Due Tuesday December 13, Wednesday December 14

Watch the following videos, then log in to Khan Academy and get in 20 minutes each night working on Coach Recommendations.  Note: Some students have reported not being able to view Coach Recommendations - in which case, I will post the names of the skill modules here and you can just search for them within Khan:

"Converting Percents and Fractions"
"Percent Word Problems"

1.  Watch this video: "WHAT'S A PERCENT?"
2.  Then watch this Khan video, which reviews the same strategy many of you shared out today in discussing the basketball problem:

Due Wednesday December 7

Practice dividing decimals - complete the textbook work-packet (Prob 3.3 and Add'l Practice) as well as the 'More Division with Decimals' worksheet from class.  Available here as a download. 

Due Friday December 2

Multiplying Fractions -- Finish the blue packet - last page (ACE) problems are homework.
Click here for the download.

Good review videos from Sal Khan here:

Due Tuesday November 29

Problem 1.1 'Estimating with Decimals' Problems A-C
Problem 1.2  'Adding and Subtracting Decimals'  Problems A-B
"Applications" Problems 1-18 (page 13)
Click here for download. 

HW due Monday November 21

Test on Monday - Operations with fractions

Students should be able to:

· Add and subtract fractions with like and unlike denominators
· Multiply and divide fractions with like and unlike denominators
· Add, subtract, multiply, and divide mixed numbers with like and unlike denominators
· Identify the multiplicative inverse (reciprocal) of a number

Finish study guide - also get in 20-30 minutes of Khan Academy practice - choose fraction operation content areas you need the most practice in!

HW Due Friday November 18

Complete the study guide for our Fractions Operations end-of-unit test next week.
Link here.


Review videos here:

Due Wednesday November 16

Complete these practice problems dividing fractions and mixed numbers - link here. 

Finish the few problems left on this page (problems 2, 4, 7-9).


Review video from Khan:

HW Due on Monday, November 14th

In your Math Journal, complete problems #1, 3, 5, 6 from these pages. 

Due Tuesday November 8th

20 minutes in Khan Academy, working on today's Coach Recommendation :  Dividing Fractions and Whole Numbers Word Problems

Due Wednesday November 2nd

Quiz Wednesday on:
- Adding and Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers
- Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers
- Converting to and from improper fractions to mixed numbers

HW:
- Complete this practice/review sheet (Extended deadline due to Halloween)
- 30 minutes of Khan Academy practice - most recent coach recommendations are highest priority

Due Friday October 28th

Complete all of Problem 3.1 (Sections A-D): A Model for Multiplication, as well as Applications Problems 1-5.

Click here for a download if you were absent or need another copy of the packet. 

If you didn't log your 20-30 minutes in Khan Academy last night (10/25) - make sure you do that!  I am checking that you've logged in and put in that time on recent Coach Rec.'s.  This is a homework assignment - not "optional"

Due Wednesday October 26

- Bring your sheet of fraction story problems (and your group's mini-poster) to class tomorrow
- Log in to Khan Academy and work on the most recent Coach Recommendations:
a)  Multiply Fractions and Whole Numbers Visually
b)  Multiply Fractions and Whole Numbers Word Problems
c)  Multiplying Fractions with Visuals

Due Tuesday October 25th

We're easing back into fraction computation after your awesome Outdoor School experience...

Due tomorrow:

These eight fraction story problems.  Show your work, put a star next to a few you would be comfortable sharing your strategies for.

Link here.

Your 'Mango Problem' poster (see post below)

Due Monday October 24

- Solve 'The Mangoes Problem', and create a poster on 8.5 x 11 cardstock demonstrating how you solved this multi-step problem.  Remember the big focus here is not simply on your answer, but your pathway to it!

One night the King couldn't sleep, so he went down into the Royal kitchen, where he found a bowl full of mangoes. Being hungry, he took 1/6 of the mangoes.

Later that same night, the Queen was hungry and couldn't sleep. She, too, found the mangoes and took 1/5 of what the King had left.

Still later, the first Prince awoke, went to the kitchen, and ate 1/4 of the remaining mangoes.

Even later, his brother, the second Prince, ate 1/3 of what was then left.

Finally, the third Prince ate 1/2 of what was left, leaving only three mangoes for the servants.

How many mangoes were originally in the bowl?

- Extension/optional:
Work in Khan Academy getting additional practice with fractions operations, or working ahead in your 6th Grade Math Mission.

Have a great time at Outdoor School!

Due Wednesday Oct. 12

Complete the practice pages on Operations with Fractions & Mixed Numbers.
Click here to download the problems.

HW due Monday October 10

Log in to your Khan Academy account (apps4pps.net credentials) and work on fractions skills in the Coach Recommendations, for a minimum of 30 minutes.

Due Friday, October 7th

Due Friday: Practice worksheet on converting between improper fractions to mixed numbers, and back again.
Click here to download the worksheet.


Challenge / Extension:

Cool Khan Academy News: Collaboration with Pixar Animation Studios!
Check out Pixar in a Box!
The goal of Pixar in a Box is to show you how the concepts that you learn in school are the same concepts that they to tackle creative challenges at Pixar.    They’ve taken Pixar’s filmmaking process -- their “production pipeline” -- and broken it down into a series of topics, such as Animation, Character Modeling,Patterns, and Effects. These topics represent the fundamental steps they use to make their movies, and you can explore them in any order you want!

Due Wednesday October 5

Finish the 'Spice Recipe' Problems 2.2 A thru D - working with adding and subtracting fractions that have unlike denominators.

Khan Academy Videos for Review....

Due Tuesday October 4

Finish Problem 2.1:  Land in Tupelo Township Problem (parts A-F, solved in your Math Journal)
Click here to download the handout.


Here's a review video from Sal Khan on how to add fractions with different denominators:

Due Monday October 3

Due Monday:
Complete the review/practice sheets on simplifying fractions.  Click here to download.

Extension:
Check out this online game 'Drop Zones' to practice adding and subtracting fractions:
http://calculationnation.nctm.org/Games/

What are fractions?  Why are they important?  How might I use fractions in math when I get older?
Check out this site from the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic/fractions
Great video, and more games....

Camp Collins Monday-Wednesday; next math class on Thursday Sept. 29

Log in to your Khan Academy account - and work on Coach Recommendations from me.  Our next unit will be about operations with fractions - so it will be helpful for you to brush up on your fraction knowledge before we dive in!

Due Friday Sept. 23

Friday Sept. 23
End-of-unit Test for Prime Time Unit
1. Complete your yellow study guide.
2. Begin to solve The Locker Problem (see handout from class or post below) - remember to have fun with this, and no Googling!  The name of the game is to see, wonder, and make conjectures about mathematical patterns.... :)

Due Wednesday September 21

Log in to Khan Academy and practice/work on your Coach Recommendations for 25 minutes.

Instructions on how to log in (and add me as your coach - steps 4-6 - if you were absent):

1. First, log in to your Google account using your apps4pps.net credentials.

2. Go to khanacademy.org

3. Click, "log in", and then, "log in with Google"

4. If/when prompted, click "Allow Access" to allow Khan Academy to link up with your Google.

5. Click on "Profile" and go to your main dashboard.

6. Click on "Coaches" and in the space where it says to "Add a coach", enter one of these codes:
1st Period Code: QZKB8G
2nd Period Code: KDT53Q

7. Begin working on Coach Recommendations within your 6th Grade Math Mission.  Remember to go to "Progress" and then "Coach Recommendations" first to work on modules I've assigned.

Tonight's Modules - Get "5 in a Row" on each:
- Least Common Multiple Exercise
- Greatest Common Factor Exercise
- LCM and GCF Word Problems

Homework Due Tuesday September 20

Complete this review packet (all short, 3-5 minute warm-ups) on divisibility, LCM, GCF, and prime factorization.

*If you scored Proficient or higher on our recent LCM and GCF assessment - this above homework is optional.  If you haven't yet attempted solving The Locker Problem (see previous post), I encourage you to tackle it!  Hearing many interesting strategies from the students I've spoken with who tried it over the weekend!

HW Due Monday 9/19

1. Odd numbered problems on this page:
http://www.plymouth.k12.wi.us/Staff%20Home%20Pages/Riverview/kohler/math/Prime_Time/6ptin3s1.pdf
2. Odd numbered problems on this page:
http://www.plymouth.k12.wi.us/Staff%20Home%20Pages/Riverview/kohler/math/Prime_Time/6ptin3s2.pdf
3.  Solve these prime factorizations, and this multiplication maze.

Alternative Homework for students who have mastered LCM, GCF, Prime Factorization - and want a bit more challenge:
'The Locker Problem' pages 61-63 in your PrimeTime Textbook  (No Googling this, though!!!!)
If you don't have a textbook - here's a digital version - the problem starts on page 60 of the pdf file.

Homework Due Friday September 16th

Complete Skill: Prime Factorization Worksheet.  Download is available here.

Here is a review video on how to find the prime factorization, as well has how it can be used to find the GCF and LCM for a pair of numbers:
https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/5128-find-the-gcf-and-lcm-using-prime-factorization

Homework Due Wednesday September 14

Problems 1-13 from page 56 in your PrimeTime textbook.  Available here if you need a copy:

Here is a review video you might find helpful!

Due Tuesday September 13

Solve the 'Product Puzzle'; find as many factor strings as you can that result in a product of 840.  What is the longest factor string you can find?

Homework Due Monday Sept. 12th

*Short Quiz on Monday: Least Common Multiple and Greatest Common Factor*

Due Monday
PrimeTime page 43, odd-numbered questions only

Here is a copy if you don't have a textbook:

Here are some review videos on LCM and GCF:
https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/6635-find-the-least-common-multiple-of-two-numbers

https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/7052-find-the-greatest-common-factor-of-two-numbers

HW Due Friday 9/9

Solve these two problems in your Math Journal, showing all of your work:

Welcome to the 6th Grade Math Blog!

 

Homework Due Wednesday Sept. 7th:
(from page 42 of Prime Time textbook)

For Exercises 1–8, list the common multiples from 1 to 100 for each pair of numbers. Then find the least common multiple for each pair.

1.) 8 and 12

2.) 3 and 15

3.) 7 and 11

4.) 9 and 10

5.) 24 and 36

6.) 20 and 25

7.) 42 and 14

8.) 30 and 12

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Previous homework assignments:

Due Tuesday Sept. 6th:

1. Define the term FACTOR in your own words.

2. Ben claims that 12 is a factor of 24. How can you check to determine whether he is correct?

3. What factor is paired with 6 to give 24?

4. What factor is paired with 5 to give 45?

5. What factor is paired with 3 to give 24?

6. How would you test to see whether 7 is a factor of 291?


Word Problem:

7. Every 4th person at a movie theatre receives a free soda. Every 6th person at the movie theatre will receive a free slice of pizza. Starting at the beginning of the line, who will be the first person to receive both the free soda and free slice of pizza? Show your work.

Due Friday Sept. 2nd:

Complete Math Autobiography.