What is Math Connections?
What is Math Connections?
Math connections is a course for all sixth grade students. It is designed to be an opportunity for students to explore mathematical concepts in a more hands-on, project-based way with real world connections. There are certain concepts and skills that are taught specifically in the math connections course, so there are times when the class has a more traditional feel, but much of the work students will do in this class should allow for improved problem solving skills and opportunities for connecting the mathematics to everyday life.Â
Unit 1:
Estimation
Basic operations
Dividing whole numbers (standard algorithm)
Unit 2 (explicitly taught in Connections):
Measures of center (mean, median, mode)
Measures of variation (range, interquartile range, outliers)
Unit 3 (explicitly taught in Connections):
Types of data displays (stem-and-leaf, histograms, box-and-whisker)
Recognizing misleading data displays
Unit 4 (links for specific operations available in unit 3 - 6th grade):
Fraction operations
Decimal operations
Unit 5 (explicitly taught in Connections):
Unit 6:
Unit 7 (links for specific operations available in unit 3 and 5 - 6th grade):
Fractions, Decimals and Percents
Percent Problems
Unit 8 (explicitly taught in Connections):
Experimental and theoretical probability