C2.0 Mathematics 6 Parent Resource
Marking Period 4: Geometric and Statistical Relationships
Marking Period 4 includes 4 topics of study, listed below. This resource is for Section 1 of Topic 1.
Topic 1
Topic 1
Topic 2
Topic 3
Topic 4
Relating Area and
Volume: Area
Relating Area and
Volume: Volume
Surface Area
Multi-Digit
Computation
Statistical
Questions
Topic 5
Analyzing
Data
Distributions
Learning Goals by Common Core State Standard
Topic
Relating Area and
Volume: Area
Students will be able to...
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Find the area of right and other triangles.
Find the area of parallelograms, trapezoids and other polygons by composing rectangles or
decomposing them into triangles and other shapes.
Apply strategies for finding area of triangles and other polygons to solving real-world
problems.
Instructional videos in the hyperlinks above are meant to support C2.0 content,
but may use vocabulary or strategies not emphasized by MCPS.
The Common Core State Standards require a balance of three fundamental
components that result in rigorous mathematics acquisition: deep conceptual
understanding, procedural skill, and mathematical applications and modeling.
RIGOR
Deep
Conceptual
Understanding
Relating Area and
Volume: Area
Applications
and Modeling
Procedural
Skill
Students will
reason about realworld situations to
solve problems
involving area.
Students will build
accuracy when
composing and
decomposing figures
to find area.
Students will apply
formulas for area of
a triangle and
rectangle to solve
problems in a real
world context.
C2.0 Mathematics 6 Parent Resource Page
Marking Period 4: Geometric and Statistical Relationships
Topic 1, Section 1: Relating Area and Volume: Area
Learning Experiences by Common Core State Standard
In school, your child will…
Topic 1, Section 1: Relating Area and Volume: Area
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Develop the understanding that the area formula for a
parallelogram is A=bh by decomposing them to make
rectangles.
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At home, your child can…
Develop the formula for the area of a triangle as A =
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Find the area of different objects around the house, e.g. the area of a
coffee table or a picture.
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Design the layout for a room.
o Use an online room planner and find the area of different pieces
of furniture.
o Sample Room Planner - http://www.mybobs.com/roomplanner
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Design a project such as a bat house and find the areas of each of the
pieces of it.
o Sample Bat house Plan http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/wildlife/ndblinds/smallbat.
htm
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Map a playground given specific shapes and areas.
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bh
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exploring triangles as half of a rectangle or parallelogram.
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Find the area of a trapezoid by decomposing it into other
shapes.
Note: In Grade 6, students are not expected to be proficient
with the area formula for a trapezoid. They are expected to
find it by composing or decomposing them into rectangles
triangles and other shapes.
Additional Practice
 Area Explorer – Rectangles (practice)
 Area Fact Monster – Triangles (game)
 Area – Mixed (practice)
 Area (practice)
 Area of Composite Figures (practice)
 MP4 Topic 1 Understanding Area (Flexbook)
Additional Practice links support C2.0 content,
but may use vocabulary or strategies not emphasized by MCPS.
C2.0 Mathematics 6 Parent Resource
Marking Period 4: Geometric and Statistical Relationships
Marking Period 4 includes 4 topics of study, listed below. This resource is for Section 2 of Topic 1.
Topic 1, Section 1
Relating Area and
Volume: Area
Topic 1, Section 2
Relating Area
and Volume:
Volume
Topic 2
Topic 3
Topic 4
Surface Area
Multi-Digit
Computation
Statistical
Questions
Topic 5
Analyzing
Data
Distributions
Learning Goals by Common Core State Standard
Topic
Relating Area and
Volume: Volume
Students will be able to...
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Find the volume of a right rectangular prism.
Determine the volume of cubes with fractional edge lengths by using unit cubes with
fractional edge lengths
Apply strategies to measure volume by looking at the relationship between the area of the
base and the height of a prism to derive a formula.
Apply the formula for finding the volume of a right rectangular prism to solving real-world
problems.
Instructional videos in the hyperlinks above are meant to support C2.0 content,
but may use vocabulary or strategies not emphasized by MCPS.
The Common Core State Standards require a balance of three fundamental components
that result in rigorous mathematics acquisition: deep conceptual understanding,
procedural skill, and mathematical applications and modeling.
RIGOR
Deep
Conceptual
Understanding
Relating Area and Volume:
Volume
Applications
and Modeling
Procedural
Skill
Students will
reason about realworld situations to
solve problems
involving volume.
Students will build
accuracy when using
the formula for
finding the volume of
a right rectangular
prism.
Students will apply
formula for finding
the volume of a
right rectangular
prism to solve
problems in a real
world context.
C2.0 Mathematics 6 Parent Resource Page
Marking Period 4: Geometric and Statistical Relationships
Topic 1, Section 2: Relating Area and Volume: Volume
Learning Experiences by Common Core State Standard
In school, your child will…
Topic 1, Section 2: Relating Area and Volume: Volume
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Look at the relationship between the area of the base and
the height of a prism to develop the formula for finding the
area of a right rectangular prism.
o The base of the prism is a rectangle. Area of the
base (B) = length (l)  width (w).
o The volume of the prism (V) = B  the height (h)
o V  B  h or V  l  w  h
Determine the volume of cubes with fractional edge lengths
by using unit cubes with fractional edge lengths.
1
unit cube?
2
o
What is the volume of one
o
How many
o
above?
What is the volume of the prism above?
1
unit cubes are need to fill the prism
2
At home, your child can…
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Find the volume of different rectangular prisms around the house, e.g.
the volume of a cardboard box or a baking dish.
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Compare the estimated volume of a carton or bottle of liquid (such as 1/2
gallon of milk or a two liter bottle of lemonade) in cubic inches or
centimeters to its stated volume in ounces or milliliters.
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Discuss applications of volume such as determining shipping costs with
companies such as DHL or FedEx or with moving companies.
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Compare the capacity of different shaped suitcases to plan for a trip.
Additional Practice
 Minecraft Volume (game)
 Volume of Cubes and Prisms (game)
 Volume of Cubes and Prisms (practice finding the volume or finding
the missing dimension)
 Volume of Cubes and Prisms (practice)
 Cubes (Explore volume of a rectangular prisms by manipulating rows
of cubes or a layer of cubes to fill the box)
 MP4 Topic 1 Relating Volume (Flexbook)
Additional Practice links support C2.0 content,
but may use vocabulary or strategies not emphasized by MCPS.