PennsylvaniaPennsylvania 6th Grade Math Curriculum
Video lessons and practice for every 6th grade math topic. Aligned to Pennsylvania Core Standards in Math so your child keeps up with class.
Pennsylvania 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. |
Pennsylvania 6th Grade Math: What Students Learn
Pennsylvania 6th grade math is a big step. Students move from whole number operations into ratios, negative numbers, algebraic thinking, and geometry. Every topic covered here follows Pennsylvania Core Standards in Math, so your child is learning exactly what their teacher expects.
Ratios, Rates, and Proportional Reasoning
Students start by understanding ratios and unit rates. They use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world problems, including percent problems and unit conversions. These skills show up constantly in 7th grade math, so mastering them in 6th grade matters.
The Number System
6th graders extend their understanding of numbers to include fractions divided by fractions, multi-digit decimal operations, greatest common factors, least common multiples, and negative numbers. Students learn to place rational numbers on a number line and in all four quadrants of a coordinate plane.
Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities
Algebra starts here. Students write and evaluate expressions with variables, apply properties of operations, and solve one-step equations and inequalities. They also explore dependent and independent variables — the foundation for functions in later grades.
Geometry
- Area of triangles, quadrilaterals, and polygons
- Volume of rectangular prisms with fractional edge lengths
- Graphing polygons on a coordinate plane
- Surface area using nets of 3D figures
Statistics and Data Analysis
Students learn what makes a question statistical, how to describe data distributions by center and spread, and how to display data in dot plots, histograms, and box plots. These skills prepare students for more advanced data work in middle and high school.
How StudyPug Helps Pennsylvania 6th Graders
StudyPug has video lessons and practice problems for every one of these topics. Each lesson is short — between 5 and 15 minutes — so your child can fit in help after school or on the weekend. Every topic aligns to Pennsylvania Core Standards in Math, and PSSA Math is tested in grade 6, so staying on track now makes a real difference.