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Mathematics — Grade 6

Goal 1: Number and Operations - The learner will understand and compute with rational numbers.

Objective 1.07. Develop flexibility in solving problems by selecting strategies and using mental computation, estimation, calculators or computers, and paper and pencil.

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We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

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Aligned lesson plans

Sale! Sale! Sale!
Consumer math often requires shoppers to analyze and compare the same products at different stores. In addition to price variations, retailers offer incentives or discounts. This lesson requires students to be informed consumers who calculate three purchasing options and conclude which is the best deal. The activity enables students to apply mathematics to a real-life situation.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics)
By Leslie Hawes.
Pizza anyone?
Students survey their class and analyze data about favorite pizza toppings. This activity is meant to be fun and engaging, with the class participating and making decisions as a whole.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics)
By Jack Hunter.
Finding patterns using fractals
This lesson will introduce students to patterns in fractals using resources of Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. Permission has been granted for the use of the materials as part of the workshop Interactivate Your Bored Math Students.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5–6 Mathematics)
By Wendy Korbusieski.

Resources on the web

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
Q T Pi Fashions - Learning About Credit Card Use
Students learn the joys and dangers of using credit as they help Credita, the main character in this activity, solve her credit problems. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council on Economic Education
More or less estimator
This activity allows the user to estimate quantities and sizes including the number of objects in a set, the lengths of a curve, and the area of a shape (Learn more)
Format: activity/lesson plan (grade K–12 Mathematics)
Provided by: Shodor
Magic Squares
This lesson, from Illuminations, explores magic squares from both a historical and mathematical perspective. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
A Lunch-In Affair
Students apply previous learning to decision-making that involves purchasing and preparing at least a five-item menu. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Fun with Baseball Stats
In this lesson, from Illuminations, students explore statistics surrounding baseball, and are exposed to connections between various mathematical concepts. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Football finances
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students analyze pictures of football stands to make estimates related to attendance at the Super Bowl, and then they make estimates about the television audience. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Finding satisfactory solutions
The purpose of this Science NetLinks lesson is to explore the creative aspects of problem solving and practice creative problem solving strategies in the context of a story problem. In this activity, students decide where to locate ice cream stands in a... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Create an address number: Grades 5-6
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students look for all the possible solution sets for a mathematics problem involving a three-digit house number. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5–6 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Counting embedded figures
In this lesson from Illuminations, students look for patterns within a given figure. After looking at the figure, students count embedded squares, rectangles, or triangles, attempt to form generalizations, and sharpen their algebraic thinking skills. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: Illuminations
Comparison estimator
This activity allows the user to compare two quantities (which may be the number of objects in each of two sets, the lengths of two curves, or the area of two shapes) by estimating. (Learn more)
Format: activity/lesson plan (grade K–12 Mathematics)
Provided by: Shodor
Commutative rectangle
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students investigate the concepts of identity, inverse, commutativity, and associativity using a geometric model. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Classic Middle-Grades Problems for the Classroom
Students work in groups on classic problems that can be represented and solved in several ways. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Balancing shapes
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students balance shapes using an interactive pan balance applet to study equality as an introduction to algebra. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics