Unit 3 Decimals Grade 6

Prerequisites

5.N.3 Understand the place value structure of the base ten number system

5.N.8 Read, write, and order decimals to thousandths

5.N.10 Compare decimals using <, >, or =

5.N.23 Use a variety of strategies to ASMD decimals to thousandths

5.N.24 Round numbers to nearest hundredth and up to ten thousand

5.N.26 Estimate sums, differences, products and quotients of decimals

NYS Content Standards

6.N.20 Represent fractions as terminating or repeating decimals

6.N.21 Find multiple representations of rational numbers (fractions, decimals, and percents 0 to 100)

6.N.27 Justify the reasonableness of answers using estimation (including rounding)

*Review measurement in fraction unit

 

KNOW

UNDERSTAND

DO

decimal

repeating decimal

terminating decimal

 

 

* Equivalent forms of fractions and decimals exist

* Between every two whole numbers there exists decimal values

* The decimal and percent systems are based on the number 10

* Different forms (FDP) are more appropriate in particular situations

* Identify a decimal as repeating or terminating

* Change fractions, decimals, percents to their equivalent forms

* Justify reasonableness of an answer using estimation

*Add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals

Decimals Grade 6 Timeline

Estimated Time Allotted Enrichment suggestions

Decimals

Day 1- Changing between fractions and decimals & E 6-5, E 7-4, Head Hunters

Day 2- Investigating decimals and the base ten system Animal Einstein’s Number Crunchers

Day 3- Adding and Subtracting Decimals E 3-5, E 3-2

Day 4- Multiplying Decimals E 4-2

Day 5- Dividing Decimals E 4-4

Day 6- Review

Day 7- Test

OVERALL: Investigation 3

 

 

 

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