Grade 6
Grade 6 is the first year of middle school in most districts. Ratio and rate reasoning arrive, negative numbers extend the number line, expressions become algebraic, and students are expected to argue a position in writing with evidence they selected themselves.
Mathematics
Ratios, Rates and Unit Rates
Reason about ratio and rate relationships, find unit rates and solve percent problems.
Negative Numbers and the Coordinate Plane
Extend the number line to negative numbers, compare rational numbers and graph points in all four quadrants.
Science
Cells and Body Systems
Middle school band (grades 6-8): model cells as the basic unit of life and explain how body systems interact. NGSS* sets middle school science as one 6-8 band, and states sequence it differently.
English Language Arts
Author's Point of View and Purpose
Work out where a writer stands and what they are trying to achieve, and show how word choice and text structure give it away.