North Dakota sixth-grade math standards

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6.1 Number and Operation
  • Number, Number Relationships, and Number Systems
  • 6.1.1 Use a fraction to represent parts of a whole, division, or a ratio
  • 6.1.2 Explain and use whole number percents 1 to 100
  • 6.1.3 Find the equivalent forms among fractions, decimals, and whole number percents
  • 6.1.4 Compare and order fractions, decimals, mixed numbers and integers
  • 6.1.5 Generate a list of factors, prime factors, and multiples
  • 6.1.6 Use rules to determine divisibility by 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, and 10
  • Operations and Their Properties
  • 6.1.7 Explain the effects of arithmetic operations on fractions and decimals
  • 6.1.8 Identify the uses of the commutative and associative properties of addition and multiplication; e.g., grouping numbers to make addition or multiplication easier
  • 6.1.9 Use order of operations; i.e., multiplication, division, addition and subtraction, to simplify numeric expressions
  • Computational Fluency and Estimation
  • 6.1.10 Multiply and divide decimals
  • 6.1.11 Add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions
  • 6.1.12 Express an exponent in standard form
  • 6.1.13 Use problem solving strategies to solve and verify the results of problems
  • 6.1.14 Estimate the results of problems involving whole numbers, fractions, and decimals
6.2 Geometry and Spatial Sense
  • Two- and Three-Dimensional Shapes, Geometric Properties and Relationships
  • 6.2.1 Identify relationships between pairs of angles; i.e., adjacent, vertical, complementary, and supplementary
  • 6.2.2 Identify polygons; i.e., triangle, rectangle, square, rhombus, parallelogram, trapezoid, pentagon, hexagon, octagon
  • 6.2.3 Describe the characteristics of a right triangle
  • Coordinate Geometry
  • 6.2.4 Use ordered pairs to locate a point on a coordinate plane
  • Transformation and Symmetry
  • 6.2.5 Identify, describe, and model motion geometry; i.e., rotations, reflections, and translations
  • Visualization, Spatial Reasoning, and Geometric Modeling
  • 6.2.6 Draw basic geometric figures using appropriate tools; i.e., circle with a compass, triangle and rectangle with a ruler or straight edge
6.3 Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability
  • Data Collection, Display, and Interpretation
  • 6.3.1 Collect and organize data, select and use an appropriate display; i.e., a frequency table, a line and bar graph
  • Probability
  • 6.3.2 Count possible outcomes using lists
  • 6.3.3 Use experiments or simulations to determine probabilities
  • 6.3.4 Use decimal values and ratios to represent probability
  • Statistical Methods
  • 6.3.5 Calculate the mean, median, mode, and range of a set of data
  • Predictions, Data Analysis and Inferences
  • 6.3.6 Make predictions based on trends identified in tables and graphs
6.4 Measurement
  • Measurable Attributes, Measurement Systems and Units
  • 6.4.1 Measure length to the nearest sixteenth of an inch
  • 6.4.2 Select an appropriate unit of measure; e.g., What unit do you use to measure a person's height?
  • 6.4.3 Convert unit measurements within the same system (metric and standard)
  • 6.4.4 Distinguish among perimeter, area, surface area, and volume
  • Measurement Tools, Techniques and Formulas
  • 6.4.5 Select appropriate tools and units to determine the measurements needed for calculating perimeter, circumference, area, surface area, and volume
  • 6.4.6 Use formulas to determine the circumference and area of circles and the perimeter and area of triangles and parallelograms
  • 6.4.7 Use area formulas to determine the surface area of right prisms and square pyramids
  • 6.4.8 Use formulas to determine the volume of rectangular prisms
6.5 Algebra, Functions, and Patterns
  • Patterns, Relations, and Functions
  • 6.5.1 Identify and describe patterns represented by tables, graphs, and sequences
  • Numeric and Algebraic Representations
  • 6.5.2 Use a variable to represent an unknown quantity
  • Mathematical Modeling
  • 6.5.3 Use representations to solve problems; i.e., tables and numerical sentences
  • Rates of Change
  • 6.5.4 Recognize examples of change over time; e.g., growth of a sixth grader from September to May