Exploring Mathematical Concepts: Grade 6 Module 6 Activities
Dive into various activities in Grade 6 Module 6 focusing on mathematical learning, including strategies for instructional improvement, rational number ranking, and decision-making at a Duck Pond game booth.
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PARTNERS forMathematicsLearning Grade6 Module6 Partners forMathematicsLearning
2 NeverSayAnythingaKidCanSay Recallthearticlefromthepreviousmodule Whatstrategies/suggestionsresonatedwith yourowninstruction? Whatisonethingthatischangingaboutyour instructionafterreadingthisarticle? Knowingthatyourcolleaguesmay ormaynothavetimetoreadthis article,whatthreeideashaveyou sharedwithyourcolleagues? Partners forMathematicsLearning
3 RankingRationals Lookatyoursetofnumbersandasa groupdecidewhichnumberlineismost appropriateforyourset Usingstickynotes,placeeachofyour numbersontheappropriatenumberline Partners forMathematicsLearning
4 RankingRationals Istheremorethanonenumberlineyou coulduse?Explain Whatstrategiesdidyouusetoplacethe numbersonthenumberline? Partners forMathematicsLearning
5 RankingRationals WhichBigIdeawasthefocusofthis activity?WhatEssentialStandard? Whyisanactivitylikethisimportantfor developingnumbersense? Howmightyoudifferentiatethisactivityto meettheneedsofavarietyofstudents? Partners forMathematicsLearning
6 TheDuckPond SlickSamisinchargeoftheDuckPondat thestatefair.Heishavingtroubledeciding howtoawardprizes.Heisaskingyouto helphimdecidewhichducknumbershould beassignedtoeachprize. Partners forMathematicsLearning
7 TheDuckPond Basedonthedata,decideonaprize structureforSlickSam sDuckPond RememberyoumustmeetSlickSam s specifications Partners forMathematicsLearning
8 TheDuckPond Whatdothedatatellyouaboutthe contentsoftheDuckPond? Arealltheoutcomesequallylikely? Howwouldyouawardprizes attheDuckPondBooth? Partners forMathematicsLearning
9 TheDuckPond If100peopleplayedtheDuckPondgame, abouthowmanypeoplewouldwin lollipops?Frisbees?TheMP3player?No Prize? If75peopleplayedtheDuckPondgame, abouthowmanypeoplewouldwin lollipops?Frisbees?TheMP3player?No Prize? Partners forMathematicsLearning
10 TheDuckPond Whatisthetheoretical probabilityofchoosingeachnumber? Howclosearethetheoreticalprobability andtheexperimentalprobability? Howdoesthisactivitymakeprobability relevantforstudents? Partners forMathematicsLearning
11 ThePhotoBooth Skippy,Karin,Darius,Tameka,andJoeygo tothephotoboothtogettheirpicturestaken. Theyaredisappointedtorealizethatthe boothonlyholdsthreepeopleatatime.How manyphotosneedtobetakensothatall possiblegroupsofthreearephotographed? Partners forMathematicsLearning
12 ThePhotoBooth Howdidyourgroupoffivegetstarted? Whatdifficultiesdidyouface? Whatwouldbeasimilarproblem? Whatwouldthisexperiencehelp yousolveit? Partners forMathematicsLearning
13 ThePhotoBooth Whyissuccessfullydeterminingall outcomes,i.e.,listingthesamplespace, importantforfindingprobabilities? Whatisappealingaboutthisactivity asanintroductionforprobability? WhatistheprobabilityofTamekabeingina picture? WhatistheprobabilityofTamekaandDarius beinginapicture? Partners forMathematicsLearning
14 12,000=1.2x104 ScientificNotation Whatisscientificnotation? Whendostudentsseescientific notationused? Whatdostudentsneedtounderstandthe magnitudeofanumberwritteninscientific notation? Partners forMathematicsLearning
15 ScientificShuffle Youhavebeengivenacardwitheither anumberwritteninscientificnotationor instandardform Getreadytoshuffle! Partners forMathematicsLearning
16 ScientificShuffle Whywouldamiddleschool teacherchoosethisactivity? Whatdostudentshavetoknow (specifically)inordertomakeappropriate matches? Whenplanninginstructionaboutscientific notation,whattypicalmisconceptionsor difficultiesdoyouplanfor? Partners forMathematicsLearning
17 SomeSums Practiceshould Followasimplerule Engagestudents Allowforrepeatedpractice Containsubstantialmathematics AdoptedfromDr.JerryP.Becker,SouthernIllinoisUniversity Partners forMathematicsLearning
18 SomeSums LookattheSomeSumsHandout Thefirstboxisdesignatedasthestarting numberandthenumberinthecircleis designatedastheaddingnumber Completethelineofboxesbyaddingthe numberinthecircletoeachprecedingbox Findthesumofthefiveboxesandplaceit intheboxtothefarright Partners forMathematicsLearning
19 SomeSums Inthenextrowofboxes, add-2toreachthesumof20 Writethesumsintheboxesinthisrow Determineotherproblemsyoucoulddo tofindasumof20 Partners forMathematicsLearning
20 SomeSums Describetoyourpartnera strategyforcreatingproblems withasumof20(andfollowingtherules!) Isthereanotherefficientstrategy? Dothreemoreproblemswithaconstant sumofyourchoice Partners forMathematicsLearning
21 SomeSums Ongraphpaper,graphthe orderedpairswiththex-coordinateasthe startingnumberandthey-coordinateas theaddingnumberforallsumsof20 Connectthepoints Repeattheprocesswiththeconstantsum ofyourchoice Partners forMathematicsLearning
22 SomeSums Describethegraphsofthepoints Compareyourgraphswithothermembers ofyourgroup Partners forMathematicsLearning
23 SomeSums Didthispracticefollowasimplerule? Wasthepracticeengaging? Didtheactivityallowforrepeatedpractice? Doesthepracticecontain substantialmathematics? Partners forMathematicsLearning
24 Reflection Whatadditionalclarification doyouneedasyoubeginthinkingabout teachingthe2009EssentialStandards? Whatsupportwillyouneedfromyour administrators? Partners forMathematicsLearning
25 DPIMathematicsStaff EverlyBroadway,ChiefConsultant ReneeCunninghamKittyRutherford RobinBarbourMaryH.Russell CarmellaFairJohannahMaynor AmySmith PartnersforMathematicsLearningisaMathematics-Science PartnershipProjectfundedbytheNCDepartmentofPublicInstruction. Permissionisgrantedfortheuseofthesematerialsinprofessional developmentinNorthCarolinaPartnersschooldistricts. Partners forMathematicsLearning
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