6th Grade Concepts by Unit

Unit 1:

1. Powers and exponents

2. Order of operations

3. Prime factorization

4. Greatest common factor (GCF)

5. Least common multiple (LCM)

Unit 2:

1. Dividing whole numbers (standard algorithm)

2. Multiplying fractions

3. Dividing fractions

4. Dividing mixed numbers

5. Adding and subtracting decimals

6. Multiplying decimals

7. Dividing decimals

Unit 3:

1. Area of parallelograms

2. Area of triangles

3. Area of trapezoids and kites

4. 3D figures

5. Surface area of prisms

6. Surface area of pyramids

7. Volume of rectangular prisms

Unit 4:

1. Ratios

2. Using tape diagrams

3. Using ratio tables

4. Graphing ratio relationships

5. Rates and unit rates

6. Converting measures

Unit 5:

1. Percents and fractions

2. Percents and decimals

3. Fractions and decimals

4. Comparing and ordering fractions, decimals, and percents

5. Solving percent problems

Unit 6: 

1. Algebraic expressions

2. Writing expressions

3. Properties of addition and multiplication

4. Distributive property

5. Factoring expressions

Unit 7:

1. Integers

2. Comparing and ordering integers

3. Rational numbers

4. Absolute value

5. Coordinate plane

6. Polygons in the coordinate plane

Unit 8:

1. Writing equations in one variable

2. Solving equations using addition or subtraction

3. Solving equations using multiplication or division

4. Writing equations in two variables

5. Writing and graphing inequalities

6. Solving inequalities