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Transition
6 Topics
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| Summary
- Grade 6 Gifted and Talented Mathematics is a challenging program
designed for students with advanced learning capabilities. Students
entering the program are expected to be proficient in basic arithmetic
skills with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percents. The
accelerated pacing of the gifted and talented program demands independent
thinkers who will be able through a variety of learning experiences
apply algebraic and geometric concepts to solve real-world problems.
Students who successfully master course objectives and display a readiness
for abstract concepts will enroll in Algebra I in seventh grade. Those
students who need continued skill enhancement would take PreAlgebra. |
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Simplifying
and Evaluating Expressions
- operations
with integers
- absolute
value
- order of
operations
- exponential
and scientific notation
- identify,
describe, extend, and create numeric pattern
- simplify
numeric and algebraic expressions using the properties of arithmetic
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Solving Equations
- solutions
of equations using one or more transformations
- applying
the properties of algebra to simplify and solve equations
- translations
of real world situations into mathematical symbols
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Graphing
- graphs of
real numbers and solutions to equations and inequalities on the
number line
- graphs of
linear equations, inequalities, and transformations of figures
on the coordinate plane
- identify
and describe the change represented in a graph
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Geometry and
Measurement
- properties
of polygons and circles
- geometric
constructions
- formulas
and units of metric and customary measure for perimeter, area,
and volume
- identify
and describe congruent polygons and their corresponding parts
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Probability
and Statistics
- probability
of dependent and independent events
- collection,
organization, and analysis of data in stem-and-leaf and box-and-whisker
plots
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Skills
- use the language
of mathematics to read and communicate mathematical ideas with
fluency
- use mathematical
models, pattern identification, and experiments to form generalizations
- choose from
mental mathematics, estimation, algorithms, and technology to
solve problems
- solve problems
of an interdisciplinary nature to reflect the connections between
mathematics and the physical and life sciences, the social sciences,
and the humanities
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