Grade 6 Math
13 units matched to the Nunavut Curriculum.
Learning focus
- Iqqaqqaukkaringniq: concepts in mathematics, analytical and critical thinking, and solution-seeking.
- Number: develop number sense and understand how numbers and operations work.
- Patterns and Relations: use patterns and equations to describe the world and solve problems.
- Shape and Space: measure, and describe 2-D shapes and 3-D objects and how they move.
- Statistics and Probability: collect, read and interpret data, and describe chance.
Units
Unit 1
Thousandths to Billions
Reading, writing, comparing and rounding numbers from thousandths (0.001) up to billions, including multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Number · place value for numbers greater than one million, reading, writing and comparing large numbers
Unit 2
Facts & Factors
Quick recall of multiplication and division facts, plus factors, multiples and prime numbers, the greatest common factor (GCF) and least common multiple (LCM), and word problems that use them.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Number · factors and multiples, prime and composite numbers
Unit 3
Mixed Numbers & Ratios
Switching between improper fractions (like 13/5) and mixed numbers (2 3/5), placing them on a number line, and writing and using ratios such as 3:4 in tables and word problems.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Number · improper fractions and mixed numbers, and ratio
Unit 4
Decimal × and ÷
Multiplying and dividing decimals, estimating to check where the decimal point goes, and solving shopping and measurement problems.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Number · multiplying and dividing decimals by one-digit whole numbers
Unit 5
Percents & Budgets
Finding percents of amounts, working out sale prices and savings, comparing unit prices to find the better buy, and planning a simple budget and savings goal.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Number · percent as a part of 100, and using percent in everyday situations
Unit 6
Equations
Using the order of operations (brackets, then × and ÷, then + and −) and solving one-step equations like 6n = 42 with inverse operations, including writing equations for word problems.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Number; Patterns and Relations · order of operations, equations with letter variables, and keeping equations balanced
Unit 7
Patterns & Graphs
Describing growing and shrinking patterns with rules like 3n + 2, using tables and graphs to predict values, and reading change over time from line graphs.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Patterns and Relations · relationships in tables of values, and patterns shown with graphs and tables
Unit 8
Perimeter & Area
Finding the perimeter of L-shapes and other polygons, and the area of triangles (b × h ÷ 2), parallelograms (b × h) and trapezoids ((a + b) × h ÷ 2), including working backwards to a missing measurement.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Shape and Space · perimeter of polygons and area of rectangles
Unit 9
Angles & Triangles
Estimating and classifying angles (acute, right, obtuse, straight, reflex), finding missing angles on a line and in triangles, and classifying triangles by their sides and angles.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Shape and Space · angles, the angle sum of triangles and quadrilaterals, and types of triangles
Unit 10
Volume & Capacity
Finding the volume of rectangular prisms, converting between litres and millilitres, and connecting volume to capacity (1 cm³ holds 1 mL).
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Shape and Space · volume of right rectangular prisms
Unit 11
Transformations
Translating, reflecting and rotating points and shapes on a coordinate grid, and combining two transformations in a row.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Shape and Space · transformations and plotting points in the first quadrant
Unit 12
Line Graphs & Data
Practises choosing ways to collect data (questionnaires, experiments, observations), reading and labelling line graphs, finding the range, and drawing conclusions from a graph.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Statistics and Probability · collecting data, and creating and interpreting line graphs to draw conclusions
Unit 13
Probability
Writing probabilities as fractions for spinners, dice and marbles, comparing theoretical probability with experimental results, and making predictions from data.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Statistics and Probability · possible outcomes and probability of an event
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