6th Grade Math Syllabus - Fall 2013

This year you will have the opportunity to work at your own pace.
Below is the list of assignments for the first Trimester

*You will be asked to complete many projects in Math this year, to show what you have learned. To create you projects your only limitation is your imagination.  Some potential project materials are:
Computer programs; Scratch, Snap and others
MakeyMakey electronic boards
Video, stop action video, animation, claymation, etc
Any other materials that you can use to make something with may be used for your projects provided that you can transport them into and out of the school building safely.
Recyclable materials are strongly recommended.
Your project does not have to be electronic or computer based, it can be anything out of your imagination including songs, music and poems.
You must see me before you start a project, and all of your assignments prior to the project must be complete.

Course requirements:

Assignments:
You should complete a minimum of two assignment sections per week, including the quiz
All assignments must be successfully completed for each section, before you take the quiz.
Show Your Work for each problem if you want credit for the assignment. I will demonstrate my expectations.
You must receive a passing score on the quiz in order to move on to the next section.
There are a few sections that say ‘see me’ before you begin the section, you must see me to learn the method that I wish you to use, or you will need to repeat the exercises using the preferred method. Better to do it right the first time.

Create projects:
 All projects must be completed within 5 days of when you begin, or when I assign them, and you must complete it before moving on to the next section.
You will be allowed to work on your projects in class, quietly. Bring all of the materials that you will need, for the project, with you to each class. I have only a limited supply of materials.
Use as much recyclable material as possible.
You may team up with other students and work in groups to complete a project, all group participants will receive the same score.
You will be expected to share your ideas with your classmates, we learn best what we teach others.


Math Assignments for Fall 2013


Chapter 1 - Problem Solving, Numbers and Algebra
1-1 A plan for problem solving, pg. 4
Assignment #1-5, pg. 6
#6-15, pg. 6-7
1-4 Order of operations, pg. 16
Assignment  #1-7 pg. 18
         #8-21 pg. 18
1-5 Variables and expressions, pg. 22
  Assignment  #4-12, pg. 24
         #13-38, pg. 28
1-6 Powers and Exponents, pg. 30
If your allowance is doubled daily, how much money will you have at the end of 30 days if you started with $0.01 on day one?
*Create a project to show how your allowance has accumulated over the time period.
1-7 Solving Equations, pg. 34
Assignment #3-12, pg. 36
        #13-39, pg. 36
1-2 Using patterns, pg. 9
Assignment #7-12, pg. 11
              #14-19, pg. 11
*Create a repeating pattern that can be viewed or displayed.
1-3 Estimating by rounding, pg12
Assignment #1-14, pg. 14
#15-36, pg. 14

Chapter 3 and 4 -  Decimals
3-6 Adding and subtracting decimals
Assignment #4-18, pg. 119-120
        #19-33, pg. 120
4-3 Multiplying decimals, pg. 141
Assignment #4-16 pg. 142
        #17-31 pg. 143
4-6 Dividing decimals, pg. 157
Assignment #3-9, pg. 158
        #10-21, pg. 158
#4-10, pg. 162
4-4 Perimeter and area, pg. 70
*Create a project that shows your understanding of perimeter and area, include metric system units in this project.

Chapter 5 - Using Number Patterns, Fractions and Ratios
5-1 Divisibility patterns, pg. 178
Assignment #4-19, pg. 179-180
        #20-39 pg. 180
5-2 Prime factorization
See me when you get here to go over the method that I would like you to use.
Assignment #7-12, 22-29, pg. 140
        #30-44 pg. 140-141
*Create a project showing your understanding of prime factors.
5-3 Greatest common factor, pg. 188
Assignment #3-15 pg. 189-190
#16-34 pg. 190
5-7 Least common multiple
Assignment #7-11, pg. 208
#29-40, pg. 208-209
5-9 Writing decimals as fractions, pg. 214
Assignment #4-16, pg. 215
#17-26, pg. 215-216
5-10 Writing fractions as decimals, pg. 217
Assignment #3-8 pg. 218-219
#9-26, pg. 219

Cumulative project - choose your one of your projects and create a new iteration(project) that includes your learning in Chapters 1,3, 4 and 5.

Chapter 6 and 7 - Using Fractions
6-4 Adding and subtracting fractions, pg. 243
Assignment #10-26, pg. 244
#27-38, pg. 245
6-5 Adding and subtracting mixed numbers, pg. 246
Assignment #12-25, pg. 248
#26-36, pg. 248-249 and the mid-chapter test
6-6 Subtracting fractions with renaming, pg. 250
Assignment #6-10, pg. 252, 11-23, pg. 253
#24-35, pg. 253
*Create a project showing your understanding of adding and subtracting fractions.
7-2 Multiplying fractions and mixed numbers, pg. 273
Assignment #12-19, pg. 275, #27-34, pg. 275
#22-27, pg. 278, #31-41, pg. 279
7-5 Dividing fractions and mixed numbers, pg. 285
Assignment #23-28, pg. 287, #33-38, pg. 288
#22-27, pg. 290, #31-39, pg. 290-291
6-7, 7-4, 7-7, 7-8 Time, Circles and circumference, Changing customary units, sequences
*Create a project that shows your understanding of these four topics.

*If you finish early, re-iterate this project using metric units.