Mathematics Toolkit
Curriculum Guidance Materials & Resources
Grade 3-8 Mathematics Testing Program Guidance, Pre-March/Post March
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Grade 6 |
Pre-March/Post March Document |
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Strand
Band
Performance Indicator
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Pre- MarchTesting
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Number Sense and Operations |
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Number Systems |
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6.N.1 |
Read and write whole numbers to trillions |
Pre-March |
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6.N.2 |
Define and identify the commutative and associative properties of addition
and multiplication |
Pre-March |
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6.N.3 |
Define and identify the distributive property of multiplication over
addition |
Pre-March |
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6.N.4 |
Define and identify the identity and inverse properties of addition and
multiplication |
Pre-March |
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6.N.5 |
Define and identify the zero property of multiplication |
Pre-March |
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6.N.6 |
Understand the concept of rate |
Pre-March |
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6.N.7 |
Express equivalent ratios as a proportion |
Pre-March |
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6.N.8 |
Distinguish the difference between rate and ratio |
Pre-March |
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6.N.9 |
Solve proportions using equivalent fractions |
Pre-March |
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6.N.10 |
Verify the proportionality using the product of the means equals the product
of the extremes |
Pre-March |
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6.N.11 |
Read, write, and identify percents of a whole (0% to 100%) |
Pre-March |
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6.N.12 |
Solve percent problems involving percent, rate, and base |
Pre-March |
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6.N.13 |
Define absolute value and determine the absolute value of rational numbers
(including positive and negative) |
Pre-March |
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6.N.14 |
Locate rational numbers on a number line (including positive and negative) |
Pre-March |
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6.N.15 |
Order rational numbers (including positive and negative) |
Pre-March |
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Number Sense and Operations |
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Operations |
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6.N.16 |
Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators |
Pre-March |
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6.N.17 |
Multiply and divide fractions with unlike denominators |
Pre-March |
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6.N.18 |
Add, subtract, multiply and divide mixed numbers with unlike denominators |
Pre-March |
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6.N.19 |
Identify the multiplicative inverse (reciprocal) of a number |
Pre-March |
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6.N.20 |
Represent fractions as terminating or repeating decimals |
Pre-March |
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6.N.21 |
Find multiple representations of rational numbers (fractions, decimals, and
percents 0 to 100) |
Pre-March |
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6.N.22 |
Evaluate numerical expressions using order of operations (may include
exponents of two and three) |
Pre-March |
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6.N.23 |
Represent repeated multiplication in exponential form |
Pre-March |
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6.N.24 |
Represent exponential form as repeated multiplication |
Pre-March |
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6.N.25 |
Evaluate expressions having exponents where the power is an exponent of one,
two, or three |
Pre-March |
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Number Sense and Operations |
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Estimation |
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6.N.26 |
Estimate a percent of quantity (0% to 100%) |
Pre-March |
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6.N.27 |
Justify the reasonableness of answers using estimation (including rounding) |
Pre-March |
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Algebra |
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Variables and Expressions |
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6.A.1 |
Translate two-step verbal expressions into algebraic expressions |
Pre-March |
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6.A.2 |
Use substitution to evaluate algebraic expressions (may include exponents of
one, two and three) |
Post-March
for 2 variables in expression |
Algebra
Equations and
Inequalities |
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6.A.3 |
Translate two-step verbal sentences into algebraic equations |
Post-March |
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6.A.4 |
Solve and explain two-step equations involving whole numbers using inverse
operations |
Post-March |
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6.A.5 |
Solve simple proportions within context |
Post-March |
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6.A.6 |
Evaluate formulas for given input values (circumference, area, volume,
distance, temperature, interest, etc.) |
Pre-March |
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Geometry |
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Shapes |
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6.G.1 |
Calculate the length of corresponding sides of similar triangles, using
proportional reasoning |
Pre-March |
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6.G.2 |
Determine the area of triangles and quadrilaterals (squares, rectangles,
rhombi, and trapezoids) and develop formulas |
Pre-March |
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6.G.3 |
Use a variety of strategies to find the area of regular and irregular
polygons |
Pre-March |
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6.G.4 |
Determine the volume of rectangular prisms by counting cubes and develop the
formula |
Pre-March |
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6.G.5 |
Identify radius, diameter, chords and central angles of a circle |
Pre-March |
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6.G.6 |
Understand the relationship between the diameter and radius of a circle |
Pre-March |
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6.G.7 |
Determine the area and circumference of a circle, using the appropriate
formula |
Pre-March |
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6.G.8 |
Calculate the area of a sector of a circle, given the measure of a central
angle and the radius of the circle |
Pre-March |
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6.G.9 |
Understand the relationship between the circumference and the diameter of a
circle |
Pre-March |
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Geometry |
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Coordinate Geometry |
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6.G.10 |
Identify and plot points in all four quadrants |
Post-March |
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6.G.11 |
Calculate the area of basic polygons drawn on a coordinate plane (rectangles
and shapes composed of rectangles having sides with integer lengths) |
Post-March |
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Measurement |
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Units of Measurement |
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6.M.1 |
Measure capacity and calculate volume of a rectangular prism |
Pre-March |
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6.M.2 |
Identify customary units of capacity (cups, pints, quarts, and gallons) |
Pre-March |
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6.M.3 |
Identify equivalent customary units of capacity (cups to pints, pints to
quarts, and quarts to gallons) |
Pre-March |
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6.M.4 |
Identify metric units of capacity (liter and milliliter) |
Pre-March |
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6.M.5 |
Identify equivalent metric units of capacity (milliliter to liter and liter to
milliliter) |
Pre-March |
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Measurement |
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Tools and Methods |
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6.M.6 |
Determine the tool and technique to measure with an appropriate level of
precision: capacity |
Pre-March |
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Measurement |
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Estimation |
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6.M.7 |
Estimate volume, area, and circumference (see figures identified in geometry
strand) |
Pre-March |
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6.M.8 |
Justify the reasonableness of estimates |
Pre-March |
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6.M.9 |
Determine personal references for capacity |
Pre-March |
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Statistics and Probability |
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Collection of Data |
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6.S.1 |
Develop the concept of sampling when collecting data from a population and
decide the best method to collect data for a particular question |
Post-March |
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Statistics and Probability |
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Organization and Display
of Data |
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6.S.2 |
Record data in a frequency table |
Post-March |
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6.S.3 |
Construct Venn diagrams to sort data |
Post-March |
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6.S.4 |
Determine and justify the most appropriate graph to display a given set of
data (pictograph, bar graph, line graph, histogram, or circle graph) |
Post-March |
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Statistics and Probability |
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Analysis of Data |
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6.S.5 |
Determine the mean, mode and median for a given set of data |
Pre-March |
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6.S.6 |
Determine the range for a given set of data |
Pre-March |
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6.S.7 |
Read and interpret graphs |
Pre-March |
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Statistics and Probability |
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Predictions from Data |
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6.S.8 |
Justify predictions made from data |
Pre-March |
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Statistics and Probability |
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Probability |
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6.S.9 |
List possible outcomes for compound events |
Post-March |
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6.S.10 |
Determine the probability of dependent events |
Post-March |
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6.S.11 |
Determine the number of possible outcomes for a compound event by using the
fundamental counting principle and use this to determine the probabilities
of events when the outcomes have equal probability |
Post-March |
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Key to number: |
6.N.22
6 = 6th Grade
N = Number Sense & Operations
22 = Performance Indicator number |
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