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Below is a reference to the MA State Curriculum Frameworks.  This is what your child is expected to know upon completion of the Sixth Grade.  This is what the MCAS tests in May.  After this year (of transition), MA will officially transfer over to the COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS (CC).  I hav
e highlighted only the Frameworks which will be tested on this year's (2011-2012) MCAS. 
I have also highlighted in blue the frameworks we have completed as of midyear.  You can quickly see what the plan is for the second half of the year!  Thank you, as always for your support!

 

NAME:_______________________________________          GRADE:    6     YEAR: 

Text (Prentice Hall): Course 1, Course 2, Course 3, Prealgebra, Algebra    page 1 of 6

 

 

6N

Framework:

 

NUMBER SENSE

Text and/or curriculum

Term

           RESULTS

Adv (90+)

Prof

(70-89)

NW

(69 & below)

1

Demonstrate an understanding of positive integer exponents in particular, when used in powers of 10, eg. 10², 10³, etc.

Lesson 2-8

1

 

 

 

2

Demonstrate an understanding of place value to billions and thousandths.

Chap 1

1

 

 

 

3

Represent and compare very large (billions) and very small (thousandths) positive numbers in various forms, such as expanded notation without exponents, eg. 9724 = 9 x 100 + 7 x 100 + 2 x 10 + 4.

Chap 1

1

 

 

 

4

Demonstrate an understanding of fractions as a ratio of whole numbers, as parts of a collection, and as locations on the number line.

Chap 3, 4, 5

2

 

 

 

5

Identify and determine common equivalent fractions, mixed numbers, decimals, and percents.

Decimals (Chap 1)

Fractions (Chap3, 4, 5)

Percents (Chap 6)

1

2

3

 

 

 

6

Find and position integers, fractions, mixed numbers and decimals (both positive and negative) on the number line.

Decimals (Chap 1 &

Fractions (Chaps 3 & 4)

1

2

 

 

 

7

Compare and order integers (including negative), and positive fractions, mixed numbers and decimals, and percents.

Integers (Chap 1 & 10)

Fractions (Chap 3, 4)

Decimals (Chap 1)

1,  4

2

1

 

 

 

8

Apply number theory concepts – including prime and composite numbers, prime factorization, greatest common multiple, and divisibility rules (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10) - to the solution of problems.

Especially Lessons  3-1, 3-3 and 3-6

1-2

 

 

 

9

Select and use appropriate operations to solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and positive integer exponents with whole numbers, and with positive fractions, mixed numbers, decimals, and percents.

Whole  (Chap 1 & 2)

Decimals (Chap 1 & 2)

Fractions (Chaps 4 & 5)

Percents (Chap 6)

1,2

1, 2

2, 3

3

 

 

 

10

Use the number line to model addition and subtraction of integers (with the exception of negative integers).

Lesson 10-1

4

 

 

 

11

Apply the order of operations for expressions involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with grouping symbols.

Lesson 1-10

1

 

 

 

12

Demonstrate an understanding of the inverse relationship of addition and subtraction, and use that understanding to simplify computation and solve problems.

Chap. 2

1

 

 

 

13

Accurately and efficiently add, subtract, multiply and divide (with double-digit divisors) whole numbers and positive decimals.

Chap. 1

1

 

 

 

14

Accurately and efficiently add, subtract, multiply and divide positive fractions and mixed numbers.  Simplify fractions.

Chaps 4 & 5

2

 

 

 

15

Add and subtract integers (with the exception of subtracting negative integers).

Lesson 10-2

4

 

 

 

16

Estimate the results of computations with whole numbers, and with positive fractions, mixed numbers, decimals, and percents.

Fractions – Chap 4+

Decimals – 1+

Percents – Chap 6+

2-3

1

3-4

 

 

 

  

 

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6P

Framework:

 

PATTERNS, RELATIONS, AND ALGEBRA

Text and/or curriculum

Term

           RESULTS

Adv (90+)

Prof

(70-89)

NW

(69 & below)

1

Analyze and determine the rules for extending symbolic, arithmetic, and geometric patterns and progressions (eg. ABBCCC; 1, 5, 9, 13…; 3, 9, 27,…)

Chap 9

3

 

 

 

2

Replace variables with given values and evaluate/simplify (eg. 2m + 3 when m = 4)

Chap 2

1

 

 

 

3

Use the properties of equality to solve problems (eg.  + 7 = 13, then  = 13 – 7, therefore  = 6; if 3 x  = 15, then ⅓ x 3x  = ⅓ x 15, therefore  = 5).

Chap 2

1

 

 

 

4

Represent real situations and mathematical relationships with concrete models, tables, graphs, and rules in words and with symbols, eg. input-output tables.

Chap 2, 10-8

1, 4

 

 

 

5

Solve linear equations using concrete models, tables, graphs, and paper-pencil methods.

Chapters 2 & 10

1, 4

 

 

 

6

Produce and interpret graphs that represent the relationship between two variables in everyday situations.

Chapters 7 & 10

3-4

 

 

 

7

Identify and describe relationships between two variables with a constant rate of change.  Contrast these with relationships where the rate of change is not constant.

Chapters 7 & 10

3-4

 

 

 

   

Page 4 of 6

 

6G

 

Framework:

 

GEOMETRY

Text and/or curriculum

Term

           RESULTS

Adv (90+)

Prof

(70-89)

NW

(69 & below)

1

Identify polygons based on their properties, including types of interior angles, perpendicular or parallel sides, and congruence of sides, eg. squares, rectangles, rhombuses, parallelograms, trapezoids, and isosceles, equilateral, and right triangles.

Lesson 8-5

4

 

 

 

2

Identify three-dimensional shapes (eg. cubes, prisms, spheres, cones, and pyramids) based on their properties, such as edges and faces.

Lesson 9-7

4

 

 

 

3

Identify relationships among points, lines and planes, eg. intersecting, parallel, perpendicular.

Lesson 8-1

4

 

 

 

4

Graph points and identify coordinates of points on the Cartesian coordinate plane (all four quadrants)

Lesson 10-6

4

 

 

 

5

Find the distance between two points on the horizontal or vertical number lines.

Lessons 10-1, 10-2, 10-6

4

 

 

 

6

Predict, describe, and perform transformations on two-dimensional shapes, eg.  translations, rotations and reflections.

Lesson 8-9,

Related Projects

Tessellations

4

 

 

 

7

Identify types of symmetry, including line and rotational

Lesson 8-8

4

 

 

 

8

Determine if two shapes are congruent by measuring sides or a combination of sides and angles, as necessary; or by motions or series of motions, eg. translations,  rotations and reflections.

Lessons 8-7 & 8-9

4

 

 

 

9

Match three-dimensional objects and their two-dimensional representations, eg. nets, projections, and perspective.

Lesson 9-7

Tech Ed & Art projects

Isometric & orthographic

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page 5 of 6

 

6M

Framework:

 

MEASUREMENT

Text and/or curriculum

Term

           RESULTS

Adv (90+)

Prof

(70-89)

NW

(69 & below)

1

Apply the concepts of perimeter and area to the solution of problems.  Apply formulas where appropriate.

9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 9-6, 9-8

4

 

 

 

2

Identify, measure, describe, classify, and construct various angles, triangles, and quadrilaterals.

8-1, 8-2, 8-3, 8-4, 8-5

GSP

4

 

 

 

3

Solve problems involving proportional relationships and units of measurement, eg. same system unit conversions, scale models, maps, and speed.

5-7, 5-8, 6-2, 6-5

3-4

 

 

 

4

Find areas of triangles and parallelograms.  Recognize that shapes with the same number of sides but different appearances can have the same area.  Develop strategies to find the area of more complex shapes.

9-4, 9-8

4

 

 

 

5

Identify, measure, and describe circles and the relationships of the radius, diameter, circumference, and area (eg. d = 2r, Π= C/d), and use the concepts to solve problems.

9-5, 9-6

4

 

 

 

6

Find volumes and surface areas of rectangular prisms

9-9

4

 

 

 

7

Find the sum of the angles in simple polygons (up to eight sides) with and without measuring angles.

8-5, supplementary materials and models

4

 

 

 

 

  

 

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6D

 

Framework:

 

DATA ANALYSIS, STATISTICS, AND PROBABILITY

Text and/or curriculum

Term

           RESULTS

Adv (90+)

Prof

(70-89)

NW

(69 & below)

1

Describe and compare data sets using the concepts of median, mean, mode, maximum and minimum, and range.

7-1, Microsoft Excel, Conduct a Survey

3

 

 

 

2

Construct and interpret stem-and-leaf plots, line plots, and circle graphs.

7-5, 7-7

3

 

 

 

3

Use tree diagrams and other models (eg. lists and tables) to represent possible or actual outcomes of trials.  Analyze the outcomes.

11-5,

Simulation Models: playing cards, spinners, dice, coins

3

 

 

 

4

Predict the probability of outcomes of simple experiments (eg. tossing a coin, rolling dice) and test the predications.  Use appropriate ratios between 0 and 1 to represent the probability of the outcome and associate the probability with the likelihood of the event.

11-1, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4

See above list of models

3