6TH GRADE October 16, 2017

Mrs. Muller

Math/

ScienceHERE IS WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MY CLASS… IN THIS ISSUE

Math: Students are formally introduced to

proportional reasoning with the building blocks

of ratios, rates, and proportions. Students

examine and distinguish between ratios and

rates as they give examples of ratios as

multiplicative comparisons of two quantities

describing the same attribute and examples of

rates as the comparison by division of two

quantities having different attributes. Students

extend previous work with representing

percents using concrete models and fractions.

Additionally, students are introduced to

generating equivalent forms of fractions,

decimals, and percents using ratios, including

problems that involve money. Students solve

and represent problem situations involving

ratios and rates with scale factors, tables,

graphs, and proportions. Students also

represent real-world problems involving ratios

and rates, including unit rates, while converting

units within a measurement system. These

representations allow students to develop a

sense of covariation when using proportional

reasoning to solve problems, which means

they are able to determine and analyze how

related quantities change together.

Science: Students will be introduced to

scientific processes are used to explore and

understand a system.

What makes a process scientific?

In what ways can a system be

scientifically examined?

Which scientific processes are most

appropriate when studying a system

and why?

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Nucleation experimentation with Mentos and Coke.