Content Area: Math

 

Index: 4.1A Grade 6 CPI 8

 

Standard: 4.1 - Number and Numerical Operations

 

Strand: C - Estimation

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 8 -  The student will compare and order numbers.

 

Grade: 6

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        Students use a deck of fraction cards for a variety of tasks. A deck consists of one card containing each of a number of fractions, for example, 1/4, 9/10, 2/19, 4/7, 7/9, 1/3, 12/15, 2/5, and 5/8. They are asked to: Find the smallest fraction in the set. Sort into two groups more than 1/2 and less than 1/2. Determine which pairs have a value close to 1.

 

·        Students use a number line, including both positive and negative integers, to graph inequalities stated verbally. For example: Show all of the numbers larger than -2.

 

·        Students gain understanding of the order relationships among fractions and integers by comparing them with similar ones for whole numbers. How is the comparison of 4/7 to 5/7 like the comparison of 4 to 5? How is comparing 4/7 to 4/8 like comparing 7 to 8? How is comparing -4 to -7 like comparing 4 to 7? They answer similar questions on their test.

 

·        Students use 4 digits, say 2, 3, 4, and 5 to construct as many true fraction sentences as they can. For example, 2/3 < 5/4.