (12, 8) and writes the whole trip as "right 12, up 8." The club president says those are two different descriptions and wants the endpoint confirmed, the total distance the robot travels along its path, and whether the robot ever stands on a point where the x-coordinate equals the y-coordinate.
609 words, about 3 min