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Sixth Grade Learning Expectations

Essential Learning 1: The student understands and applies the concepts and procedures of math.

Math Skill 1.2.1: applies procedures for determining area of a triangle, circumference of a circle, and volume of a rectangular solid

Resources:

  • To develop the formula for perimeter and to use the formula to solve problems.
    • Addison-Wesley, p. 388, 389
    • Practice, p. 141, Lesson 14-1
    • Reteaching, p. 141, Lesson 14-1
    • Challenges, p. 141, Lesson 14-1
    • Building Thinking Skills, p. 141, Lesson 14-1
     
  • To use the relationship between the metric units for volume, capacity, and mass to make estimates involving these units.
    • Addison-Wesley, p. 366, 367
    • Practice, p. 134, Lesson 13-4
    • Reteaching, p. 134, Lesson 13-4
    • Challenges, p. 134, Lesson 13-4
    • Building Thinking Skills, p. 134, Lesson 13-4
     
  • To use the relationship between the customary units for capacity and weight to make estimates involving these units
    • Addison-Wesley, p. 374, 375
    • Practice p.138, Lesson 13-8
    • Reteaching p.138, Lesson 13-8
    • Building Thinking Skills p.138, Lesson 13-8
    • Challenges p.138, Lesson 13-8
     
  • To develop the formulas for the area of rectangles and parallelograms and to use the formula to solve problems
    • Addison-Wesley, p. 390, 391
    • Practice p. 142, Lesson 14-2
    • Reteaching p. 142, Lesson 14-2
    • Challenges p. 142, Lesson 14-2
    • Building Thinking Skills p. 142, Lesson 14-2
  • To develop the formula for volume of a rectangular prism and to use the formula and the area formula to solve problems involving volume and surface area
    • Addison-Wesley, p. 402, 403
    • Practice, p. 148, Lesson 14-8
    • Reteaching, p. 148, Lesson 14-8
    • Challenges, p. 148, Lesson 14-8
    • Building Thinking Skills, p. 148, Lesson 14-8

Assessment:

  • Addison-Wesley
    • Pre/Post Tests
      • Chapter 14, Free Response Tests/ Multiple Choice Tests
      • Chapter 13, Free Response Tests/Multiple Choice Tests
    • Problem of the day
      • p. 366 A, 374A, 388 A, 390 A, 402 A