Math 6 is a core course that provides a rigorous treatment of mathematics content for sixth grade students.
The Grade 6 standards are a transition from the emphasis placed on whole number arithmetic in the elementary grades to foundations of algebra.
Students will build understanding within these strands:
- Number and Number Sense
- Computation and Estimation
- Measurement and Geometry
- Probability and Statistics
- Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
In addition, the content of the standards is intended to support the following process goals for learning mathematics: Problem Solving, Communications, Connections, Representations, and Reasoning.
More specific examples of content components of the Mathematics Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) for Grade 6 include:
- Operations with fractions, decimals, and percentages, including representational models and practical problems.
- Multistep practical problems involving fractions, mixed numbers, and decimals.
- Integer operations, including integer models and order of operations.
- Discovering and exploring pi, circles, and circle graphs.
- Measures of central tendency, including mean as balance point.
- Proportional relationships, including verbal descriptions, rates, ratio tables, and graphs.
- Equations and inequalities.
Schools
Dorothy Hamm Middle School
Gunston Middle School
HB Woodlawn Secondary Program
Kenmore Middle School
Swanson Middle School
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Williamsburg Middle School