6th Grade Math (Florida B.E.S.T.)

MA.6.NSO.1 Extend numbers to include negatives and understand absolute value.

• MA.6.NSO.1 Extend numbers to include negatives and understand absolute value.
• MA.6.NSO.1.1 Define rational numbers and plot, order and compare them.
• MA.6.NSO.1.2 Use signed numbers for quantities in opposite directions, place and compare them on a number line, and say what zero stands for.
• MA.6.NSO.1.3 Interpret absolute value as distance from zero on a number line and find absolute values of rational numbers.
• MA.6.NSO.1.4 Solve problems with absolute value, including comparing absolute values.

MA.6.NSO.2 Do all four operations with positive rational numbers.

• MA.6.NSO.2 Do all four operations with positive rational numbers.
• MA.6.NSO.2.1 Multiply and divide positive multi-digit decimals to thousandths fluently, including with a standard algorithm.
• MA.6.NSO.2.2 Multiply and divide positive fractions and mixed numbers by positive fractions with procedural fluency.
• MA.6.NSO.2.3 Solve multistep real-world problems with any operation on positive decimals or positive fractions and mixed numbers.

MA.6.NSO.3 Use properties of operations to write numbers in equivalent forms.

• MA.6.NSO.3 Use properties of operations to write numbers in equivalent forms.
• MA.6.NSO.3.1 Find the GCF and LCM of two whole numbers, including in real situations.
• MA.6.NSO.3.2 Rewrite a sum of two composite numbers that share a factor as that factor times a sum of whole numbers.
• MA.6.NSO.3.3 Evaluate positive rational numbers and integers raised to natural-number exponents.
• MA.6.NSO.3.4 Write composite whole numbers as products of primes using exponents.
• MA.6.NSO.3.5 Write positive rational numbers in equivalent forms: fractions, terminating decimals and percents.

MA.6.NSO.4 Extend operations to integers.

• MA.6.NSO.4 Extend operations to integers.
• MA.6.NSO.4.1 Add and subtract integers fluently, building on whole-number operations.
• MA.6.NSO.4.2 Multiply and divide integers fluently, building on whole-number operations.

MA.6.AR.1 Move from arithmetic expressions to algebraic expressions.

• MA.6.AR.1 Move from arithmetic expressions to algebraic expressions.
• MA.6.AR.1.1 Translate between written descriptions and algebraic expressions in both directions.
• MA.6.AR.1.2 Write a simple inequality (x compared with a number) from a real-world description and show it on a number line.
• MA.6.AR.1.3 Evaluate algebraic expressions by substituting values and following the order of operations.
• MA.6.AR.1.4 Use properties of operations to write equivalent algebraic expressions with integer coefficients.

MA.6.AR.2 Start to solve equations and inequalities, beginning with one-step equations.

• MA.6.AR.2 Start to solve equations and inequalities, beginning with one-step equations.
• MA.6.AR.2.1 Test values from a given set of integers to decide which make an equation or inequality true.
• MA.6.AR.2.2 Write and solve one-step addition or subtraction equations with integer terms and solutions, including in context.
• MA.6.AR.2.3 Write and solve one-step multiplication or division equations with integer terms and solutions, including in context.
• MA.6.AR.2.4 Find an unknown decimal or fraction in a three-number equation with any operation and the unknown anywhere.

MA.6.AR.3 Understand ratios and unit rates and use them to solve problems.

• MA.6.AR.3 Understand ratios and unit rates and use them to solve problems.
• MA.6.AR.3.1 Write and interpret ratios comparing two quantities in context using a/b, a to b or a:b notation.
• MA.6.AR.3.2 Find a rate for quantities with different units and calculate and interpret the unit rate.
• MA.6.AR.3.3 Make or complete two- or three-column tables of equivalent part-to-part and part-to-part-to-whole ratios.
• MA.6.AR.3.4 Use ratio relationships to solve percent problems.
• MA.6.AR.3.5 Use ratios, rates and unit rates to solve problems such as comparisons, mixtures, length ratios and converting units.

MA.6.GR.1 Use the coordinate plane to solve problems.

• MA.6.GR.1 Use the coordinate plane to solve problems.
• MA.6.GR.1.1 Plot points with rational coordinates in every quadrant and on the axes; name the axis that reflects one point onto another.
• MA.6.GR.1.2 Find how far apart two coordinate-plane points are when they share an x- or a y-coordinate.
• MA.6.GR.1.3 Solve problems by plotting points, for example to find a rectangle's perimeter or area.

MA.6.GR.2 Model and solve problems with two- and three-dimensional figures.

• MA.6.GR.2 Model and solve problems with two- and three-dimensional figures.
• MA.6.GR.2.1 Use a rectangle to derive the area formula for a right triangle and find the area of any triangle.
• MA.6.GR.2.2 Find areas of quadrilaterals and composite figures by splitting them into triangles or rectangles.
• MA.6.GR.2.3 Find the volume of right rectangular prisms whose edges are positive fractions or decimals, using a model and a formula.
• MA.6.GR.2.4 Find surface area of right rectangular prisms and pyramids by drawing and using their nets.

MA.6.DP.1 Begin statistics: measures of center and spread, and summarizing distributions.

• MA.6.DP.1 Begin statistics: measures of center and spread, and summarizing distributions.
• MA.6.DP.1.1 Recognize and write statistical questions that produce numerical data.
• MA.6.DP.1.2 Find and interpret the mean, median, mode and range of a data set in context.
• MA.6.DP.1.3 Read the five-number summary from a box plot and use it to describe spread and distribution.
• MA.6.DP.1.4 Describe spread and shape shown in a histogram or line plot, including symmetry, skew, gaps, clusters, outliers and range.
• MA.6.DP.1.5 Make box plots and histograms for numerical data in context.
• MA.6.DP.1.6 Describe how changing data values affects measures of center and variation.