Maryland6th Grade Math
Maryland 6th Grade Math Curriculum
Video lessons and practice for every 6th grade math topic. Aligned to Maryland College Career Ready Standards for what Maryland schools teach.
Maryland 6th Grade Math Curriculum | StudyPugHelp
ID | Standard | StudyPug Topic |
|---|---|---|
6.RP.A.1 | Understand the concept of a ratio and use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship between two quantities. |
6.RP.A.2 | Understand the concept of a unit rate a/b associated with a ratio a:b with b ≠ 0, and use rate language in the context of a ratio relationship. |
6.RP.A.3 | Use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical problems. |
6.NS.A.1 | Interpret and compute quotients of fractions, and solve word problems involving division of fractions by fractions. |
6.NS.B.2 | Fluently divide multi-digit numbers using the standard algorithm. |
6.NS.B.3 | Fluently add, subtract, multiply, and divide multi-digit decimals using the standard algorithm for each operation. |
6.NS.B.4 | Find the greatest common factor of two whole numbers less than or equal to 100 and the least common multiple of two whole numbers less than or equal to 12. |
6.NS.5 | Understand that positive and negative numbers are used together to describe quantities having opposite directions or values. |
6.NS.6 | Understand a rational number as a point on the number line. Extend number line diagrams and coordinate axes familiar from previous grades to represent points on the line and in the plane with negative number coordinates. |
6.NS.7 | Understand ordering and absolute value of rational numbers. |
6.NS.8 | Solve real-world and mathematical problems by graphing points in all four quadrants of the coordinate plane. |
6.EE.A.1 | Write and evaluate numerical expressions involving whole-number exponents. |
6.EE.A.2 | Write, read, and evaluate expressions in which letters stand for numbers. |
6.EE.A.3 | Apply the properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions. |
6.EE.A.4 | Identify when two expressions are equivalent. |
6.EE.A.5 | Understand solving an equation or inequality as a process of answering a question: which values from a specified set, if any, make the equation or inequality true? |
6.EE.B.6 | Use variables to represent numbers and write expressions when solving a real-world or mathematical problem. |
6.EE.B.7 | Solve real-world and mathematical problems by writing and solving equations of the form x + p = q and px = q for cases in which p, q and x are all nonnegative rational numbers. |
6.EE.B.8 | Write an inequality of the form x > c or x < c to represent a constraint or condition in a real-world or mathematical problem. |
6.EE.C.9 | Use variables to represent two quantities in a real-world problem that change in relationship to one another; write an equation to express one quantity, thought of as the dependent variable, in terms of the other quantity, thought of as the independent variable. |
6.G.A.1 | Find the area of right triangles, other triangles, special quadrilaterals, and polygons by composing into rectangles or decomposing into triangles and other shapes. |
6.G.A.2 | Find the volume of a right rectangular prism with fractional edge lengths by packing it with unit cubes of the appropriate unit fraction edge lengths. |
6.G.A.3 | Draw polygons in the coordinate plane given coordinates for the vertices; use coordinates to find the length of a side joining points with the same first coordinate or the same second coordinate. |
6.G.A.4 | Represent three-dimensional figures using nets made up of rectangles and triangles, and use the nets to find the surface area of these figures. |
6.SP.A.1 | Recognize a statistical question as one that anticipates variability in the data related to the question and accounts for it in the answers. |
6.SP.A.2 | Understand that a set of data collected to answer a statistical question has a distribution which can be described by its center, spread, and overall shape. |
6.SP.A.3 | Recognize that a measure of center for a numerical data set summarizes all of its values with a single number, while a measure of variation describes how its values vary with a single number. |
6.SP.B.4 | Display numerical data in plots on a number line, including dot plots, histograms, and box plots. |
6.SP.B.5 | Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context. |
6th Grade Math in Maryland
Maryland 6th grade math is a big step up. Students move from whole number operations into ratios, rates, negative numbers, and early algebra. The Maryland College Career Ready Standards set the expectations for every topic taught in Maryland classrooms this year.
Key Topics in Maryland 6th Grade Math
- Ratios and Rates: Students learn to describe ratio relationships, find unit rates, and solve real-world problems using ratio and rate reasoning.
- Fractions and Decimals: Dividing fractions by fractions, multi-digit decimal operations, and finding greatest common factors and least common multiples.
- The Number System: Positive and negative numbers, rational numbers on a number line, ordering, absolute value, and graphing in all four quadrants.
- Expressions and Equations: Writing and evaluating expressions with exponents, applying properties of operations, solving equations of the form x + p = q and px = q, and writing inequalities.
- Geometry: Finding area of triangles and polygons, volume of rectangular prisms with fractional edges, coordinate plane distances, and surface area using nets.
- Statistics and Probability: Statistical questions, measures of center and variation, dot plots, histograms, box plots, and summarizing data sets.
How StudyPug Covers Maryland 6th Grade Math
StudyPug breaks every 6th grade math topic into short, clear video lessons. Each lesson is followed by practice problems so students can check what they learned. If a concept is confusing, students can rewatch the lesson as many times as they need. This makes StudyPug useful for homework help, test prep, and keeping up with class throughout the year.
Preparing for the Maryland MCAP
Maryland students in Grade 6 are assessed on math through the MCAP (Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program). StudyPug's content is aligned to the Maryland College Career Ready Standards, so students practicing on StudyPug are working on exactly the skills assessed on MCAP. Consistent practice across ratios, the number system, expressions, equations, geometry, and statistics gives students the best preparation for testing.