The Pre Algebra 6 course will focus on the sixth grade standards that are tested on the PSSA’s as well as 7th grade standards. The Pre Algebra 6 curriculum is designed to expand students’ knowledge of previously introduced mathematical concepts. The curriculum is vigorous in scope and addresses all aspects of the PA Common Core math standards. Content will include: Number Concepts, Comparing and Ordering Numbers, Computation, Estimation and Problem Solving, Ratio, Proportion and Percent, Patterns, Expressions, Equations and Inequalities, The Coordinate Plane, Geometric Concepts, Measurement, Data Analysis and Probability. Students will be expected to review concepts taught in class through hands-on activities, guided practice, cooperative learning experiences, daily homework assignments and various assessments. Once introduced, concepts will be developed to reinforce retention. This course is designed to further extend critical thinking skills and real world applications. The students will then follow the four critical areas of the common core standards for 7th grade: developing understanding of and applying proportional relationships; developing understanding of operations with rational numbers and working with expressions and linear equations; solving problems involving scale drawings and informal geometric constructions, and working with two- and three-dimensional shapes to solve problems involving area, surface area, and volume; and drawing inferences about populations based on samples.