6th Grade Math Curriculum

Unit 1: Numerical Expressions and Factors

  1. Exponents

  2. Square and Cube Roots

  3. Order of Operations

  4. Factors and Greatest Common Factor

  5. Multiples and Least Common Multiple


Unit 2: Fractions and Decimals

  1. Multiplying Fractions

  2. Multiplying Mixed Numbers

  3. Dividing Fractions

  4. Dividing Mixed Numbers

  5. Adding and Subtracting Decimals

  6. Multiplying with Decimals

  7. Long Division

  8. Multiplying/Dividing by Powers of 10

  9. Dividing with Decimals


Unit 3: Ratios and Rate

  1. Writing Ratios

  2. Using Tape Diagrams to Create Equivalent Ratios

  3. Proving Equivalent Ratios

  4. Ratio Tables

  5. Solving Ratio Word Problems

  6. Rate and Unit Rate

  7. One Step Measurement Conversions

  8. Two Step Measurement Conversions


Unit 4: Percents

  1. Equivalent Fractions

  2. Simplifying Fractions to Lowest Terms

  3. Converting Fractions to Percents (Denominator is a factor/multiple of 100)

  4. Converting Fractions to Decimals and Percents Using Division

  5. Using All Strategies to Convert Fractions to Percents

  6. Percent of a Number using Equivalent Fractions

  7. Real World Applications of Percents

  8. Building Percents using Mental Math and Landmark Percents


Unit 5: Algebraic Expressions and Properties

  1. Commutative and Associative Properties

  2. Identity, Inverse, and Zero Properties

  3. Distributive Property

  4. Using the Distributive Property for Common Factors

  5. Translating Algebraic Expressions

  6. Identifying Parts of Algebraic Expressions

  7. Evaluating Algebraic Expressions with Whole Numbers

  8. Combining Like Terms and Distributive Property

  9. Equivalent Expressions

  10. Equivalent Expressions - Factoring out the GCF


Unit 6: Equations and Inequalities

  1. Solving One Step Addition and Subtraction Equations

  2. Solving One Step Multiplication and Division Equations

  3. Solving Two Step Equations

  4. Writing Linear Equations

  5. Graphing Linear Equations

  6. Independent and Dependent Variables

  7. Evaluating Formulas

  8. Writing and Graphing Inequalities

  9. Solution Sets

  10. Translating and Solving Inequalities


Unit 7: Integers, Number Lines, and the Coordinate Plane

  1. Integers

  2. Opposites of Integers

  3. Interpreting “The Zero”

  4. Rational Numbers

  5. Absolute Value

  6. The Coordinate Plane

  7. Distance on the Coordinate Plane

  8. Reflections on the Coordinate Plane

  9. Graphing Ratios and Rates on the Coordinate Plane


Unit 8: Area, Surface Area and Volume

  1. Area and Perimeter of Squares and Rectangles

  2. Area and Perimeter of Parallelograms

  3. Area and Perimeter of Triangles

  4. Area and Perimeter of Trapezoids

  5. Area of Compound Figures

  6. Area and Perimeter Applications

  7. Connecting Algebra to Geometry

  8. Volume of Rectangular Prisms

  9. Three Dimensional Solid Figures and Nets

  10. Surface Area of Three Dimensional Solid Figures


Unit 9: Statistics

  1. Statistical Questions

  2. Populations and Samples

  3. Displaying Data in Histograms

  4. Measures of Central Tendency (mean, median, mode)

  5. Variation in a Data Set

  6. Data Distribution Shapes

  7. Outliers

  8. Sampling a Population


Unit 10: Probability

  1. Measuring Chance with Ratios

  2. Predicting Outcomes

  3. Probability and Percent

  4. Non-Uniform Probabilities