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Grade 6 · 19 knowledge points · 82 sub-skills · Browse every skill by grade and topic.

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A. Number

  1. 1Factors and multiples (GCF and LCM)
    5 sub-skills
    1. 1aFactors and multiples — telling them apart
    2. 1bPrimes, composites, and factor trees
    3. 1cGreatest common factor
    4. 1dLeast common multiple
    5. 1eWhich one does the problem want?
  2. 2Improper fractions and mixed numbers
    1 sub-skills
    1. 2aPlacing and comparing improper fractions and mixed numbers
  3. 3Introduction to ratios
    5 sub-skills
    1. 3aWhat a ratio is
    2. 3bPart to part, or part to whole?
    3. 3cEquivalent ratios and ratio tables
    4. 3dWriting a ratio in lowest terms
    5. 3eUsing a ratio to find a missing amount
  4. 4Place value and operations from thousandths to billions
    5 sub-skills
    1. 4aReading and writing numbers into the billions
    2. 4bOne place-value chart, thousandths to billions
    3. 4cComparing and ordering across the whole range
    4. 4dRounding and estimating at any place
    5. 4eAdding and subtracting across the whole range
  5. 5Whole-number percents and percentage discounts
    5 sub-skills
    1. 5aWhat percent means
    2. 5bBenchmark percents in your head
    3. 5cFinding a percent of a number
    4. 5dFinding what percent one number is of another
    5. 5eDiscounts and sale prices

B. Computational Fluency

  1. 1Multiplication and division facts to 100
    4 sub-skills
    1. 1aKnowing your facts without thinking
    2. 1bThe facts everyone forgets
    3. 1cDivision facts from multiplication facts
    4. 1dStretching a fact to tens and hundreds
  2. 2Multiplication and division of decimals
    5 sub-skills
    1. 2aMultiplying and dividing by 10, 100, 1000
    2. 2bMultiplying a decimal by a whole number
    3. 2cMultiplying a decimal by a decimal
    4. 2dDividing a decimal by a whole number
    5. 2eDividing by a decimal
  3. 3Order of operations with whole numbers
    5 sub-skills
    1. 3aWhy we need an agreed order
    2. 3bMultiply and divide before you add and subtract
    3. 3cBrackets jump the queue
    4. 3dLong expressions, one step per line
    5. 3eTurning a word problem into one expression

C. Patterns & Algebra

  1. 1One-step equations with whole-number coefficients
    5 sub-skills
    1. 1aAn equation is a balance
    2. 1bUndoing an addition or subtraction
    3. 1cSolving 7n = 91 and n ÷ 7 = 13
    4. 1dChecking your answer by substituting
    5. 1eWriting an equation from a situation, then solving it
  2. 2Patterns as functional relationships (expressions, tables, graphs)
    4 sub-skills
    1. 2aPatterns that grow and patterns that shrink
    2. 2bWriting the rule as an expression
    3. 2cGraphing the relationship
    4. 2dWords, table, expression, graph — all the same story

D. Geometry & Measurement

  1. 1Angle measurement and classification
    5 sub-skills
    1. 1aAn angle is an amount of turn
    2. 1bNaming angles by size
    3. 1cMeasuring with a protractor
    4. 1dDrawing an angle of a given size
    5. 1eAngles on a line and around a point
  2. 2Area of triangles, parallelograms, and trapezoids
    5 sub-skills
    1. 2aFinding the base and the matching height
    2. 2bWhy a parallelogram is base x height
    3. 2cWhy a triangle is half of base x height
    4. 2dWhere the trapezoid formula comes from
    5. 2eComposite figures, and working backwards to a dimension
  3. 3Combinations of transformations
    4 sub-skills
    1. 3aDescribing one transformation exactly
    2. 3bDoing two transformations one after the other
    3. 3cNaming a sequence that gets you there
    4. 3dDoes the order matter? And making designs
  4. 4Perimeter of complex shapes
    4 sub-skills
    1. 4aPerimeter is the walk around the outside
    2. 4bWorking out the sides nobody labelled
    3. 4cOnly the outside edges count
    4. 4dGiven the perimeter, find a side
  5. 5Triangles
    4 sub-skills
    1. 5aSorting triangles by their sides
    2. 5bSorting triangles by their angles
    3. 5cWhy the three angles always make 180°
    4. 5dNaming by both, and which triangles can't exist
  6. 6Volume and capacity
    4 sub-skills
    1. 6aVolume is how many unit cubes fit inside
    2. 6bWhy the prism formula is l x w x h
    3. 6cCapacity, and the 1 cm³ = 1 mL link
    4. 6dWorking backwards from a volume

E. Data & Probability

  1. 1Line graphs
    4 sub-skills
    1. 1aReading values off a line graph
    2. 1bDescribing what the line is doing
    3. 1cBuilding a line graph from a table
    4. 1dIs a line graph even the right choice?
  2. 2Single-outcome probability (theoretical and experimental)
    4 sub-skills
    1. 2aTheoretical probability, three ways to write it
    2. 2bExperimental probability from real trials
    3. 2cWhy the two don't match
    4. 2dPredicting results and judging whether a game is fair

F. Financial Literacy

  1. 1Simple budgeting and consumer math
    4 sub-skills
    1. 1aWhere money comes from and where it goes
    2. 1bBuilding a budget and finding the balance
    3. 1cFixing a shortfall and saving for a goal
    4. 1dGetting the better deal