Monthly Archives: June 2014

Assignment: 06-Properties of Equality This lesson takes a closer look at that word equal and what it really means.  We can think of an equation much like you would a scale where the middle of the scale is the equal sign. … Continue reading →

Assignment 1: 07-Variables and Expressions Assignment 2: Words to Expressions 2 (front); Words to Expressions 3 (back) This lesson has to do with the taking expressions from words into number form.  A lot of the vocabulary from the previous lesson comes into play here because … Continue reading →

Assignment: 11-Parts of a Mathematical Expression To begin, knowing the parts of an expression is very heavy in knowing the vocabulary.  Here is a list of the necessary vocab words with definitions. addend - the numbers added in an addition problem’ 5 + 6 = 11 … Continue reading →

Assignment: 10-Using Formulas Formulas are equations that show the way quantities relate to one another.  We most commonly see these when shopping.  Fruits and vegetables are going to be so much per pound, so you would use the formula cost = unit … Continue reading →

Assignment 1: 04-Properties of Operations Assignment 2: 05-Distributive Property The mathematical properties tell us things that are true under any situation.  There are four of them we will be dealing with this year, but we will certainly be putting the most focus … Continue reading →

Assignment: 03-Order of Operations There are many different ways to remember the order of operations.  One is simply the mnemonic PEMDAS. Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Adiition, and Subtration.  You could also use fun little phrases like Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.  Remembering the order is important, but we also need to remember … Continue reading →

Assignments: 02-Exponents When dealing with exponents there are two specific numbers we need to be aware of.  Each exponent has a base number and the exponent.  Let’s take the exponent 3⁵ (said ‘three to the fifth power’). The base number is the 3 and the … Continue reading →

Assignment: 01-Place Value Place Value has a lot to do with knowing what the specific digits of a number mean.  In sixth grade, we deal with place value up to the trillions. This includes everything from the ones column all the … Continue reading →