6th Grade Math - Parent Edition

Download or read book 6th Grade Math - Parent Edition written by Laura Shanteler and published by TestSoup. This book was released on 2014-02-23 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TestSoup's Parent Guide to 6th Grade Math has been specifically designed to support parents as they work with their students on challenging math skills. The resources we have compiled into this Parent Guide have been designed to help parents understand what students are learning at school and how to best help them at home. 6th Grade Math can be tough, so let us work with you to develop a strong understanding of what is expected from your students with these new standards and skills! Premium Content Our eBook Study Guide helps you practice and master the 6th grade math skills. This study guide has been designed specifically for 6th grade students so that you can use this as a resource indepedently, for extra support and practice in math. It includes: Mini-lessons for each skill with a sample problem. Practice questions and fully explained, easy to follow answers Overviews of each skill that will tell you what you will be learning, important vocabulary, and practice problems for that skill. Superior User Interface Bookmark pages you want to revisit Make notes with our easy-to-use annotations tool Highlight important passages or questions with our highlight tool Adjust font size Skip to the last page read, or navigate using our table of contents Content Outline Lessons, vocabulary, practice problems & explanations, as well as a description of what you can expect, for each of the following: Expressions & Equations Creating & solving expressions with whole number exponents Creating & solving expressions based on written descriptions Creating equivalent expressions Identifying equivalent expressions Creating expressions using variables to represent unkown numbers in word problems Solving equations & inequalities Using variables to write & solve equations for real world situations Writing inequalities to represent real life situations Determining relationships between variables in order to solve word problems Geometry Finding the are of polygons Finding the are of right rectangular prisms Drawing polygons in a coordinate plane Using 2d nets to represent 3d shapes & find surface area The Number System Dividing fractions Multiplying multi-digit numbers Adding, subtracting, multiplying & dividing decimals Finding greates common factors and least common multiples Using positive & negative numbers to represent opposite values or directions Rational numbers as part of the number line Ordering & absolute value of positive & negative numbers Finding the distance between 2 points on a coordinate plane Ratios & Proportions Understanding ratios & using them to describe relationships Using unit rates to describe relationships between 2 quantities Using reatios to solve real world problems Statistics & Probability Identifying & creating statistical questions Describing the distribution of data with center, spread, or overall shape Describing the distribution of data with measures of center and measures of variability Recognizing & generating graphs to represent statistical data Summarizing data sets in relation to the question asked