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Welcome to the 6th grade SMART Pages!
Click on the links below to find information on the what your child is learning,
vocabulary, activities for home, and learning links!
Geometry | Statistics & Probability | Number System | Ratios & Proportions | Expressions & Equations
Geometry
What Your Child Will Learn
| Find the area of regular and irregular polygons (6.G.1) |
| Find the volume of rectangular prisms (6.G.2) |
| Draw polygons in the coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems (6.G.3) |
| Represent three-dimensional figures using nets (6.G.4) |
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Activities At Home
- Write clues to describe polygons. Try to guess your partners polygon.
- Use a compass or computer to draw geometric figures.
- Take the measurements of your bedroom. Determine the amount of carpet needed to cover the floor. Determine the amount of wallpaper to cover your walls.
- Estimate the size of your classroom. Determine the area and volume of your classroom. Think about different ways you could figure out the volume without measuring with a yard stick or measuring tape.
- Using weighted paper, draw a net of a three-dimensional figure. Using color pencils, decorate and cut.
Learning Links
| Nets | Maze game | 3d Boxes | Area |
| Surface and volume | Polygon Properties | Types of polygons |
Geoboard |
Statistics & Probability
What Your Child Will Learn
| Find the area of regular and irregular polygons (6.G.1) |
| Find the volume of rectangular prisms (6.G.2) |
| Draw polygons in the coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems (6.G.3) |
| Represent three-dimensional figures using nets (6.G.4) |
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Activities At Home
- Write clues to describe polygons. Try to guess your partners polygon.
- Use a compass or computer to draw geometric figures.
- Take the measurements of your bedroom. Determine the amount of carpet needed to cover the floor. Determine the amount of wallpaper to cover your walls.
- Estimate the size of your classroom. Determine the area and volume of your classroom. Think about different ways you could figure out the volume without measuring with a yard stick or measuring tape.
- Using weighted paper, draw a net of a three-dimensional figure. Using color pencils, decorate and cut.
Learning Links
| Nets | Maze game | 3d Boxes | Area |
| Surface and volume | Polygon Properties | Types of polygons | Geoboard |
Number System
What Your Child Will Learn
| Divide by fractions by fractions (6.NS.1) |
| Fluently divide multi-digit numbers using the standard algorithm (6.NS.2) |
| Fluently add, subtract, multiply, and divide multi-digit decimals using the standard algorithm for each operation (6.NS.3) |
| Find the greatest common factor and multiples of numbers (6.NS.4) |
| Understand the meaning of positive and negative numbers (6.NS.5) |
| Order rational numbers (6.NS.6) |
| Understand ordering and absolute value of rational numbers (6.NS.7) |
| Graph points on a coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems. (6.NS.8) |
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Activities At Home
- Pick or create numbers to make fractions with. Add, subtract, multiply, divide, or simplify using the fractions
you created. - With a partner, pick numbers. Race to find the common factors of those numbers.
- With a partner, choose fractions. Race to put the fractions in order from least to greatest or greatest to least.
- Find examples of integers in the newspaper, on the internet, or in magazines.
- Create or pick numbers to make decimals. Add, subtract, multiply, or divide the decimals.
- Create a treasure map on a coordinate plane. Write clues, using coordinates, to find the treasure.
Learning Links
Ratios & Proportions
What Your Child Will Learn
| Understand the concept of a ratio (6.RP.1) |
| Understand the concept of unit rate (6.RP.2) |
| Use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real world problems (6.RP.3) |
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Activities At Home
- Practice finding ratios and equal ratios by finding equivalent fractions.
- Create ratios for objects around the house. For example, the ratio of male shoes to female shoes.
- Create fractions. Find fractions that are equivalent to the original fraction.
- Go to the grocery store and find the unit rates for different items at the store.
Learning Links
| Equal Proportions | Equivalent Ratios | Rates, Ratios, Proportions | Finding Equal Ratios |
| Thinking Blocks | Fraction Percent Scale | Rod Ratios | Ratio and Proportion |
Expressions & Equations
What Your Child Will Learn
| Write and evaluate numerical expressions involving whole-number exponents (6.EE.1) |
| Write, read, and evaluate expressions in which letters stand for numbers (6.EE.2) |
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Simplify algebraic expressions using the distributive, associative, and communicative properties when appropriate.
For example, 3 (2 + x) can be expressed as 6 + 3x (6.EE.3) |
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Identify equivalent expressions. For example, the expressions y + y + y and 3y are equivalent because they name
the same number regardless of which number y stands for (6.EE.4) |
| Understand equations and inequalities (6.EE.5) |
| Use variables and expressions to solve real-world problems (6.EE.6) |
| Use variables and equations to solve real-world problems (6.EE.7) |
| Write inequalities for real-world or mathematical problems (6.EE.8) |
| Use variables to represent two quantities in a real-world problem (6.EE.9) |
Vocabulary
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Activities At Home
- Write expressions to describe real life things (siblings age, number of pets, etc.)
- Write expressions and use order of operations to solve.
- Write a story incorporating variables. Have a friend try to solve for the variables.
- Make flashcards using algebraic expressions and properties.
Learning Links
| Algebraic Equations | Make 24 | Balancing Equations | Equivalent Numbers |
| Equations Pong | Inequality Wars | Number Puzzles | Model Algebra |
| Algebra Tiles | Function Machine | Pan Balance |
Algebra Balance Scales |