Hexaflexagons

Mean, Median, Mode and Range 

Click on the hyperlink below to explore mean, median and mode.

The Coordinate Game

Click on the link below to challenge yourself identifying coordinates.

http://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-6/coordinate-graphs-as-maps

POW # 7

Mr. Claus had to wrap a special gift for Mrs. Claus.  How much wrapping paper did he need to wrap his gift? 

Due:  Thursday, December 16th

Easy Paper Toy - How To Assemble a Flexagon Kaleidocycle

Click on the hyper link below for more templates.

POW # 6

Mr. S. went to the mall to do some Christmas shopping this past weekend.  When he walked by the Apple Store he saw Emma standing 12th in line waiting to purchase a door crasher special.  As Mr. S. continued to walk further down the line he saw Michael also standing in the same line.  He told Mr. S. that he was the 67th person in line.  How many people were standing in line between Emma and Michael?

Due:  Friday, December 8th

                                                         POW # 5

                                 

View the above video on the Angle Sum of a Triangle.  Then calculate the value of the unknown angle below.

A triangle has one angle (A) that measures 55* and another angle (B) that measures 45*.  Calculate the value of the unknown angle (C)?   Draw and label triangle ABC in the space below.

Due:  Thursday, November 23rd

Drawing Angles

Angles

                                                                     Alien Angles

Here’s a link to a fun game called Alien Angles that will help you to estimate angles.  To be successful in this game, you must estimate the angle within 5 degrees.  To set the angle, click on the blue dot until you think you are in the right spot.  Have fun!
http://www.mathplayground.com/alienangles.html

                                                                                                    POW # 3

     

Having made it safely back home from trick or treating, it's now time to check out your haul. You are to find out the top 5 chocolate bars that you have collected. To aid you in this venture, create a Tally Chart to record the tasty treats. After having recorded the tallies, display the data on a bar graph. Be sure to title your graph and label your axes. No need to worry, you don't have to record the rocks.         
Happy Hallowe'en!

Due Date:  Friday, Nov.3rd

2 Step Input/Output Patterns

Understanding Percentages

Patterning

Four Key Math Messages

    What are Factors ?

Check out the link below to learn more about Factors.  

(Be sure to only focus on the positive numbers)

http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/factors-all-tool.html#calc

Rounding Numbers

POW #1

In 1980 Terry Fox ran about 5374 km across Canada during his Marathon of Hope to raise money for cancer research. a) Each day he tried to run a marathon, which is 42 km. At this rate, how many days would it take him to cover the total distance that he ran? b) To date over $750 million has been raised in Terry's name. How many dollars is that for each km that he ran?

Prime Numbers - Sieve of Eratosthenes

What are Decimals?

Click on the link below for place value reinforcement of decimals.
http://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-6/decimal-place-values

Really Bag and Really Small Numbers

View the following video to explore numbers to their extreme limits.

Place Value - Whole Numbers

View the following Place Value video below. Remember that Whole Numbers are to the left of the decimal place (ex. 34 597) and parts of a number are to the right (ex. percentages 0.534). Also remember that we DO NOT use commas when writing a number in Standard Form (ex. 34 597.534).

History of Mathematics

The Multiplication Table

Equivalent Fractions

View the following video for reinforcement on equivalent fractions.

Pow #15

Due:  Friday, May 12th

Fractions 

Parts of a Whole

Click the link below to explore fractions of a whole.

Fractional Parts of a Set

Fractions 

Part of a Whole

                                     Triangle Review

Watch the following video on drawing triangles when given specific angles.

POW #13

Eva blinks her eyes about 3 times per minute when she is awake.  If she is awake for approximately 14 hours per day.  Does she blink her eyes more than 1000 000 times in one year?

Circle one:     Yes     No

Justify your answer.

Approximately how many times does the tiger (Alistair) blink his eyes in one minute compared to Eva?  If Alistair (the tiger) were to stay awake 14 hours per day.....how many times would he blink his eyes in one year?

Due:  Friday, March 24th

POW # 12

Mr. S. rolled a pair of dice.  What is the probability that he would roll a :  
a)   5 =  _____         b)  7 =  _____          c)  8 =  _____

Show your calculations below.
Due:  Friday, March 3rd