Unit 1
Student Learning Targets

Grade 6
Section AReasoning to Find Area
Finding Area by Decomposing and Rearranging
I can explain how to find the area of a figure that is composed of other shapes.
I know how to find the area of a figure by decomposing it and rearranging the parts.
I know what it means for two figures to have the same area.
Section BParallelograms
Parallelograms
I can use reasoning strategies and what I know about the area of a rectangle to find the area of a parallelogram.
I know how to describe the characteristics of a parallelogram using mathematical vocabulary.
Bases and Heights of Parallelograms
I can identify pairs of base and height of a parallelogram.
I can write and explain the formula for the area of a parallelogram.
I know what the terms "base" and "height" refer to in a parallelogram.
Section CTriangles and Other Polygons
From Parallelograms to Triangles
Formula for the Area of a Triangle
I can use the area formula to find the area of any triangle.
I can write and explain the formula for the area of a triangle.
I know what the terms “base” and “height” refer to in a triangle.
Bases and Heights of Triangles
I can identify pairs of base and corresponding height of any triangle.
When given information about a base of a triangle, I can identify and draw a corresponding height.
Section DSurface Area
Section ESquares and Cubes
Section FLet’s Put It to Work