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Grade 6

• Expressions & Equations

  • 6.EE.1
  • 6.EE.2.c

• Geometry

  • 6.G.1
  • 6.G.2

• The Number System

  • 6.NS.1
  • 6.NS.3
  • 6.NS.5
  • 6.NS.7

• Ratios & Proportional Relationships

  • 6.RP.1
  • 6.RP.2
  • 6.RP.3.c
  • 6.RP.3
  • 6.RP.3.d

• Statistics & Probability

  • 6.SP.2
  • 6.SP.3
  • 6.SP.4
  • 6.SP.5

CCSS Math Standard: 6.RP.3.d

An Olympic Sized Pool and Jet Fuel (Episode 3)

How many times could you fill up a jet plane using the fuel that would fit in an olympic-sized pool?

An Olympic Sized Pool and Lots of Pasta (Episode 2)

How many pounds of pasta could you cook using the water in an olympic-sized pool?

An Olympic Sized Pool and 2 Liter Bottles (Episode 1)

How many 2 liter bottles could you fill up using the water in an olympic-sized pool?

Measurement: An Elephant

What if I told you that an elephant weighed a back-breaking 176,000? Could you figure out the unit I'm using? But… how many corgis would that be?

Measurement: A Long Movie

What if I told you a movie was a whopping 0.017 long? Could you figure out the unit I'm using? This lesson packs in strange measurements of time as well as tiny decimals.

Measurement: How Big is this Bathtub?

So, if I told you a bathtub holds 640 of water, which unit would make the most sense?

Measurement: How Old Is Mr. Byrd?

What if I told you that I'm 341,640 old? Could you figure out what unit I'm using? Hint: it's not years!

Filling Up A Car With Other Liquids

Is gas actually that expensive? What if we filled a car up with… orange juice?