6
thGrade – Unit 1 – Prime Time (23 days)
Things to Emphasize: GCF, LCM, and prime factorization
Prime and composite numbers
Distributive Property and factoring
Order of Operations
Standards:
6.NS.2 – Fluently divide multi-digit numbers using the standard algorithm.
6.NS.4 – Find the greatest common factor of two whole numbers less than or equal to 100 and the least common multiple of two whole numbers less than or equal to 12. Use the distributive property to express a sum of two whole numbers 1-100 with a common factor as a multiple of a sum of two whole numbers with no common factor. 6.EE.1 – Write and evaluate numerical expressions involving whole-number
exponents.
6.EE.2 – Write, read, and evaluate expressions in which letters stand for numbers. Identify parts of an expression using mathematical terms.
Materials/Technology:
Additional Resources: Mathshell - LCM and GCF
Quick Glance:
Inv 1 (all): Building on Factors and Multiples
Inv 2 (all): Common Multiples and Common Factors
Inv 3 (all): Searching for Factor Strings
Inv 4 (all): Linking
Multiplication and Division
Vocabulary:
Coefficient
Composite number
Distributive Property
Expanded form
Factor
Factor pair
Factored form
GCF
LCM
Order of Operations
Prime factorization
Prime number
Product
Quotient
Sum
Term
Evidence of Learning:
Unit Readiness Assessment
2 Check Ups
1 Partner Quiz
1 Unit Project
1 Unit Test
1 Unit Project
1 School Net Assessment - Named: 6th Grade – Prime
Time (Code: PA4QU3KY)
Important Notes:
6th Grade - Unit 2 – Comparing Bits and Pieces (25 days)
Things to Emphasize:
Relationship between fractions, percents, and decimals
Ratios and rates – unit rate
Benchmarks for percents
Equivalence
Negative numbers – opposites, absolute value
Standards:
6.RP.1 – Understand the concept of a ratio and use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship between two quantities.
6.RP.2 – Understand the concept of a unit rate a/b associated with a ratio a:b and use rate language in the context of a ratio relationship.
6.RP.3 – Use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical
problems. Make takes of equivalent ratios, solve unit rate problems, find percent of a quantity, use ratio reasoning to convert measurement units.
6.NS.5 – Understand that positive and negative numbers are used together to describe quantities having opposite directions or values.
6.NS.6 – Understand a rational number as a point on the number line. 6.NS.7 – Understand ordering and absolute value of rational numbers.
6.EE.3 – Apply the properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions. 6.EE.6 – Use variables to represent numbers and write expressions when solving a real-world or mathematical problem.
Materials/Technology:
Additional Resources: DPI - Lessons for Learning – Bake Sale Brownies
DPI - Lessons for Learning – Paper Clip Comparisons
Quick Glance:
Inv 1 (all): Making Comparisons
Inv 2 (all): Connecting Ratios and Rates
Inv 3 (all): Extending the Number Line
Inv 4 (4.1, 4.2): Working with Percents
Vocabulary:
Absolute value
Benchmarks
Equivalent fractions
Improper fractions
Mixed number
Opposites
Percent
Rate table
Ratio
Unit rate
Evidence of Learning:
Unit Readiness Assessment
2 Check Ups
1 Partner Quiz
1 Unit Test
1 Self Assessment
1 School Net Assessment - Named: 6th Grade –
Comparing Bits and Pieces
Important Notes:
6th Grade - Unit 3 – Let’s Be Rational (20 days)
Things to Emphasize:
Adding and subtracting fractions
Multiplying fractions
Dividing fractions
Area models, visual fraction models, etc. to represent the operations
Standards:
6.NS.1 – Interpret and compute quotients of fractions, and solve word problems involving division of fractions by fractions.
6.NS.2 – Fluently divide multi-digit numbers using the standard algorithm.
6.NS.4 – Find the greatest common factor of two whole numbers less than or equal to 100 and the least common multiple of two whole numbers less than or equal to 12. Use the distributive property to express.
6.EE.2 – Write, read, and evaluate expressions in which letters stand for numbers. 6.EE.3 – Apply the properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions. 6.EE.6 – Use variables to represent numbers and write expressions when solving a real-world or mathematical problem.
Materials/Technology:
Pinch Cards
Additional Resources:
Quick Glance:
Inv 1 (all): Extending Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
Inv 2 (all): Building on Multiplication with Fractions
Inv 3 (all but 3.3): Dividing with Fractions
Inv 4 (4.3): Wrapping Up the Operations
Vocabulary:
Algorithm
Benchmark
Number sentence
Overestimate
Reciprocal
Underestimate
Evidence of Learning:
Unit Readiness Assessment
2 Check Ups
1 Partner Quiz
1 Self Assessment
1 Unit Test
1 Unit Project
1 School Net Assessment - Named: 6th Grade – Let’s Be
Rational
Important Notes:
Allow students to represent these operations in multiple methods and acquire their own understanding of how to preform these operations before teaching them the algorithm
6th Grade - Unit 4 – Decimal Ops (23 days)
Things to Emphasize:
Adding and subtracting decimals
Multiplying and dividing decimals
Using percents in real life
Standards:
6.RP.1 – Understand the concept of a ratio and use ratio language to describe a ratio
relationship between two quantities.
6.RP.2 – Understand the concept of a unit rate a/b associated with a ratio a:b and use
6.RP.3 – Use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical problems.
Make takes of equivalent ratios, solve unit rate problems, find percent of a quantity, use ratio reasoning to convert measurement units.
6.NS.1 – Interpret and compute quotients of fractions, and solve word problems involving division of fractions by fractions.
6.NS.2 – Fluently divide multi-digit numbers using the standard algorithm. 6.NS.3 – Fluently add, subtract, multiply, and divide multi-digit decimals using the standard algorithm for each operation.
6.EE.3 – Apply the properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions. 6.EE.5 – Understand solving an equation or inequality as a process of answering a question. Use substitution to determine if a number makes an equation or inequality true.
6.EE.6 – Use variables to represent numbers and write expressions when solving a real-world or mathematical problem.
Materials/Technology:
Additional Resources:
Quick Glance:
Inv 1 (all): Decimal
Operations and Estimation
Inv 2 (all): Adding and Subtracting Decimals
Supplement: Multiplying and Dividing Decimals
Inv 4 (all): Using Percents
Vocabulary:
Dividend
Divisor
Estimate
Expanded form
Factored form
Percent
Quotient
Ratio
Repeating decimal
Terminating decimal
Unit rate
Evidence of Learning:
Unit Readiness Assessment
2 Check Ups
1 Partner Quiz
1 Self Assessment
1 Unit Test
1 Unit Project
1 School Net Assessment - Named: 6th Grade – Decimal
Ops
Important Notes:
Percents and decimals are one of the most applicable areas of math that our students will encounter on a regular basis – make sure students can work with benchmark percents and find tips, discounts, tax, etc.
6th Grade - Unit 5 – Variables and Patterns (26 days)
Things to Emphasize:
Relationship between variables, tables, and graphs
Equivalent expressions
Solving equations and inequalities
Writing expressions and expressions and
Standards:
6.RP.3 – Use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical problems (equivalent ratios and unit rate).
6.NS.8 – Solve real-world and mathematical problems by graphing points in all four quadrants of the coordinate plane.
interpreting them question. Use substitution to determine whether a given number makes it true. 6.EE.6 – Use variables to represent numbers and write expressions when solving a real-world or mathematical problem.
6.EE.7 – Solve real-world and mathematical problems by writing and solving equations in the form of x + p = q and px=q (no negatives).
6.EE.8 – Write an inequality of the form x>c or x<c to represent a constraint or condition in real-world or mathematical problem, has infinitely many solutions, and represent on number line.
6.EE.9 – Use variables to represent two quantities in a real-world problem that change in relationship to one another, write an equation to express one quantity, thought of as the dependent variable, in terms of the other quantity, thought of as the independent variable.
Materials/Technology:
Additional Resources: DPI - Lessons for Learning – I’ll Race You?
Quick Glance:
Inv 1 (all): Variables, Tables, and Graphs
Inv 2 (all): Analyzing Relationships Among Variables
Inv 3 (all): Relating Variables with Equations
Inv 4 (all): Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities
Vocabulary:
Average speed
Coefficient
Dependent
Equation
Equivalent
Expression
Independent
Inequality
Rate of change
Solution
Term
Variable
Evidence of Learning:
Unit Readiness Assessment
2 Check Ups
1 Partner Quiz
1 Self Assessment
1 Unit Test
1 School Net Assessment - Named: 6th Grade –
Variables and Patterns
Important Notes:
6th Grade - Unit 6 – Covering and Surrounding (23 days)
Things to Emphasize:
Area – discover and apply
Volume – discover and apply
Surface Area with nets
Standards:
6.NS.8 – Solve real-world and mathematical problems by graphing points in all four quadrants of the coordinate plane.
6.EE.6 – Use variables to represent numbers and write expressions when solving a real-world or mathematical problem.
6.G.1- Find the area of right triangles, other triangles, special quadrilaterals and polygons by composing into rectangles or decomposing into triangles and other shapes.
6.G.2 – Find the volume of right rectangular prism with fractional edge lengths by packing it with unit cubes of the appropriate unit fraction edge lengths and use this to show you can multiply to find volume. Apply the formulas V = lwh and V = bh to find volumes.
6.G.3 – Draw polygons in the coordinate plane given coordinates for the vertices, find lengths between points.
6.G.4 – Represent 3D figures using nets made up of rectangles and triangles, and use the nets to find the surface area of these figures.
Materials/Technology:
Additional Resources: DPI - Lessons for Learning – Block Part-y
Quick Glance:
Inv 1 (all): Extending and Building on Area and Perimeter
Inv 2 (all but 2.4): Measuring Triangles
Inv 3 (all but 3.3): Measuring Parallelograms
Inv 4 (all): Measuring Surface Area and Volume
Vocabulary:
Area
Base
Face
Height
Net
Parallelogram
Perimeter
Polygon
Rectangular prisms
Surface Area
Trapezoid
Triangle
Volume
Evidence of Learning:
Unit Readiness Assessment
2 Check Ups
1 Partner Quiz
1 Self Assessment
1 Unit Test
1 Unit Project
1 School Net Assessment - Named: 6th Grade –
Covering and Surrounding
Important Notes:
The formulas for area, volume, and surface area should be last, students need to develop where these comes from, so when they forget the formula, they see the make up of the shape and can use their own understanding to get the answers
6th Grade - Unit 7 – Data About Us (20 days)
Things to Emphasize:
Center: Mean and median
Spread: IQR, range, MAD
Box-and-whisker plots, histograms, line plots
Standards:
6.SP.1 – Recognize a statistical question as one that anticipates variability in the data related to the question and accounts for it in the answers.
6.SP.2 – Understand that a set of data collected to answer a statistical question has a distribution which can be described by it’s center, spread, and overall shape.
fits values with a single number, while a measure of variation describes how its values vary with a single number.
6.SP.4 – Display numerical data in plots on a number line, including dot plots, histograms, and box plots.
6.SP.5 – Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context (report # of observations, mean, median, IQR, MAD, variability and center)
Materials/Technology:
Additional Resources: DPI - Lessons for Learning – How MAD are you?
DPI - Lessons for Learning – Shakespeare vs. Rowling
Quick Glance:
Inv 1 (all): What’s in a Name? Organizing, Representing, and Describing Data
Supp: Using the Mean
Inv 3 (all): What’s Your Favorite? Measuring Variability
Inv 4 (4.1, 4.2): What Numbers Describe Us?
Vocabulary:
Box-and-whisker
Categorical data
Distribution
Histogram
IQR
MAD
Mean
Median
Mode
Numerical data
Outlier
Range
Scale
Variability
Evidence of Learning:
Unit Readiness Assessment
2 Check Ups
1 Partner Quiz
1 Self-Assessment
1 Unit Test
1 Unit Project
1 School Net Assessment - Named: 6th Grade – Data
About Us
Important Notes:
Have a focus on scale when creating these