Grade 6 
Mathematics 
Standard 3 
(Statistics, Data Analysis  
and Probability)
Students determine theoretical and experimental
probabilities and use these to make predictions
about events.

 

Resources
Lesson Plans
Assessments
SRA Math Explorations 
and Applications,  
Willoughby, 1999,  
SRA McGraw-Hill 

Section References 

Lesson 48  
Percents 

Lesson 50  
Percents on a Calculator 

Lesson 75  
Probability 

Lesson 87  
Ratios 

Lesson 88  
Averages and Rates  

(CHECKPOINT) 

Lesson 89  
Mean, Median, and Mode 

Lesson 90  
Choosing an Appropriate  
Average 

Lesson 91  
Solving Proportions 

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 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 110  
Interpreting Data 

Lesson 111  
Using Formulas 

Lesson 114  
Graphing Linear Functions 

Lesson 116  
Graphing Nonlinear Functions 

Lesson 117  
More Nonlinear Functions 

Lesson 119  
Determining the Function 
Rule 

Lesson 121  
Average Monthly Temperature 

TV Show 
Bill Nye, the Science Guy,  
PBS 

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.) Students will determine the probability of an event occurring or not occurring. The various probabilities will be stated as proportions, ratios, percents, and decimals. For example: On a spinner divided into four parts, numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4, with half of the sections white and the other half red, what is the probability of: 

Getting a 4?...not getting a 4? 

Getting a white space?  

Getting an even number? 

2.) Using the spinners, students can determine if the probability of two events is equally likely to happen, or if one of the events is more likely to happen. For instance, if a game consists of earning points, is it fair to play a game where one student gets a point every time the pointer lands on a white number and the other student gets a point every time the pointer lands on a multiple of 3? What are the probabilities of each of these events occurring? Do they have an equal chance of happening? 
Previously Published Data 

1.) Students are given a container with one red, one yellow, and two blue blocks and determine the probability of choosing each color. They will also determine the probability of not choosing each color. The probabilities are given as proportions, ratios, percents, and decimals. An additional block is added to the container, and students determine how this will change the probability of each color being chosen. 

2.) Given a selection of differently marked spinners, students will determine the probabilities of landing or not landing on the different spaces.