Today I sent 'parent' homework. I hope by using the notes they have taken during math, looking at the sample problems done in class, and thinking back to the past week in math class, your own special 6th grader will show you the kind of thinking we are doing in class.
Here are some pointers-to help you help them.
The first problem involves cycles on two Ferris wheels. This problem is all about multiples of numbers. When the multiples are the same, the Ferris wheels will be at the beginning of the turn at the same time. The first time the numbers share a multiple, you have the least common multiple, or LCM.
The second (and more challenging) problem is about snacks and drinks. This involves looking for common factors of the two numbers. When the numbers have factors that are shared, or common, to both numbers, that is the common ground. Those shared factors give the answer to the problem. The common factor that is the largest shared factor is the greatest common factor, or GFC.
Finally, the last problem is about finding all the prime numbers that are multiplied to get the number that started the problem. We are kind of deconstructing numbers.
I hope this allows you to see how important the multiplication and division facts are as a foundation for 6th grade math.
Oh, don't panic if you struggle with the problems. Send questions to school and we will try to explain them as a class! This is an ungraded assignment. But I have learned you learn best by teaching and explaining, and I want them to learn and understand.
Here are some pointers-to help you help them.
The first problem involves cycles on two Ferris wheels. This problem is all about multiples of numbers. When the multiples are the same, the Ferris wheels will be at the beginning of the turn at the same time. The first time the numbers share a multiple, you have the least common multiple, or LCM.
The second (and more challenging) problem is about snacks and drinks. This involves looking for common factors of the two numbers. When the numbers have factors that are shared, or common, to both numbers, that is the common ground. Those shared factors give the answer to the problem. The common factor that is the largest shared factor is the greatest common factor, or GFC.
Finally, the last problem is about finding all the prime numbers that are multiplied to get the number that started the problem. We are kind of deconstructing numbers.
I hope this allows you to see how important the multiplication and division facts are as a foundation for 6th grade math.
Oh, don't panic if you struggle with the problems. Send questions to school and we will try to explain them as a class! This is an ungraded assignment. But I have learned you learn best by teaching and explaining, and I want them to learn and understand.