Middle School Grade 6 Mathematics
Pre-Requisites: None
Credits: 1.0
Estimated Completion Time: 32-36 weeks
Description
Grade 6 Mathematics will emphasize the following areas: performing all four operations with integers, positive decimals and positive fractions with procedural fluency; exploring and applying concepts of ratios, rates and percent to solve problems; creating, interpreting and using expressions and equations; extending geometric reasoning to plotting points on the coordinate plane, area and volume of geometric figures; and extending understanding of statistical thinking.
Major Topics and Concepts
Segment One
Module 01 - Rational Numbers
- Rational Numbers Introduction
- Operations with Decimal Numbers
- Operations with Fractions
- Manipulating Positive Rational Numbers
- Opposites and Absolute Value
- Exponents
- Factoring
Module 02 - Integers and Algebraic Expressions
- Integers and Algebraic Expressions Introduction
- Adding Integers
- Subtracting Integers
- Multiplying and Dividing Integers
- Operations with Absolute Value
- Translating Algebraic Expressions
- Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
- Properties of Operations
Module 03 - Equations and Inequalities
- Equations and Inequalities Introduction
- Evaluating Equations
- Solving One-Step Equations with Integers
- Writing One-Step Equations with Integers
- Solving One-Step Equations with Rational Numbers
- Translating Algebraic Inequalities
- Evaluating Inequalities
Module 04 - Operations and Rational Numbers
- Operations with Rational Numbers Introduction
- Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers
- Multiplying Rational Numbers
- Dividing Rational Numbers
- Order of Operations
- Adding and Subtracting Linear Expressions
- Equivalent Linear Expressions
- One-Step Inequalities
Segment Two
Module 05 - Ratios and Rates
- Ratios and Rates Introduction
- Ratios
- Rates
- Two-Column Tables
- Three-Column Tables
- Percentages
- Multi-Step Percent Problems
- Proportions
Module 06 - Statistics
- Statistics Introduction
- Statistical Measurements
- Box Plots
- Histograms and Line Plots
- Effects of Changes in Data
- Appropriate Measures
- Comparing Data
- Making Predictions
Module 07 - Geometry
- Geometry Introduction
- Plotting Ordered Pairs
- Distance on the Coordinate Plane
- Perimeter and Area on the Coordinate Plane
- Finding Area Using Triangles and Rectangles
- Area of Polygons and Composite Figures
- Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms and Pyramids
- Volume of Rectangular Prisms
Module 08 - Probability
- Probability Introduction
- Sample Spaces
- Theoretical Probability
- Likelihood
- Experimental Probability
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