Grade 06 Mathematics - EC: M06.B-E.1.1.3

Continuum of Activities

The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.

This continuum of activities offers:

Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
Questions/activities that grow in complexity
Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance

Grade Levels

6th Grade

Course, Subject

Mathematics

Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content

M06.B-E.1.1.3 M06.B-E.1.1.3

Identify parts of an expression using mathematical terms (e.g., sum, term, product, factor, quotient, coefficient, quantity). Example: Describe the expression 2(8 + 7) as a product of two factors.

Activities

What are the factors of -8(16 + 2)
What is the coefficient in the expression 6 – 2 + 4n

Write an expression that has two factors: 5 and the sum of two terms
Write a sentence to describe the expression

Circle the terms in the expression below and explain how you know that they are terms.

4²+ 7 – 6a + 3

Peter bought c pounds of chicken that cost $2.50 and h pounds of ham that cost $ 3.25 per pound.

a. Write an expression that could be used to calculate the amount of money he spent on chicken and ham.
b. Explain how to find the total cost if he bought 5 pounds of ham and 8 pounds of chicken.

Answer Key/Rubric

The factors are 8 and the sum of 16 and 2. Or you can use 8 and 18

The coefficient is 4

Answers will vary.

Possible answers include, but are not limited to:

5 (6 + 4)

Answers may include, but are not limited to:

Twice the sum of six and eight, divided by seven

Add six and eight and multiply that by two, then divide the product by seven

The sum of six and eight times two, divided by seven

Students should define these as terms because they are constants, variables, or a product of a number and variable that are separated by + or –

Answers as follows:

a. 2.50c + 3.25h
b. Acceptable explanations may include, but are not limited to:

Multiply 2.50 times 8 to find the total for the chicken: 8(2.5) = 20

Multiply 3.25 times 5 to find the total for the ham: 5(3.25) = 16.25

Find the sum of the two products: 20 + 16.25

Total is $36.25