6th Grade Math Standard

I can understand that positive and

negative numbers are used together
to describe quantities that have
opposite directions or values.
I can use positive and negative numbers
to represent quantities
in real-world situations.
I can explain the meaning
of 0 in each situation.

The Number System 6.5

Apply and extend previous understandings of numbers to the system of rational numbers.
For single classroom use only.
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6th Grade Math Standard

I can understand a rational

number as a point on
the number line.
I can represent points on
the number line and in the
coordinate plane with
negative number coordinates.
The Number System 6.6 (A-C)
Apply and extend previous understandings of numbers to the system of rational numbers.
For single classroom use only.
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6th Grade Math Standard
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.NS.C.6.A
I can recognize opposite signs of numbers
as indicating locations on opposite sides
of 0 on the number line.
I can recognize that the opposite of the opposite
of a number is the number itself.
I can recognize that 0 is its own opposite.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.NS.C.6.B
I can understand signs of numbers in ordered pairs
as indicating locations in quadrants of the
coordinate plane.
I can recognize that when two ordered pairs differ
only by signs, the locations of the points
are related by reflections across one or both axes.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.NS.C.6.C
I can find and position integers
and other rational numbers
on a horizontal or vertical number line diagram.
I can find and position pairs of integers
and other rational numbers on a coordinate plane.

The Number System 6.6.A

Apply and extend previous understandings of numbers to the system of rational numbers.
For single classroom use only.
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6th Grade Math Standard

I can understand
ordering and
absolute value of
rational numbers.
The Number System 6.7 (A-D)
Apply and extend previous understandings of numbers to the system of rational numbers.
For single classroom use only.
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