GRADE 6 MATHEMATICS UNIT TITLE GRADE LEVEL BITS

Unit Title / Grade Level

Bits & Pieces Assessment

Start Week / End Week

9/23 to 10/14

Standard(s)

MI.1.1 Student develops number sense encompassing magnitude, comparison, order, and equivalent representations, which supports reasoning in operating with nonnegative rational numbers in fraction and decimal forms. Student applies these concepts, operations, and properties in solving problems involving relationships among whole numbers and other nonnegative rational numbers.

MI.2.1 Student identifies and represents ratios and rates as comparisons, and reasons to find equivalent ratios to solve problems involving proportional relationships.

Essential Question(s)

How do you represent numbers in equivalent forms?

How does knowing the location of a point on a number line help you understand the value of a number?

Why is it important to find equivalent forms of ratios when solving a problem?

Knowledge

Scholars will know…

Skills

Scholars will be skilled at…

How do you convert between a fraction, decimal, and percent?

What are some ways you can represent fractions, decimals, and percents?

What is a mixed number/ improper fraction?

How do you convert between a mixed number and an improper fraction?

How do you use inequality symbols to compare fractions and decimals?

What are equivalent fractions?

What are some ways to represent equivalent decimals?

How do you determine the location of a fraction, decimal, mixed number, and improper fraction on a number line?

What is a benchmark?

What is a ratio and how can it be used to represent a problem?

What is a denominator/numerator?

Converting between fractions, decimals, and percents

Representing fractions, decimals, and percents using models

Converting between mixed numbers and improper fractions

Use inequality symbols to compare numbers

Determine equivalent fractions

Understand equivalent representations of decimals (e.g., 6.2 = 6.20)

Locate fractions, decimals, and mixed numbers between a given pair of numbers.

Write a ratio to represent a problem

Knowing the parts that make up a fraction

Performance Assessment

Demonstrate your understanding and skill working with fractions, decimals, and percents by solving the following problems.

1. The diagram shows a puzzle made up of familiar shapes. Find a fraction name and a decimal name for the size of each piece.

1. What fraction of the puzzle is covered by each piece? Use your measurement estimation skills and reasoning to find each fraction.

2. What decimal represents each part of the puzzle?

3. What percent represents each part of the puzzle?

Scoring Rubric

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