Grade 6, Quarter 1 Overview
Overview
During this quarter, you will have a chance to a
create different graphs to show data, use order of operations to find
the answer to different puzzles, and find different ways to represent numbers. You will explore the relationships between numbers on a number
line and will use a checkbook to add and subtract decimals. These are skills
people use everyday to manage their bank accounts, to interpret
information on timelines, and to interpret information on measurement devices including
thermometers and computer programs.
Successful athletes and business professionals that use Continuous Quality
Improvement know that people perform at higher levels if they set goals and
monitor their own progress toward achieving those goals.
You can monitor your own progress
throughout the quarter, by using "Hitting the Target". |
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Standards
Enduring Understandings
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Numbers can be represented, ordered, and communicated in many different
forms.
Numbers have properties.
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Solutions must be reasonable.
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Data
can be used and represented in many forms. Data
can be used and represented in many forms. Data
can be used to draw conclusions and make predictions.
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There are different ways of estimating.
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Computation and reasoning are a vital mathematical tools.
Essential Questions
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How do you demonstrate equivalent numbers using various forms?
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Why do we need to represent, order, and communicate numbers?
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When and how should you use a number line?
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How are the properties of numbers similar to the rules of a game?
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When is the "correct" answer not the best solution?
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How would you organize and construct displays of data?
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What conclusions would you make from a variety of data organizers?
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How do you choose the most appropriate measure of central tendency to
use in a given situation?
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What real world problems involve finding and using the range of a set of
data?
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How would you analyze data to predict future outcomes?
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When would you use addition and subtraction of fractions and decimals in
real world situations?
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How do you select, apply, and explain the strategies chosen to solve a
problem involving fractions and decimals?
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How can you demonstrate math computations with whole numbers?
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How do you select, apply, and explain which technique to use when
estimating?
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How do you select and apply computational methods to solve a problem?
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How do you justify your solution as reasonable?
CSAP
Tested Standards
Highest Frequency
 High
Frequency
 Other
Standards and E-Skills
Standard
1: Number Sense
Demonstrate square numbers using pictures, words, and/or symbols.
Identify and use the concepts of factor, multiple, prime, composite and
square numbers.
Know the divisibility rules for 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, and 10. Describe numbers by
their characteristics.
Apply
and justify properties of numbers (associative, commutative, identity,
distributive, multiplicative property of 0) for positive rational numbers.
Standard
3: Probability and Statistics
Organize
and construct a line graph, bar graph, and frequency table from a set of
data
Interpret
and draw conclusions from a variety of visual data forms.
Determine
and use measures of central tendency;
Find the range from a given set of data.
Analyze,
draw conclusions, and predict outcomes from data displays.
Standard
6: Computation
Apply
order of operations. |
Parents
As your child progresses through this quarter, you can help him or her make
practical application by asking for input on estimating measurements, (i.e.
how wide do you think your room is compared to the living room?). Soduko is
a game students can enjoy while traveling, and it can help students identify
patterns. As you think of ways to reinforce the learning activities, refer
to the essential questions. If your child can answer the essential questions
clearly, he or she has developed a true understanding of the math principals
that lie at the root of the math formulas. There are many home activities
that can help students apply addition with decimals such as keeping a
running ledger of their allowance total. |
