Grade 6 Math (Period 2) Assignments

HW:  Finish 8-84, 88, 90 to 94

HW: 7-119, 120, 126 to 130

Get parent signature on Chapter 7 test.

Checkpoint 7B:  pp. 493-494/1-16

Finish 7-131 to 7-138 (Closure Problems)

By Monday, April 4, complete the three online assignments in the Google 6th-Grade Math Classroom.  The invitation code is:  wq9egm

 

Do all of your work in your composition book!

Sign Chapter 6 and Chapter 7 Assignment Sheets

Lesson 8.1.1 - Measures of Central Tendency

HW:  8-7 to 8-11

Study for Friday's Group Quiz:  Area of parallelograms, triangles and trapezoids; algebraic expressions; dividing fractions

Lesson 7.3.4 - Equations and Inequalities

HW:  7-126 to 7-130

Lesson 3.2.4 - Equations and Inequalities

HW:  7-121 to 7-125

Area and Perimeter "Magic Book" Assignment: Complete the four questions on the covers (minimum 2 sentences each).

Lesson 6.2.5: Evaluating variable expressions

Homework: 6-115 to 6-119

Lesson 6.2.4: Finding perimeter of composite shapes

Homework: 6-106 to 1-110

Lesson 6.2.3 - Finding perimeter with algebra tiles; collecting like terms

6-96 to 6-100

Lesson 6.2.2 Introducing Algebra Tiles

HW:  6-86 to 6-90

Water Use Data Assignment - Do this on a separate sheet of graph paper

1. Make a stem-and-leaf plot and histogram of the class's water use data.

2. Find the mean, median and mode of the data.

3. Write a five-sentence paragraph (including topic sentence) that lists conclusions from the data and describes what you learned from doing the survey.

4. How will you conserve?  List three ways you will reduce the amount of water you use over the next two weeks.

PERIODS 1, 2 AND 7:  HAVE YOUR PAPER READY TO TURN IN WHEN YOU GET TO CLASS ON TUESDAY, FEB. 9!

PERIODS 3 AND 5:  Your summary is due Thursday, Feb. 11 because we missed a day last week.

Lesson 6.2.1 - Continued

HW: 6-74 to 6-78

Lesson 6.2.1 - Understanding equivalent expressions and the order of operations

HW:  6-69 to 6-73

"Water You Use" Survey -- Please start this on Wednesday, Jan. 27.  It is due at the beginning of class on Monday, Feb. 1.

Lesson 6.1.4

Problems 6-51 to 6-55

Lesson 6.1.3, Continued

Problems 6-38 to 6-42

Lesson 6.1.3

Problems 6-33 to 6-37

Complete your individual report on the problem-solving project.

1. Finish your poster.

2. Analyze the water bill and list three conclusions about it in your composition book.

3. Write two questions you have about the water bill.

Solve the water use problem that you created with your group.

1. Read the article and mark with text codes.

2. List three questions you have in your composition book.

3. In this article, how is water measured?

1. Read the article and mark with text codes.

2. In your composition book, list three things you learned.

3. Write two questions you have about the article.

Hello, 6th-graders:  If you are interested in some extra credit to help you with the start of the new semester, here are your directions:

Good luck, and I look forward to hearing from you!

 

Happy New Year,

 

Mr. Ormseth

Study for Chapter 6 quiz on how to divide by a fraction using drawings! (Review the pie and dollhouse problems in lessons 6.1.3 and 6.1.4.)

Study for Thursday's Final Exam:

Review problems from Chapters 1 through 5, especially decimals, fractions, negative numbers, absolute value, portion webs and area problems.

Chapter 5 Closure:

HW: 5-106 to 5-113 and study for Thursday's Final Exam

Lesson 5.3.4 - Area of Trapezoids

HW:  5-101 to 5-105 and study for team test on Tuesday

Lesson 5.3.4 - Area of Trapezoids

HW:  Do two learning log entries in your Toolkit:

1) "Rearranging Shapes to Find Area" (see 5-70 for directions)

2) "Area of Parallelograms and Triangles" (see 5-90 for directions)

Each entry should be a minimum of five sentences (including a topic sentence) and should include examples (with drawings) to show how to find each type of area.

Lesson 5.3.3 - Area of Triangles

HW: 5-91 to 5-95

Lesson 5.3.2 - Areas of Parallelograms

HW: 5-80 to 5-84

Lesson 5.3.1 - Finding areas by cutting and re-arranging

HW: Problems 5-71 to 5-75

Review of Composite Areas:

Go back to Chapter 2 and do 2-33, 2-43, 2-46 and 2-47

(Draw each shape out on graph paper.)

Lesson 5.2.2 - Fraction Multiplication Number Sense

Problems 5-61 to 5-65

Checkpoint 7A - Problems 11-20 Show all of your work!

Section 5.2.1 - Decimal Multiplication

Problems 5-48 to 5-52

Review multiplying fractions, mixed numbers and decimals:

Checkpoint 7A on p. 491, problems 1-10.  Show all of your work!

Lesson 4.2.2 - Enlarging and Reducing

Problems 4-58 to 4-62

Lesson 4.2.1 -- Enlarging shapes

Problems 4-47 to 4-51

Checkpoint 4 on pages 484 to 485.  Do problems 1-10 and correct your own work.  You MUST show all the work involved in your composition book!!

Lesson 4.1.3 - Part Two:  Variable expressions

4-39 to 4-43

Lesson 4.1.3 - Part One -- Variable Expressions

Problems 4-34 to 4-38

Study for Chapter 3 Test -- use study options (see assignment due 10/23)

Lesson 4.1.2 - Expressions

Problems 4-16 to 4-20

Lesson 4.1.1 - Variables

Problems 4-7 to 4-11

Checkpoint 5 on page 487: Do problems 11 through 20.

Study Option Assignment #1:

1) Closure problems at the end of Chapter 3

2) Use www.khanacademy.org to study 4 different topics from chapter 3

3) Interactive:  Work with an adult for a minimum of 30 minutes to review chapter 3 problems

4) Creative: Make up and solve five different problems related to chapter 3 & submit on a separate sheet of paper

Review of Portion Webs: Do Checkpoint 5 on p.487 -- problems 1 through 10 only.

Lesson 3.2.4 - Problems 3-128 to 3-132

Lesson 3.2.3 - Problems 3-118 to 3-122

Lesson 3.2.2 - Problems 3-106 to 3-110

Lesson 3.2.1 - Problems 3-94 to 3-98

Learning Log Assignment #5 & 6:

- On page 33 of your toolkit, explain how to create a "Portions Web."  Follow the directions in problem 3-61 of your textbook.

- On page 34 of your toolkit, explain how to convert between percents and decimals, and how to convert a fraction to a decimal.  Follow the directions in problem 3-72.

 

Each learning log entry should be a minimum of five sentences, including a topic sentence and at least one example.

Lesson 3.1.6 - 3-84 to 3-88

Lesson 3.1.3 - Problems 3-73 to 3-77

Problems 3-56 to 3-59

Lesson 3.1.4 - Problems 3-62 to 3-66

Checkpoint #3 on p.483 -- do problems #11-20

Lesson 3.1.3 - Continued -- Problems 3-50 to 3-54

Lesson 3.1.3 - Problems 3-45 to 3-49

Lesson 3.1.2 - Problems 3-31 to 3-35

Checkpoint #3 on page 483.  Do problems #1-10 and check your own answers.  If you need a review of adding fractions (and finding common denominators), watch the videos at:  https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/fractions-pre-alg/fractions-unlike-denom-pre-alg/v/adding-fractions-with-unlike-denominators 

Study for the Chapter 2 test:  Choose one of the following options:

1) Chapter 2 Closure Problems (CL 2-91 to CL 2-99) -- solve the problems in your composition book and then check your answers on pages 95 and 96.

2) Watch video explanations and solve practice problems at Khan Academy (www.khanacademy.org).  Choose 3-4 topics related to chapter 2 (distributive property, finding greatest common factor, etc.) and show your work in your composition book.

3) Work with an adult at home to re-solve homework problems from Chapter 2.  Show your work and have the person you worked with sign your composition book.

4) Create and solve six of your own problems related to Chapter 2.  

Lesson 3.1.1, Continued - Problems 3-17 to 3-21

Lesson 3.1.1 - Problems 3-12 to 3-16

Learning Logs 3 & 4 -- Write responses on pp. 24 and 25 of the toolkit.

 

Lesson 2.3.4 - Problems 2-86 to 2-90

Learning Logs 1 & 2 -- See p. 81 (2-64) and p. 63 (2-33) for directions.  Write your responses on pp. 22 and 23 of your toolkit.

Lesson 2.3.3 - Problems 2-75 to 2-79

Lesson 2.3.2 - Problems 2-65 to 2-69

Lesson 2.2.4 - Problems 2-55 to 2-59

Lesson 2.2.3 - Area and Perimeter

Also, study for Friday's quiz (decimal place values, rounding, adding/subtracting; area and perimeter; numerical expressions; prime factorization)

Pattern Block Problem in class (2-22); Homework TBD.

Lesson 2.2.2 -- Problems 2-34 to 2-38

Lesson 2.2.1 -- Problems 2-24 to 2-28

Problems 2-15 to 2-19

Problems 2-6 to 2-10

Problems 1-90 to 1-94

Problems 1-85 to 1-89; study for tomorrow's Chapter 1 test!

No weekend homework -- enjoy your Labor Day holiday!

Chapter 1 -- Problems 1-68 to 1-72

Complete Checkpoint #1, Problems 1-20 (on p. 479)

Please do each problem in your composition book, then check your answers with the answer key at the bottom of the page.