Student Resources

Unit 1: Process Standards

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1 Figure This! Math Challenges for Families
Figure This! offers students challenging activities to do at school or at home with their parents to enhance their problem solving ability in a range of content areas.
2 Mathematics Problems and Warm-ups
This is a Web-base of 101 mathematics problems that are searchable by keyword or by categories.

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3 Figure This! Challenge for Families
4 Mathematics Problems and Warm-ups

Unit 2: Algebra, Patterns, and Functions

Assessment and Curriculum Support for Parents

1 Parent Preview (Grade 6, Algebra, Patterns, and Functions)
This document outlines the objectives that will be taught during this unit. It also includes important vocabulary and optional activities that can be done at home.

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2 Attribute Trains
Practice completing patterns of shapes, numbers, or colors.
3 Completing the Pattern
Practice completing number patterns.
4 Function Machine
This virtual manipulative is designed to teach the concept of a function. It does so by allowing you experiment with various functions.

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5 Order of Operations
After reviewing 6 examples showing the order of operations, try solving some problems on your own.
6 Funbrain - What's the Point
What's the point? find the point on the grid (choose Easy for Quadrant 1 problems)
7 Interactive: Simple Coordinates Game
This activity allows the user to plot points on the coordinate plane and to read the coordinates of a point plotted by the computer.
8 Order of Operations
9 Spy Guys Interactive - Balancing Equations
Watch a brief video to learn how to write balanced equations.
10 Writing Algebraic Expressions

Unit 3: Number Relationships and Computation (Number Theory)

Assessment and Curriculum Support for Parents

1 Parent Preview (Grade 6, Number Relationships and Computation - Number Theory)
This document outlines the objectives that will be taught during this unit. It also includes important vocabulary and optional activities that can be done at home.

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2 Addition Properties
Learn about the different addition properties and then complete a quiz to test your knowledge!
3 Exponents
Whole numbers can be expressed in standard form, in factor form and in exponential form. Examples and exercises are provided for review and reinforcement.
4 Matching game -Distributive Property
An interactive matching game to help memorize information about Distributive Property
5 Math is Fun - Prime Factorization Tool
This tool will work out the prime factorization of a number.
6 Math is Fun - Squares and Square Roots
Squares and Square RootsTo understand square roots, first you must understand squares ...
7 Math.com - Square Root Calculator
The Square Root Calculator will find the square root of the number you enter.
8 Multiplication Properties
Learn about the different multiplication properties and then complete a quiz to test your knowledge!
9 Order of Operations with Exponents
Examples showing the order of operations with exponents are provided. Review exercises are given.
10 Prime and Composite Game
Learn about the prime and composite numbers and then complete a quiz to test your knowledge!

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11 Divisibility Tests
12 Order of Operations with Exponents

Unit 4: Statistics (Analyze and Interpret Data)

Assessment and Curriculum Support for Parents

1 Parent Preview (Grade 6, Statistics)
This document outlines the objectives that will be taught during this unit. It also includes important vocabulary and optional activities that can be done at home.

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2 BBC - Interpreting data
Click on each child to find out their favorite hobby. Total the tallies to create a frequency table. Create a bar graph to represent your data.
3 Calculate Mean, Median, Mode and Range
Practice calculating the mean, median, mode, and range of data sets.
4 Frequency Table Practice
Answer questions involving frequency tables.
5 How It All Stacks Up
Create electronic bar graphs to represent data.
6 Interactive:Circle Graph
This activity allows the user to graph data on a circle graph. Students can use predefined data sets or enter their own data.
7 Interactive:Multi Bar Graph
This activity allows the user to graph data on a multi bar graph.
8 Interactive:Stem and Leaf Plotter
This activity generates a stem and leaf plot from data that the user enters. Users must have data to enter in order to effectively use this applet.
9 Math: Handling data-mode, median, and mean
Find the medial height of the buildings in this mixed up collection!
10 Mean, Median, Mode, and Range: Find the missing number
Practice calculating a missing number in data sets.
11 Range of a Set of Data
3 real-world examples involving the range are given. After reviewing those, you will be asked to calculate the range of different sets of data.
12 Spy Guys - Interactive - Understanding and Interpreting Graphs
Watch an interactive video to reinforce your understanding of double bar graphs and stem and leaf plots.Watch an interactive video to reinforce your understanding of double bar graphs and stem and leaf plots.
13 Statistics and Shopping
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14 Stem and Leaf Practice
Answer questions involving stem and leaf plots.
15 The Mean, Median, and Mode card game
Do you remember mean, median and mode? Chances are, your memory is hazy at best. Want to ensure that your child's math knowledge stays sharp? Here's a card game that doubles as a mean, median, and mode refresher course.