Chapter 6 covers the basics to get started with building your first robot and programming it.  It will be a good idea to learn some skills listed below.  You will want to take down data from your sensors on your NXT, input data into your program, test, and make adjustments to refine your program.:

Let's cover some FRACTIONS from sums.co.uk:  http://www.sums.co.uk/playground/n6a/playground.htm

Let's learn how to convert FRACTIONS to DECIMALS:  http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/fracto.html

Let's learn about how all this relates to PERCENTAGES:  http://www.freewebs.com/weddell/FDP%20contents.html

Let's learn about BAR CHARTING so we can see how it can help us visualize number comparisons:  http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/grapher.html

Let's learn PROBABILITY:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/fish.html

Let's learn about MEAN, MEDIAN, and MODE:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/train.html



Strategy planning is important.  You can plot things, use something to give you a sense of coordinates, or do it both.  Here are ways you can do this.  Lets learn some skills.:

Let's learn about COORDINATES:  http://www.athena.bham.org.uk/old/coordinates1.htm

Let's try PLOTTING:  http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/maths/coordinate_game/game1.htm

Test your skills:   http://www.sums.co.uk/playground/ss3/playground.htm

Try this COORDINATE games and apply to your future missions:  http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/webisode_3/web_game3.html



When you're done with all the tutorials and do the actual missions and/or project, you will need to take down and record data and do comparisons.  This will help you create an effective and efficient functional robot.

Let's learn about the different styles of GRAPHS so you can choose the one that best fits your situation:  http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/

Doing visual comparisons in similarities and differences is easy when you do it with a VENN DIAGRAM:   http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=triangles

You can even use a CARROLL DIAGRAM or QUADRILATERAL DIAGRAM:    http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=quad

The information you collect will need to be put into a presentation when you are done with the initial testing of your robot in each mission.  This will be your proof that demonstrate not only understanding, but that you did the work.


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MATH:
Standard 11: Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability: FLUENCY WITH DATA:
Pose questions and collect, organize, and represent data to answer those
questions
Standard 13: Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability: DATA ANALYSIS:
Develop and evaluate inferences, predictions, and arguments that are based on
data