Benchmark
1st Quarter Test (October 6-10, 2008)The following concepts and skills are required of all students completing sixth grade. They should be taught in depth using a variety of methods and applications so that all students have accessibility to and an understanding of these concepts.
NOTE: Asterisks (*) have been used to identify standards and objectives that must be assessed by the local school district. All other skills may be assessed by the Oklahoma School Testing Program (OSTP).
| Unit 1 | |
|---|---|
| 1.2 | Use substitution and order of operations to simplify and evaluate algebraic expressions (e.g., if x = 5 evaluate 2x + 3). |
| 2.4* | Build and explore multiples and their patterns to develop the concept of exponents |
| 2.5 | Simplify numerical expressions with exponents and parentheses using order of operations. |
| Unit 2 | |
| 4.3 | Find reasonable estimates for measurements using measurements in standard and metric units. |
| 5.1 | Collect, organize and interpret data to solve problems (e.g., data from student experiments, tallies, Venn diagrams, tables, circles, and bar graphs, spreadsheets). |
| 5.2 | Construct and interpret graphs of statistical data (e.g., explain how different representations lead to different interpretations and may distort information). |
| 5.3 | Find the median and mode for a set of data in a variety of contexts. |
Benchmark
1st Quarter Test (October 6-10, 2008)| Unit 3 | |
|---|---|
| 2.2 | Convert, compare, and order decimals (terminating and non-terminating), fractions and percents using a variety of methods. |
| 2.3 | Estimate solutions to single and multi-step problems using whole numbers, decimals, fractions, and percents and assess whether solutions are reasonable (e.g., 7/8 + 8/9 is about 2, 0.9 + 0.3 is about 1). |
| Unit 4 | |
| 1.1 | Extend and create patterns from tables, graphs, rules and number properties and generalize patterns algebraically (e.g., recursive patterns like the Fibonacci numbers, number sequences, prime and composite numbers). |
| 2.1 | Multiply and divide fractions and mixed numbers to solve problems using a variety of methods. |
| 4.2 | Compare and convert units within the same measurement system; express conversions using appropriate unit labels (e.g., square inches to square feet, centimeters to millimeters, hours to minutes); and compute measurements of combined units (e.g., 9’8” + 3’6” = ?' and ?" , 150 minutes = ? hours and ? minutes). |
Benchmark 1st Semester Test (Dec 15-19, 2008)
| Unit 5 | |
|---|---|
| 3.1a | Compare, estimate and determine the measurements of angles. |
| 3.1b | Find the complement and supplement of an angle. |
| 3.2 | Differentiate between congruent and similar figures. |
| Unit 6 | |
| 3.3* | Describe the effect of performing basic transformations on objects and figures in a variety of contexts. (e.g., explore reflection [flip] with mirrors, explore rotation [turn] and translation [slide] by designing the layout of different shapes of floor tile). |
| 4.1* | Collect data and develop formulas to find the circumference and area of circles (e.g., use string the length of the diameter of various circular lids to approximate the circumference and develop the concept of pi). |
Benchmark 3rd Quarter Comprehensive Test (March 9-13, 2009)