Grade 6 math
Ages 11-12. 13 topics, each linked at the difficulty this grade normally uses. Nothing here is locked to the grade — follow a topic up or down as needed.
Topics in grade 6
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Factors, multiples and primes
Factor pairs, common multiples, prime and composite numbers, and prime factor trees.
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Fractions
Naming, comparing, simplifying and calculating with fractions, including mixed numbers.
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Decimals
Decimal place value, comparing, rounding, and the four operations with decimal points lined up.
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Percentages
Percent of a number, percent change, and moving between fractions, decimals and percents.
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Ratios and proportions
Ratio notation, equivalent ratios, unit rates and proportional reasoning problems.
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Integers and negative numbers
Number lines below zero, absolute value, and the sign rules for all four operations.
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Exponents and roots
Powers, square roots, exponent laws and scientific notation.
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Pre-algebra
One-step equations with a letter in them, and undoing an operation to solve.
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Order of operations
Brackets, exponents and left-to-right rules, with the classic traps kids fall into.
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Coordinate plane
Plotting points, four quadrants, distance on a grid, and coordinate puzzles.
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Area, perimeter and volume
Perimeter and area of rectangles, squares and right triangles, and the volume of a box.
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Data and graphing
Tally charts, pictographs, bar and line graphs, and reading a graph honestly.
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Statistics
Mean, median, mode and range, and which average actually answers the question.