6th Grade Math (Indiana Academic Standards)

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The standards (our summaries)

Indiana's official codes with our own short summaries (not the official wording). Each code links to the official document.

Grade 6

Number Sense (NS)

• 6.NS.1 Use positive and negative numbers for real-world quantities and explain what zero means in each context.
• 6.NS.2 Understand opposite signs as locations on opposite sides of zero and that the opposite of the opposite is the number itself.
• 6.NS.3 Compare, order and plot rational numbers on a number line and explain order statements in real-world contexts.
• 6.NS.7 Summary being checked: read this one in the official document.
• 6.NS.4 Solve real-world problems with positive fractions and decimals using one or two operations.
• 6.NS.5 Use order of operations and properties to evaluate expressions with nonnegative rational numbers, grouping symbols and whole-number exponents.
• 6.NS.6 Find the GCF of whole numbers to 100 and the LCM of numbers to 12; use the distributive property to factor out a common factor.
• 6.NS.7 Use properties of operations to write equivalent linear expressions and justify that two expressions are equivalent. (being checked)
• 6.NS.8 Evaluate positive rational numbers raised to whole-number exponents.

Ratios and Proportional Reasoning (RP)

• 6.RP.1 Convert between fractions, decimals and percents for positive rational numbers without a calculator.
• 6.RP.2 Understand unit rates and use rate language to describe ratio relationships.
• 6.RP.3 Make tables of equivalent ratios, find missing values and plot the pairs on the coordinate plane.
• 6.RP.4 Solve ratio and rate problems with tables, tape diagrams, double number lines or equations.
• 6.RP.5 Use variables for two quantities in a proportional relationship, write an equation, and link it to graphs and tables.

Algebra and Functions (AF)

• 6.AF.1 Define variables to write expressions for problems and evaluate expressions for given values.
• 6.AF.2 Use substitution to decide which values from a set make an equation or inequality true.
• 6.AF.3 Solve one-step equations (x + p = q, x − p = q, px = q, x/p = q) with nonnegative rational numbers and use them to model problems.
• 6.AF.4 Write inequalities with >, <, ≥ or ≤ and rational constants, and graph their solutions.
• 6.AF.5 Graph points with rational coordinates and use coordinates and absolute value to find distances.

Geometry and Measurement (GM)

• 6.GM.1 Convert between customary and metric units using given conversion factors in real-world problems.
• 6.GM.2 Use the angle sums of triangles and quadrilaterals to solve problems.
• 6.GM.3 Find areas of composite polygon shapes by composing or decomposing them into simpler shapes.
• 6.GM.4 Find the volume of right rectangular prisms with fractional edges using unit-fraction cubes and V = lwh or V = Bh.

Data Analysis and Statistics (DS)

• 6.DS.1 Choose, make and interpret graphs of numerical data such as line plots, histograms and box plots.
• 6.DS.2 Pose statistical questions, collect and organize data, and display and interpret it in graphs.
• 6.DS.3 Summarize numerical data in context: number of observations, center, spread, patterns and how measures relate to shape.

Mathematics Process Standards (all grades)

Process Standards (PS)

• PS.1 Make sense of problems, plan a solution path, monitor progress and check that answers are reasonable.
• PS.2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively, moving between symbols and the real context while attending to units.
• PS.3 Build and justify arguments (including always/sometimes/never), critique others' reasoning and collaborate.
• PS.4 Model with mathematics: apply math to everyday situations, make reasonable assumptions and check results.
• PS.5 Choose and use suitable tools, from paper and models to technology, knowing their strengths and limits.
• PS.6 Attend to precision: communicate with clear definitions, correct symbols, labeled units and suitable accuracy.
• PS.7 Look for and use structure and patterns, seeing complex items as single objects or as sets of parts.
• PS.8 Notice repeated reasoning, look for general methods and shortcuts, and keep checking intermediate results.

Tests and key dates

• ILEARN
• IREAD-3
• SAT / PSAT (College Board)

Check the Indiana Department of Education for which grades are tested and this year's testing dates (we have not yet confirmed every detail above on the official site).

Official documents

• secure.in.gov: mathematics
• in.gov: indiana academic standards for math and ela
• in.gov: Kindergarten ELA 2023 IAS CCSS Correlation Guide

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