6 th Grade: Unit 5 Parent Resources ReThinkMathematics.com Dear Parents, During the fifth unit of math instruction, your student will be learning the following new 6 th grade skills: introduction to rational numbers, ordering and comparing rational numbers, absolute value, and coordinate graphing all four quadrants. Their success in mastering these new concepts is dependent on how well they understand the following standards from the previous unit as well as the previous grade level standards as outlined in the Unit 1 Parent Letter distributed earlier in the year: 1. Exploring unit rates and ratios Below are some resources that you and your child can access at home to practice the above skills. Each resource has printable worksheets (and answer sheets) that correspond to the standard. Please make time to practice these skills each week. There are also links to enrichment activities and math games at the end of the document as well. PREVIOUS UNIT CONCEPTS AND STANDARDS Skill Concept of ratio Example The baseball team has 6 bats to every 24 baseballs. Write the ratio of bats to baseballs. Resource http://www.math-aids.com/Ratios/ Skill Unit rates Example Julia and Francine drove 196 miles in 3.5 hours to their Grandma’s house. How many miles per hour did they drive? Resource www.ixl.com/math. Click “6th Grade” then “Unit rates: word problems” under “Rates, proportions, and percents” Skill Rates and ratio applications Example Frank drove his car 81 miles and used 3 gallons of gas. The next day he drove his truck 48 miles and used 2 gallons of gas. Write the car ratio as a unit rate. Write the truck ratio as a unit rate. Which vehicle gets better gas mileage? Resource www.ixl.com/math. Click “6th Grade” then “Unit prices – which is the better buy?” under “Consumer Math” Skill Percent Example Julie needs 120 cupcakes for her Mom’s birthday party. Her friend, Fiona, is making 40 of the 120 cupcakes. What percentage of the cupcakes is Fiona making? Resource www.dadsworksheets.com. Click “Percentages” then “Percent of a Number” and choose “Number from Percentage Larger Numbers”
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6th Grade: Unit 5 Parent Resources
ReThinkMathematics.com
Dear Parents, During the fifth unit of math instruction, your student will be learning the following new 6th grade skills: introduction to rational numbers, ordering and comparing rational numbers, absolute value, and coordinate graphing all four quadrants. Their success in mastering these new concepts is dependent on how well they understand the following standards from the previous unit as well as the previous grade level standards as outlined in the Unit 1 Parent Letter distributed earlier in the year:
1. Exploring unit rates and ratios
Below are some resources that you and your child can access at home to practice the above skills. Each resource has printable worksheets (and answer sheets) that correspond to the standard. Please make time to practice these skills each week. There are also links to enrichment activities and math games at the end of the document as well.
PREVIOUS UNIT CONCEPTS AND STANDARDS Skill Concept of ratio Example The baseball team has 6 bats to every 24 baseballs. Write the ratio of bats to
baseballs. Resource http://www.math-aids.com/Ratios/ Skill Unit rates Example Julia and Francine drove 196 miles in 3.5 hours to their Grandma’s house. How
many miles per hour did they drive? Resource www.ixl.com/math. Click “6th Grade” then “Unit rates: word problems” under
“Rates, proportions, and percents” Skill Rates and ratio applications Example Frank drove his car 81 miles and used 3 gallons of gas. The next day he drove
his truck 48 miles and used 2 gallons of gas. Write the car ratio as a unit rate. Write the truck ratio as a unit rate. Which vehicle gets better gas mileage?
Resource www.ixl.com/math. Click “6th Grade” then “Unit prices – which is the better buy?” under “Consumer Math”
Skill Percent Example
Julie needs 120 cupcakes for her Mom’s birthday party. Her friend, Fiona, is making 40 of the 120 cupcakes. What percentage of the cupcakes is Fiona making?
Resource www.dadsworksheets.com. Click “Percentages” then “Percent of a Number” and choose “Number from Percentage Larger Numbers”
6th Grade: Unit 5 Parent Resources
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6th GRADE UNIT 5 ENRICHMENT
Fibonacci Have students research the famous mathematician Fibonacci and present a short biography of his life and their understanding of the Fibonacci sequence. Information about Fibonacci can be found online at www.mathsisfun.com. Select “Numbers”, then “Algebra”, scroll down and choose “Sequences” and then “Fibonacci sequence.”
6th GRADE UNIT 5 GAMES Integer War (Card Game)
Have students use a deck of cards and play traditional war game. The red cards are negative and the black cards are positive.
* If your student has trouble memorizing their math facts, you can sign them up for a free account on Xtramath.org to practice and track progress!
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