| Grade Range: |
| | 6 |
| Prerequisites: |
| | None |
| Course duration: |
| | One year |
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| Course Description: |
| | Math 6th is the first middle-level core math course that addresses the Common Core State Standards. Instruction focuses on (1) connecting ratio and rate to whole-number multiplication and division and using concepts of ratio and rate to solve problems; (2) completing an understanding of division and fractions and extending the notion of number to the system of rational numbers, including negative numbers; (3) writing, interpreting, and using expressions and equations; and (4) developing an understanding of statistical thinking. |
| State Course Code(s): |
| | 9240 - Math (Departmentalized K-8) |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: |
| | Big Ideas Math Course 1: A Common Core Curriculum, CA, Big Ideas Learning, 2015. |