Grade 6 Math
14 units matched to the Nova Scotia Curriculum.
Learning focus
- Number: Develop number sense.
- Patterns and Relations: Use patterns to describe the world and solve problems.
- Measurement: Use direct and indirect measurement to solve problems.
- Geometry: Describe the characteristics of 3-D objects and 2-D shapes, and analyse the relationships among them.
- Statistics and Probability: Collect, display and analyse data to solve problems, and use probability to represent and solve problems involving uncertainty.
Units
Unit 1
Thousandths to Billions
Reading, writing, comparing and rounding numbers from thousandths (0.001) up to billions, including multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000.
Learning outcome: N01, N02 · place value from billions to thousandths, and solving problems with whole numbers and decimals
Unit 2
Facts & Factors
Quick recall of multiplication and division facts, plus factors, multiples and prime numbers, the greatest common factor (GCF) and least common multiple (LCM), and word problems that use them.
Learning outcome: N03 · factors and multiples
Unit 3
Mixed Numbers & Ratios
Switching between improper fractions (like 13/5) and mixed numbers (2 3/5), placing them on a number line, and writing and using ratios such as 3:4 in tables and word problems.
Learning outcome: N04, N05 · improper fractions, mixed numbers and ratios
Unit 4
Percents & Budgets
Finding percents of amounts, working out sale prices and savings, comparing unit prices to find the better buy, and planning a simple budget and savings goal.
Learning outcome: N06 · percent as a part of 100
Unit 5
Decimal × and ÷
Multiplying and dividing decimals, estimating to check where the decimal point goes, and solving shopping and measurement problems.
Learning outcome: N08 · multiplying and dividing decimals
Unit 6
Patterns & Graphs
Describing growing and shrinking patterns with rules like 3n + 2, using tables and graphs to predict values, and reading change over time from line graphs.
Learning outcome: PR01, PR02 · tables of values, graphs and patterns
Unit 7
Equations
Using the order of operations (brackets, then × and ÷, then + and −) and solving one-step equations like 6n = 42 with inverse operations, including writing equations for word problems.
Learning outcome: PR03, PR04 · equations with letter variables and preservation of equality
Unit 8
Angles & Triangles
Estimating and classifying angles (acute, right, obtuse, straight, reflex), finding missing angles on a line and in triangles, and classifying triangles by their sides and angles.
Learning outcome: M01, M02, G01 · angles, interior angles and triangles
Unit 9
Perimeter & Area
Finding the perimeter of L-shapes and other polygons, and the area of triangles (b × h ÷ 2), parallelograms (b × h) and trapezoids ((a + b) × h ÷ 2), including working backwards to a missing measurement.
Learning outcome: M03 · formulas for perimeter and area
Unit 10
Volume & Capacity
Finding the volume of rectangular prisms, converting between litres and millilitres, and connecting volume to capacity (1 cm³ holds 1 mL).
Learning outcome: M03 · volume of right rectangular prisms
Unit 11
Quadrilaterals & Grids
Properties of quadrilaterals (symmetry and diagonals), top and front views, coordinates in all four quadrants, and combining slides and flips.
Learning outcome: G05 · plotting points in the first quadrant of a Cartesian plane
Unit 12
Transformations
Translating, reflecting and rotating points and shapes on a coordinate grid, and combining two transformations in a row.
Learning outcome: G03, G04, G06 · translations, rotations and reflections, alone and combined
Unit 13
Line Graphs & Data
Practises choosing ways to collect data (questionnaires, experiments, observations), reading and labelling line graphs, finding the range, and drawing conclusions from a graph.
Learning outcome: SP01, SP02 · line graphs and collecting data
Unit 14
Probability
Writing probabilities as fractions for spinners, dice and marbles, comparing theoretical probability with experimental results, and making predictions from data.
Learning outcome: SP04 · possible outcomes and probability
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