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Grade 6 Math

Course Description

In this course, students will deepen their understanding of mathematical concepts through hands-on activities and real-world applications. Emphasizing problem-solving and critical thinking, the course covers:

  • Number Systems and Operations: Students develop understanding and use of rational numbers, including positive and negative values, fractions, and their order, while building fluency with multi-digit computations and key number theory concepts like GCF and LCM in real-world contexts.
  • Ratio and Rate Reasoning: Students develop ratio and rate reasoning by analyzing and representing relationships using tables and graphs, applying these concepts to solve measurement problems. They also build a strong understanding of percent, learning to calculate and apply it in various real-world situations.
  • Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities: Students build skills to write, interpret, and solve expressions, equations, and inequalities involving rational numbers, apply number theory concepts, and use computational strategies with multi-digit numbers and fractions to solve real-world problems.
  • Relationships in Geometry: Students explore geometry by plotting polygons on the coordinate plane and calculating the area of triangles, trapezoids, and special quadrilaterals using formulas. They extend their understanding to three-dimensional shapes by finding surface area and volume.
  • Data Collection and Analysis: Students collect, organize, and analyze data using measures of central tendency and variability, interpret data sets in real-world contexts, and apply their understanding of number systems, operations, and computational skills to solve problems involving data representation and statistical reasoning.
     

Course Big Ideas

  • Students extend their understanding of the number system to include positive and negative rational numbers—fractions, decimals, and integers—using number lines and absolute value to interpret real-world contexts like temperature, debt, and elevation.
  • They develop skills in identifying factors and multiples, applying number theory concepts, and extending multiplication and division to fractions and mixed numbers to solve numerical and real-world problems.
  • Students build fluency in selecting and applying appropriate computational strategies with multi-digit whole numbers and decimals to ensure accurate and efficient problem-solving across various mathematical situations.
  • Ratios and rates are fundamental tools for describing and comparing relationships between two quantities, enabling students to analyze proportional relationships through scaling, unit conversions, and problem-solving in both mathematical and real-world contexts.
  • Mastery of ratio reasoning—including interpreting circle graphs, understanding equivalent ratios, and manipulating measurements with units—is essential for accurately representing parts of a whole, converting between units, and solving complex problems involving proportional relationships and measurement.
  • Exponents provide a compact way to represent repeated multiplication, while expressions and equations—composed of terms, coefficients, variables, and operations—allow us to model and solve real-world and mathematical problems involving unknown or changing quantities.
  • Understanding relationships between variables through tables, graphs, and equations enables us to analyze patterns, make predictions, and verify solutions by substituting values, deepening our ability to reason mathematically and solve problems involving equations and inequalities.
  • Students use the coordinate plane to represent and analyze polygons by plotting vertices in all four quadrants, which supports calculating lengths, perimeter, and area, including decomposing composite figures into simpler shapes to apply area formulas for solving real-world and abstract measurement problems.
  • They understand surface area and volume as measures of space in three-dimensional solids, using formulas connected to nets and real-world contexts like packaging and construction to model and solve practical problems.
  • Students learn to formulate statistical questions that require collecting and analyzing variable data, using different data displays like dot plots, histograms, frequency tables, and box plots to organize, visualize, and compare data effectively.
  • Students develop an understanding of measures of center (mean, median, mode) and variability (range, interquartile range, mean absolute deviation), selecting appropriate summaries based on data context and distribution to interpret patterns and draw meaningful conclusions in real-world situations.
     

Course Essential Questions

  • How can we use positive and negative rational numbers, factors, multiples, and computational strategies to solve real-world problems involving quantities like temperature, debt, and measurements?
  • In what ways do ratios, rates, exponents, expressions, and equations help us describe, model, and solve problems involving proportional relationships, changing quantities, and patterns?
  • How can we represent, analyze, and interpret geometric figures, measurements, and data using coordinate planes, formulas, and statistical tools to make sense of the world around us?
     

Course Competencies

  • Students develop fluency with rational numbers—including positive and negative integers, fractions, and decimals—applying number theory concepts like GCF and LCM, and extending multiplication and division to fractions to solve real-world problems efficiently.
  • They write, interpret, and solve expressions, equations, and inequalities involving rational numbers, using algebraic reasoning and computational strategies to tackle practical situations.
  • Students represent and analyze polygons on the coordinate plane, calculate lengths, perimeter, area, surface area, and volume of two- and three-dimensional figures, applying formulas and decomposition to solve measurement problems.
  • They collect, organize, and interpret variable data using various displays, and summarize data sets with appropriate measures of center and variability to draw meaningful conclusions in real-world contexts.
     

Course Assessments

  • Growth Measure Benchmarks
  • Acadience Math Assessments 
  • IXL Math Diagnostic
  • Are You Ready? 
  • Module 1 Assessment
  • Module 2 Assessment
  • Module 3 Assessment
  • Module 4 Assessment
  • Module 5 Assessment
  • Module 6 Assessment
  • Module 7 Assessment
  • Module 8 Assessment
  • Module 9 Assessment
  • Module 11 Assessment
  • Module 12 Assessment
  • Module 13 Assessment
  • Module 14 Assessment
  • Module 15 Assessment
  • Module 16 Assessment
     

Course Units