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Typical Course of Study

6th Grade Mathematics

By Beverly Hernandez, About.com

Annotated links for the typical course of study for to help you cover each topic and check mastery of that skill. This is a work in progress that I assume will take a while to complete. I will be adding links and pages periodically.
  • Exponents
  • Operation of powers
  • Set of the integers
  • Factoring
  • Fundamental operations with fractions, and decimals
  • Fundamental operations with fractions and decimals
  • Multiplying and dividing common fractions and mixed numbers
  • Relationship between common and decimal fractions
  • Problems in percent
  • Properties, identification, and construction of geometric figures
  • Identification and measurement of angles
  • Concepts of similarity, congruence, and symmetry
  • Scale drawings
  • Customary and metric measurement
  • Problem analysis
  • Interpreting graphs
  • Concepts of averaging and sampling
  • Use of calculators and computers
6th Grade Course of Study

Used by permission of World Book

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