Shared Gizmo List: Grade 6 Math

Grade 6 Math-Math Connect Plus: Course 1 (Florida Edition)
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6th Grade Math

Modeling Decimals (Area and Grid Models) Model and compare decimals using area models. Set the number of sections in each model to 1, 10, or 100, and then click in the models to shade sections. Compare decimals visually and on a number line.
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Toy Factory (Set Models of Fractions) Create a set of stuffed animals: monkeys, giraffes, and rabbits. Toys can be painted red, green, or blue. Describe the makeup of the set (animals or colors) with fractions. Arrange the toys into groups to simplify the fractions.
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Multiplying Fractions Multiply two fractions using an area model. Vary the vertical area to change one fraction and vary the horizontal area to change the other. Then examine the intersection of the areas to find the product.
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Dividing Fractions Divide fractions using area models. Adjust the numerators and denominators of the divisor and dividend and see how the area model and calculation change.
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Describing Data Using Statistics Investigate the mean, median, mode, and range of a data set through its graph. Manipulate the data and watch how the mean, median, mode, and range change (or, in some cases, how they don't change).
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Mean, Median, and Mode Build a data set and find the mean, median, and mode. Explore the mean, median, and mode illustrated as frogs on a seesaw, frogs on a scale, and as frogs stacked under a bar of variable height.
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Box-and-Whisker Plots Construct a box-and-whisker plot to match a line plots, and construct a line plot to match a box-and-whisker plots. Manipulate the line plot and examine how the box-and-whisker plot changes. Then manipulate the box-and-whisker plot and examine how the line plot changes.
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Trends in Scatter Plots Examine the scatter plot for a random data set with negative or positive correlation. Vary the correlation and explore how correlation is reflected in the scatter plot and the trend line.
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Proportions and Common Multipliers Complete a proportion using a graphical model. Use counters to fill cells in the numerators and denominators given. Use the visual pattern to determine how many counters to put in the missing numerator or denominator.
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Measuring Motion Go on an African safari and observe a variety of animals walking and running across the savanna. Videotape the animals, and then play back the videotape to estimate animal speeds. Which animals run fastest?
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Fraction, Decimal, Percent (Area and Grid Models) Model and compare fractions, decimals, and percents using area models. Each area model can have 10 or 100 sections and can be set to display a fraction, decimal, or percent. Click inside the area models to shade them. Compare the numbers visually or on a number line.
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Percent of Change Apply markups and discounts using interactive "percent rulers." Improve number sense for percents with this dynamic, visual tool. Reinforce the original cost (or original price) as the baseline for percent calculations.
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Using Algebraic Expressions Translate algebraic expressions into English phrases, and translate English phrases into algebraic expressions. Read the expression or phrase and select word tiles or symbol tiles to form the corresponding phrase or expression.
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Chocomatic (Multiplication, Arrays, and Area) Use the Chocomatic to design candy bars made out of chocolate squares. Use multiplication to find the number of squares in each chocolate bar. Build collections of chocolate bars that all have the same number of squares. Solve multiplication problems by joining two smaller chocolate bars into a large bar.
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Modeling One-Step Equations Solve a linear equation using a tile model. Use feedback to diagnose incorrect steps.
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Modeling and Solving Two-Step Equations Solve a two-step equation using a cup-and-counter model. Use step-by-step feedback to diagnose and correct incorrect steps.
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Solving Two-Step Equations Choose the correct steps to solve a two-step equation. Use the feedback to diagnose incorrect steps.
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Function Machines 1 (Functions and Tables) Drop a number into a function machine, and see what number comes out! You can use one of the six pre-set function machines, or program your own function rule into one of the blank machines. Stack up to three function machines together. Input and output can be recorded in a table and on a graph.
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Function Machines 2 (Functions, Tables, and Graphs) Drop a number into a function machine, and see what number comes out! You can use one of the six pre-set function machines, or program your own function rule into one of the blank machines. Stack up to three function machines together. Input and output can be recorded in a table and on a graph.
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Introduction to Functions Determine if a relation is a function using the mapping diagram, ordered pairs, or the graph of the relation. Drag arrows from the domain to the range, type in ordered pairs, or drag points to the graph to add inputs and outputs to the relation.
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Points, Lines, and Equations Compare the graph of a linear function to its rule and to a table of its values. Change the function by dragging two points on the line. Examine how the rule and table change.
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Exploring Linear Inequalities in One Variable Solve inequalities in one variable. Examine the inequality on a number line and determine which points are solutions to the inequality.
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Solving Linear Inequalities in One Variable Solve one-step inequalities in one variable. Graph the solution on a number line.
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Area of Parallelograms Examine and manipulate a parallelogram and find its area. Explore the relationship between the area of a parallelogram and the area of a rectangle using an animation.
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Perimeter and Area of Rectangles Discover how to find the perimeter and area of a rectangle, and of a square (which is really just a special case of a rectangle).
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Circumference and Area of Circles Resize a circle and compare its radius, circumference, and area.
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Prisms and Cylinders Vary the height and base-edge or radius length of a prism or cylinder and examine how its three-dimensional representation changes. Determine the area of the base and the volume of the solid. Compare the volume of an oblique prism or cylinder to the volume of a right prism or cylinder.
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Pyramids and Cones Vary the height and base-edge or radius length of a pyramid or cone and examine how its three-dimensional representation changes. Determine the area of the base and the volume of the solid. Compare the volume of a skew pyramid or cone to the volume of a right pyramid or cone.
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Surface and Lateral Areas of Prisms and Cylinders Vary the dimensions of a prism or cylinder and investigate how the surface area changes. Use the dynamic net of the solid to compute the lateral area and the surface area of the solid.
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Surface and Lateral Areas of Pyramids and Cones Vary the dimensions of a pyramid or cone and investigate how the surface area changes. Use the dynamic net of the solid to compute the lateral area and the surface area of the solid.
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Adding and Subtracting Integers Add and subtract integers on a number line using dynamic arrows.
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Points in the Coordinate Plane Identify the coordinates of a point in the coordinate plane. Drag the point in the plane and investigate how the coordinates change in response.
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Adding and Subtracting Integers with Chips Use chips to model addition and subtraction of positives and negatives. Explore the effect of zero pairs. See how to use zero pairs to help special cases of addition and subtraction.
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Modeling Fractions (Area Models) Model and compare fractions using area models. Set the denominators with the arrow buttons, and then set the numerators with the arrow buttons or by clicking in the models. Compare fractions visually, on a number line, or numerically using the least common denominator.
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