Math 6

Here's where you'll find an updated list of homework assignments, notice of upcoming quizzes and tests, and links to interesting and helpful math websites.

May 27 through June 11!

Date Description Assignment
Wednesday, May 28 integers pages 493-494, 1-23
Friday, May 30 integers page 500, 1-25; Your puzzle and an answer sheet!
Monday, June 2 review review sheet; 20, 21, 24-31
Wednesday, June 4 final test hand in review sheet and page of notes with test
Friday, June 6 puzzles complete puzzles

May 5 through May 24

Date Description Assignment
Monday, May 3 geometry page 449, 8, 10, 11, 12; page 454, 8-10; page 458, 1-3
Wednesday, May 5 geometry study for quiz today (area, perimeter, circumference
Friday, May 7 three-dimensions page 464, 2-12 even; page 466, 34-38 Final day for purse project in class.
Monday, May 12 three-dimensions page 470, 1-4, 10, 13, 19
Wednesday, May 14 three-dimensions no homework due
Friday, May 16 three-dimensions page 470, 5; page 474, 1-4, 9, 14, 15
Monday, May 19 chapter review pages 482-483, 1-5, 7, 9-11, 17-19
Wednesday, May 21 chapter test write a page of notes to use on the test. Include all formulas you may want to use.

April 7 through May 2

Date Description Assignment
Wednesday, April 9 geometry page 375, 1-8; page 381, 7-13
Friday, April 11 geometry page 399, 1-10; page 402, 1, 3, 8
Monday, April 14 Seeds of Compassion Day no homework assignment due
Wednesday, April 16 geometry page 407-408, 1-13; page 412, 1-12, 14
Monday, April 21 geometry study review sheet for geometry test
Wednesday, April 23 geometry transformations — no homework assignment due. Bring ruler and protractor to class.
Friday, April 25 geometry page 433, 1-16; page 434, 17-22
Monday, April 28 geometry page 444, 7-10; page 445, 39, 41, 44
Wednesday, April 30 geometry page 448, 1, 2, 6; page 449, 9; pattern for bag
Friday, May 1 geometry no homework
Monday, May 3 geometry page 449, 8, 10, 11, 12; page 454, 8-10; page 458, 1-3

March 25 through March 28

Due Date Topic Assignment
Wednesday, March 26 percents page 306, 1-5; page 308, 1; bring in an aricle from a newspaper or magazine that uses percents in the story
Friday, March 28 Chapter Review pages 312-313, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 17, 22, 25, 32

March 3 through March 20

  • Work on the ratio and proportion handout. It is due on Monday, March 10.

February 25 through February 29

We'll continue to look at the Tchokwe designs and begin to talk about ratios and proportions.

Due Date Topic Assignment
Wednesday, February 27 Ratios Page 271, 1, 4, 8-10, 16-19, 27
Friday, February 29 Unit Rates Pages 275-276, 1-21 odd

February 16 through February 21

Happy Presidents' Day and Mid-Winter Break! You all did really well on your fractions tests…Congratulations!
We started to look at the curves and designs traditionally created by the Tchokwe people of northern Angola. Here are some references for more information about the Tchokwe people and the intricate designs they created (it sounds as though this tradition is dying out):

February 11 through February 15

due date topic/assignment
Monday, February 11 using measurements, page 260, 1, 3, 5, 13, plus two problems from the sixth-grade problem sheet
Wednesday, February 13 reviewing chapters 4 and 5: no class: we'll review at the theater!
Friday, February 15 Fractions test—addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

February 4 through February 8

due date topic/assignment
Monday, February 4 solving fraction equations, page 244: 1-3, 10-12, 16, 18, 20, 21
Wednesday, February 6 solving equations, page 248: 6 and 7. Write your own word problem and solve it. Here are the problems you wrote!
Friday, February 8 customary measurements, page 256, 1-7, 26, 27

January 28 through February 1

due date assignment
Wednesday, January 29 dividing with fractions, page 232: 1-21
Friday, February 1 dividing mixed numbers, page 238: 12-15, 19-21

January 22 through January 25

due date assignment
Monday, January 21 Celebrate Martin Luther King's Birthday
Wednesday, January 23 fractions, page 222: 5-10, 21, 22; page 223: 43, 44
Friday, January 25 adding, subtracting, solving equations, page 227: 8-12, 19, 20, 23

January 14 through January 19

  • No POW this week
due date assignment
Wednesday, January 16 subtracting mixed numbers, page 192: 1-4; page 193: 10-14, 29-31
Friday, January 18 adding, subtracting, solving equations, page 205: 1-10
Wednesday, January 23 fractions, page 222: 5-10, 21, 22; page 223: 43, 44

January 7 through January 11

due date assignment
Wednesday, January 9 fractions with common denominators, page 173: 14-19; page 177: 1-15 odd; page 178: 38, 42, 34
Friday, January 11 fractions with different denominators, page 182: 3-6; page 183: 11-14, 17-20
Monday, January 14 POW, Chicken Little's Eggs

December 21 through January 6—Happy New Year!

  • Have a wonderful holiday! See you January 7.

December 17 through 20

There will be a very short quiz on Wednesday. It will cover these topics:

  • Divisibility rules
  • Composite and prime numbers
  • GCF (greatest common factor)
  • Prime factorization
  • Equivalent fractions
due date assignment
Wednesday, December 12 mixed numbers and improper fractions—page 131: 1-5, 13-17, 29, 30
Monday, December 17 handout (2 sides) on GCF and prime factorization

Week of December 10-14

due date assignment
Friday, December 14 page 136: 1-8, 19-22
Wednesday, December 12 pages 129-130: 1-25
Monday, December 10 page 125: 1-25

Links

Multiplication facts — Find lots of great help learning your math facts here.

Ask Dr. Math — Stumped in the middle of a math assignment? Just curious about why ten to the zero power is one? Ask Dr. Math!

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