6th Grade Math Guide

LEARNING INTENTIONS

●​ I can understand the meaning of a percent as a rate per 100. ●​ I can explain that percentages greater than 100% represent numbers greater than 1. ●​ I can analyze decimal grids and tape diagrams that represent percentages to solve real-world problems. ●​ I can determine equivalent fractions, decimals, and percentages. ●​ I can connect the values of fractions and decimals to percentages. ●​ I can demonstrate how to estimate a percent and a percent of a number using benchmark percentages. ●​ I can attend to precision to estimate percentages and the percent of a number. ●​ I can determine the percent of a number by using double number lines or equations. ●​ I can find the percent, given the part and the whole, using equivalent fractions. ●​ I can use the correct vocabulary to describe the elements of a percent problem. ●​ I can determine the whole by visually representing the part and the percent. ●​ I can determine the whole by dividing the percent by 100, then dividing the part by the quotient. ●​ I can make sense of real-world percent problems and apply strategies to solve the problem.

KEY VOCABULARY

●​ Percent ●​ Ratio ●​ Foundation ●​ Visible

●​ Confirm ●​ Rational ●​ Percent ●​ Evaluate

●​ Exceed ●​ Discriminate ●​ Highlight

●​ Benchmark Percentages

●​ Estimate ●​ Flexible