Assessment on comparing and converting Fractions, Decimals, and Percents this Friday!

If you want extra practice, visit the following website:
 http://www.mathszone.co.uk/fractions-decimals-percentages/

Quiz on converting fractions, decimals, and percents tomorrow!

Know your study guide and prepare for assessment tomorrow. Finish handout with girls face on it for homework for practice.

You get to take your Dividing Decimal assessment home today!

Please finish today's assessment and it will be collected first thing tomorrow. It is worth 16 points.

I am sick!

You will have an incredible teacher with you for the next two days. Please make good choices and follow normal procedures. You will have a Pop-Test this Friday and I wish you the best of luck. Don't forget to use Does McDonald's Sell Cheese Burgers to help you out. I will see you on Monday. Thank you , Mr. Trapp

Congratulations!

Congratulations finishing your 1st nine week benchmark! Now enjoy a hotdog and visit any link you find on this page.

Fractions Unit Test this Friday the 8th

Make sure you review your notes and know the information from the study guide. Also make sure you get your report card signed and return it on Friday to your homeroom teacher.

Amanda's Farewell to the World

1st Nine Weeks is officially Over! Now get ready for the second round.

Fractions Unit test this Friday.On Wednesday, you will be going over your homework from Monday as a review for the Unit test this Friday. I will collect the homework and give you credit for your efforts. Wednesday and Thursday will give us an opportunity to review for the test and hammer out any difficulties or questions you may have till then. Make sure you know the study guide you will receive on Thursday, and the items which you are not sure about are the one you need to review and look up.

Test this Friday: Add and Subtract fractions and mixed numbers

You will be given a study guide on Thursday. If you know your study guide, you will do very well on Friday!

Today's Website Activity (October 15, 2013)

Please go online and do the following:

1) Go to SpyGuys and watch the video. Click on the link below:

Spy Guys

2) Do the Activity at the bottom of the page of Spy guys on a separate sheet of paper.

Understanding Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers

Not really sure how Mixed Numbers work, and what is an Improper fraction? Then click on the site below and watch a great video that explains it all!!!
Working with Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers

Simplying (Reducing) Fractions with Divisibility Rules

Using Divisibility Rules helps you when reducing fractions to their simplest form! Remember: to reduce a fraction, you have to divide the numerator and denominator by the same number.

Divisibility Rules	Example
A number is divisible by 2  if the last digit is 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8.	168 is divisible by 2 since the last digit is 8.
A number is divisible by 3  if the sum of the digits is divisible by 3.	168 is divisible by 3 since the sum of the digits is 15 (1+6+8=15), and 15 is divisible by 3.
A number is divisible by 4  if the number formed by the last two digits is divisible by 4.	316 is divisible by 4 since 16 is divisible by 4.
A number is divisible by 5  if the last digit is either 0 or 5.	195 is divisible by 5 since the last digit is 5.
A number is divisible by 6  if it is divisible by 2 AND it is divisible by 3.	168 is divisible by 6 since it is divisible by 2 AND it is divisible by 3.
A number is divisible by 8  if the number formed by the last three digits is divisible by 8.	7,120 is divisible by 8 since 120 is divisible by 8.
A number is divisible by 9  if the sum of the digits is divisible by 9.	549 is divisible by 9 since the sum of the digits is 18 (5+4+9=18), and 18 is divisible by 9.
A number is divisible by 10  if the last digit is 0.	1,470 is divisible by 10 since the last digit is 0.

Dr. Mike's Math Games for Kids

If you were in my class today, this is were I went to get a couple of the puzzles you performed. Fun site with challenging activities.Dr. Mike's Sixth Grade Math Games and Challenges

Order of Operations retake mistake

Please note that there is a mistake on the second problem on the Order of Operations retake. The original problem looks like this: (8+4) ÷ 5² - 7⁰ . Please change the “÷” operation to a “+” (add) operation and solve. Thank you

Unit Test next Monday

Monday, Sept. 30th: Unit Test on arithmetic and geometric sequences, triangular and oblong numbers, Fibonacci sequence, powers of ten, exponents, perfect squares, and Order of Operations.
KNOW YOUR STUDY GUIDE AND NOTES!!!

Order of Operations

Order of Operations: What is it, why we need it, and why it’s our best friend?

5 +3 = 8 is an easy equation because there is only one operation (addition), but what happens when you are given 5 + 3² x (9-8)? No worries, you have PEMDAS!!! PEMDAS tells us the order in which we do the following operations in this problem. Using PEMDAS, I know to do what’s in the parentheses first (9-8), then the exponent (3²), so now my problem looks like this:   5+9x1  I am not finished, still using PEMDAS I will multiply 9 X 1 then add 5 last which gives me the solution: 14

What are the Order of Operations?

1. Calculations must be done from left to right.

2. Calculations in parentheses (brackets) are done first. When you have more than one set of brackets, do the inner brackets first.

3. Exponents must be done next.

4. Multiply and divide in the order the operations occur (from left to right)

5. Add and subtract in the order the operations occur (from left to right)

Order of Operations practice

Fibonacci Sequence in action

Fibonacci Sequence
The Fibonacci sequence is created by adding the last two terms to create the next term. The first six terms are:
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ....
Click on Fibonacci Sequence above to see it in Action!!!

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Virginia: Math 6: Standards of Learning (SOL)

Grade Six

Students will  identify real-life applications of the mathematical principles they are learning and apply these to science and other disciplines they are studying. For example, what is 25% of 600 students?

 The development of problem-solving skills should be a major goal of the mathematics program at every grade level.

Number and Number Sense

Focus: Relationships among Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

6.1          The student will describe and compare data, using ratios, and will use appropriate notations, such as , a to b, and a:b.

6.2          The student will

a)   investigate and describe fractions, decimals, and percents as ratios;

b)   identify a given fraction, decimal, or percent from a representation;

c)   demonstrate equivalent relationships among fractions, decimals, and percents; and

d)   compare and order fractions, decimals, and percents.

6.3          The student will

a)   identify and represent integers;

b)   order and compare integers; and

c)   identify and describe absolute value of integers.

6.4          The student will demonstrate multiple representations of multiplication and division of fractions.

6.5          The student will investigate and describe concepts of positive exponents and perfect squares.

Computation and Estimation

Focus: Applications of Operations with Rational Numbers

6.6          The student will

a)   multiply and divide fractions and mixed numbers; and

b)   estimate solutions and then solve single-step and multistep practical problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions.

6.7          The student will solve single-step and multistep practical problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of decimals.

6.8          The student will evaluate whole number numerical expressions, using the order of operations.

Measurement

Focus: Problem Solving with Area, Perimeter, Volume, and Surface Area

6.9          The student will make ballpark comparisons between measurements in the U.S. Customary System of measurement and measurements in the metric system.

6.10        The student will

a)   define π (pi) as the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter;

b)   solve practical problems involving circumference and area of a circle, given the diameter or radius;

c)   solve practical problems involving area and perimeter; and

d)   describe and determine the volume and surface area of a rectangular prism.

Geometry

Focus: Properties and Relationships

6.11        The student will

a)   identify the coordinates of a point in a coordinate plane; and

b)   graph ordered pairs in a coordinate plane.

6.12        The student will determine congruence of segments, angles, and polygons.

6.13        The student will describe and identify properties of quadrilaterals.

Probability and Statistics

Focus: Practical Applications of Statistics

6.14        The student, given a problem situation, will

a)   construct circle graphs;

b)   draw conclusions and make predictions, using circle graphs; and

c)   compare and contrast graphs that present information from the same data set.

6.15        The student will

a)   describe mean as balance point; and

b)   decide which measure of center is appropriate for a given purpose.

6.16        The student will

a)   compare and contrast dependent and independent events; and

b)   determine probabilities for dependent and independent events.

Patterns, Functions, and Algebra

Focus: Variable Equations and Properties

6.17        The student will identify and extend geometric and arithmetic sequences.

6.18        The student will solve one-step linear equations in one variable involving whole number coefficients and positive rational solutions.

6.19        The student will investigate and recognize

a)   the identity properties for addition and multiplication;

b)   the multiplicative property of zero; and

c)   the inverse property for multiplication.

6.20        The student will graph inequalities on a number line.