Belleville Mennonite School Scope and Sequence

 

Middle School Math

 

Grade level: 6

 

Looking at Numbers

Use place value to express and compare whole numbers and decimals; write a decimal as a fraction and a fraction as a decimal; use exponents to represent numbers; order integers and identify opposite integers

Using Whole Numbers

Use properties and mental math to find sums and differences; solve problems by using the guess and check strategy; multiply and divide whole numbers; use estimation to find sums, differences, products, and quotients

Using Decimals

Add and subtract decimals; multiply decimals; divide decimals

Number Theory and Fractions

Identify factors and multiples of a number and tell whether a number is prime or composite; write a composite number as the product of prime numbers; find the least common multiple and greatest common factor to write fractions in simplest form; write fractions as mixed numbers and mixed numbers as fractions

Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Add and subtract like fractions; add and subtract unlike fractions; estimate sums and differences of fractions

Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers

Add and subtract mixed numbers; estimate sums and differences of mixed numbers

Multiplying and Dividing Fractions

Simplify factors and multiply fractions and mixed numbers; divide fractions; solve problems by working backward

Geometric Figures

Identify and describe points, lines, and planes; classify lines and angles and measure angles; construct congruent line segments and angles; identify polygons by the number of sides and angles

Symmetry and Transformation

Identify line symmetry and rotational symmetry; identify and use transformations of geometric shapes; use polygons to make tessellations; use a model to solve a problem

Solid Figures

Identify solid figures and their parts; identify nets for solid figures and different points of view; solve problems by using the strategy solving a simpler problem

Organizing Data

Identify information needed to make decisions; identify sample size and types of samples when conducting a survey; determine whether a sample or question in a survey is biased; use and organize data from a survey

Displaying Data

Display data in a bar graph, line graph, and a stem and leaf plot; make histograms and circle graphs; graph two or more sets of data

Interpreting Data and Predicting

Analyze graphs and make predictions from graphs; identify misleading graphs; find the mean, median, and mode

Probability

Use the strategy account for all possibilities in problems; find the probability of events; find the experimental probability of an event

Algebra

To write, interpret, and evaluate numerical and algebraic expressions; use input/output tables to evaluate algebraic expressions; solve addition and subtraction equations

Algebra- Real-Life Relationships

Solve multiplication and division equations; use equations to show money relationships; convert temperature between F and C; calculate distance, rate, or time by solving equations; use the strategy make a table to solve problems

Ratio, Proportions, and Percents

Write a ratio to compare two objects; find rates and unit rates; write ratios and decimals as percents and vice versa; express parts of a whole as percents; write a proportion to solve a problem

Percent and Change

Find the percent of a number; use the percents to make a circle graph; interpret circle graphs that use percents; find the amount of discount and the sale price; find simple interest

Ratio, Proportion, and Similar Figures

Identify similar and congruent figures; use ratios to identify similar figures; use similar figures to find the unknown length of a side; use proportions to measure indirectly

Applications of Ratio and Proportion

Use scale to find dimensions of drawing or actual length; read and use scales on a map; draw a diagram to show directions; use ratios to determine if similar rectangles are Golden

Measurement

Change one customary unit of measurement to another; change one metric unit of measurement to another; measure length by using precise measurements; use a network to find the distance from place to place; find the perimeters of polygons

Measuring Area

Estimate the area of irregular figures; use a formula to solve problems; find the area of triangles and parallelograms; double the dimensions of a polygon and determine the effects on its perimeter and area; find the area of a circle

Measuring Solids

Estimate and find the volume of prisms; determine how the volume of a rectangle prism changes when the dimensions change; find the volume of a cylinder; find the surface area of a rectangle prism

Algebra- Number Relationships

Classify and compare sets of numbers; write fractions as terminating and repeating decimals; find a rational number between two rational numbers; compare and order rational numbers

Operations With Integers

Add and subtract integers; multiply and divide integers

Algebra-Equations and Relationships

Evaluate numerical and algebraic expressions with integers; solve one-step equations and inequalities with integers; locate points and graph relations on a coordinate plane

Geometric Patterns

Transform figures on a coordinate plane; find a pattern to solve problems that involve transformations; identify the next 2-3 dimensional figure in geometric pattern; make shapes for tessellations

Patterns and Operations

Identify, extend, and make number patterns with whole numbers and decimals; identify and make patterns with fractions; identify, extend, and make sequences of integers