Math 6

Full Year (13110)
Level
Middle School
Content Area
Mathematics
Grade(s)
6

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:

  1. Number and Number Sense
  2. Computation and Estimation
  3. Measurement and Geometry
  4. Probability and Statistics
  5. 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