Standard Course of Study :: Mathematics — Grade 6

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The prime team: Students will learn their prime numbers by creating and manipulating their own Sieve of Eratosthenes.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics); By Lori Bradley.

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Travel in the Solar System: This lesson, from Illuminations, affords students the opportunity to think about two aspects of the time required to complete space travel within the Solar System. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Playing the product game: Students learn how to play the Product Game, which helps them develop understanding of factors, multiples, and the relationships between them. Illuminations provides an activity sheet and game board overhead transparency for completing the lesson. The Product... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Making your own product game: Students work in pairs to create their own game boards and learn by experimenting and making mistakes about what factors and products to include in a game. After reviewing strategies for playing the game, students create their own game boards and practice... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 and 6–7 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

The factor game: In this activity, students play a game in which winning strategies involve distinguishing between numbers with many factors and numbers with few factors. Illuminations provides an activity sheet and an applet to complete this lesson. After the teacher demonstrates... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 and 6–7 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Difference of Squares: Students explore arithmetic statements leading to a result that is the factoring pattern for the difference of two squares. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Connections and extensions: In this lesson, students make connections and expand on what they learned in previous lessons. Then, they explain the effects of different moves on the game board. Illuminations provides links to the three prior lessons, an activity sheet, and detailed... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Classifying numbers: Students use Venn diagrams to represent the relationships between the factors or products of two numbers. Illuminations provides helpful activity sheets and detailed instructions for completing the lesson. Students will: Review multiplication... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

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