Grade 6 
Mathematics 
Standard 3 
(Algebra and Functions)

Students investigate geometric patterns and
describe them algebraically.

 

Resources
Lesson Plans
Assessments

SRA Math Explorations 
and Applications,  
Willoughby, 1999,  
SRA McGraw-Hill 

Section References 

Lesson 1  
Measuring and Visualizing 

(CHECKPOINT) 

Lesson 92  
Similar Figures 

Lesson 95  
Creating a Graph 

Lesson 96  
Interpreting a Graph 

Lesson 97  
Misleading Graphs 

Lesson 98  
Organizing Data  

(CHECKPOINT) 

Lesson 99  
Ordering Pairs and  
Function Rules  

(CHECKPOINT) 

Lesson 100  
Translation, Rotation,  
Reflection, and Symmetry 

Lesson 101 
Graphing Functions 

Lesson 102  
Graphing Data 

Lesson 103 
Making and Interpreting  
Line Graphs 

Lesson 104  
Graphing Functions:  
Negative Value 

Lesson 105  
Practice with Graphing 

Lesson 106  
Graphing Composite  
Functions 

Lesson 107  
Inverse Functions 

Lesson 108 
Keeping Sharp 

Lesson 114  
Graphing Linear Functions 

Lesson 118  
Graphing a Perimeter 
Function 

Lesson 119 
Determining the Function 
Rule 

Lesson 120 
Finding Circumference 

Lesson 121  
Average Monthly  
Temperature 

Lesson 124  
Area of a Rectangle 

Lesson 125 
Surface Area 

Lesson 126  
Volume of a Rectangular  
Prism 

Lesson 127  
Area and Volume 

Lesson 128  
Area of a Right Triangle 

Lesson 129 
Parallelograms 

Lesson 130  
Area of a Triangle 

Lesson 131  
Area of a Trapezoid 

Lesson 132  
Triangles and Quadrilaterals 

Lesson 134  
Classifying Figures 

Lesson 135  
Determining Lengths  
from Given Areas 

Lesson 136  
Square Roots 

Lesson 137 
Estimating Measures 

Lesson 138  
Multiplying and Dividing 
by Powers of 10 

Lesson 139  
The Metric System 

Lesson 140  
The Customary System 

Lesson 141 
Estimating Volume 

Lesson 142 
Keeping Sharp 

Lesson 143  
Angles and Rotation 

Lesson 144  
Measuring Angles 

Lesson 145  
Corresponding Angles 
and Vertical Angles 

Lesson 146  
Straight and Supplementary 
Angles  

(CHECKPOINT) 

Lesson 147 
Angles and Polygons 

Lesson 148  
Points, Lines, and Planes 

Lesson 149  
Congruent and  
Similar Figures 

Lesson 150  
Compass Constructions 

Lesson 151  
Circle Graphs 

Lesson 152  
Right Triangles: 
Squares of Sides 

Lesson 154  
Unit 6 Practice 

Lesson 155  
More Practice 

Lesson 156 
Practice 

Software 

Mighty Math  
Calculating Crew, 
Edmark Corporation  
1996 
cd mac/windows 

Specific Textbook  
Web Sites 

http://www.glencoe.com/ 
sec/math/prealg/mathnet/ 

http://www.eduplace.com/ 
links/ 

http://www.eduplace.com/ 

http://www.hmco.com/ 
college/mathematics/ 
index.html 

http://www.mcdougallittell. 
com/ 

http://www.hmco.com/ 

http://www.SRA-4KIDS.com/ 

General Math  
Reference Sites 

http://www.learner.org/ 
sami/view-category.php3 
?category=math 

http://www.score.k12.ca.us/ 

http://henson.austin.apple. 
com/edres/curric.shtml 

http://school.discovery.com/ 
schrockguide/index.html 

http://www.EDsOasis.org/ 

http://www.math.com/ 

http://www.nea.org/grants/ 
free.html 

http://www.wcom.com/ 
marcopolo/ 

http://www.udel.edu/sine/ 

http://dewey.chs.chico. 
k12.ca.us/math.html 

Free Stuff 

http://www.nea.org/ 
grants/free.html 

State/National Math 
Ed Organizations 

http://www.nctm.org/ 

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ 

Calif. Dept. of Ed. Standards, Assessment, Ed. Reference. 

Calculator Reference Site 
http://www.ti.com/ 
calc/docs/calchome.html 



Previously Published Data 

1.) Given several circles, students will estimate the circumference of each circle from the length of the diameter. The circumference can be stated as " a bit more than." Students will then use the value of pie (3.14) and the algebraic expression C = pie(d) to determine a more precise circumference. They will also predict what impact increasing the diameter has on the circumference (by a factor of 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10). 


2.) Students will investigate various quadrilaterals stating their areas and perimeters. They will show what relationship, if any, there is between area and perimeter in each of the types of quadrilaterals. 

Previously Published Data 

1.) Students will determine the area and perimeter of various parallelograms. They will write the algebraic expression and explain the symbols that are used.  

A = lw A is area; w is width; l is length  

P = 2l + 2w P is perimeter; w is width; l is length 


2.) Students will find the circumference of various circles. First, they will estimate the answer, then they will use and explain the expression,  

A = pie(d). 


3.) Students will find the area of several triangles using A = 1/2bh. They will explain the relationship between triangles and parallelograms. They will show the relationship of triangles to quadrilaterals and how the formula for the area of a triangle relates to that of a quadrilateral.