Definitions of terms necessary for instruction:
Explain: Explain verbally or by showing understanding with manipulatives or with drawings.
Attribute: Characteristic, feature, element, or part of an area of math.
Interpret: Explain verbally or in writing.
Justify: Show process and/or prove correctness.
Understand: Justify in a way appropriate to a student’s mathematical maturity why a math statement is true or where it comes from
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| 6.G.1 | I can find the area of triangles and quadrilaterals, and use those strategies to find the area of any polygon. | 
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| 6.G.2 | I can find the volume of a right rectangular prism with fractional edge lengths. | 
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| 6.NS.2 | I can fluently divide multi-digit numbers. | 
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| 6.NS.3 | I can fluently solve multi-digit decimal problems using all four basic operations. | 
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| 6.G.4 | I can represent a 3-D figure using a net and find the surface area. | 
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| 6.RP.1 | I can describe and explain a ratio between two quantities. | 
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| 6.RP.2 | I can determine and explain a unit rate in a given ratio. | 
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| 6.RP.3 | I can use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real world and mathematical problems. | 
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| 6.NS.1 | I can divide fractions with like and unlike denominators. | 
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| 6.NS.4a | I can determine the GCF of two whole numbers from 1 to 100. | 
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| 6.NS.4b | I can determine the LCM of two whole numbers from 1 to 12. | 
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| 6.NS.4c | I can use the Distributive Property to express the sum of two whole numbers from 1 to 100. | 
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| 6.NS.5 | I can identify positive and negative value of quantities when given a real-world situation. | 
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| 6.NS.6 | I can locate positive and negative rational numbers on a number line and use it to create a coordinate graph. | 
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| 6.NS.7 | I can order and compare rational numbers and their absolute values when given a real-world situation. | 
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| 6.NS.8 | I can apply real-world context to graph points in all four quadrants of the coordinate graph. | 
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| 6.EE.1 | I can write and solve problems using order of operations. | 
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| 6.EE.2 | I can translate and evaluate a relationship given in words into an algebraic expression. | 
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| 6.EE.3 | I can apply the properties of operations to create equivalent expressions. | 
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| 6.EE.4 | I can identify and prove when two expressions are equivalent. | 
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| 6.G.3 | I can draw and find the side lengths of polygons in the coordinate graph when given coordinates for the vertices. | 
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| 6.EE.5 | I can explain that solving an equation or inequality leads to finding the value(s) of the variable that will make a true mathematical statement by using substitution. | 
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| 6.EE.6 | I can use a variable to represent a mathematical or real-world situation. | 
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| 6.EE.7 | I can use inverse operations to solve one-step mathematical or real-world problems. | 
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| 6.EE.8 | I can write an inequality, explain the solution set, and graph on a number line. | 
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| 6.EE.9 | I can create a table of two variables that represent the real-world situation in which one quantity will change in relation to the other. | 
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| 6.SP.1 | I can recognize and write statistical questions that will include variability. | 
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| 6.SP.2 | I can describe a set of data by its center, spread, and overall shape. | 
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| 6.SP.3 
 | I can represent and explain the difference between measures of center and measures of variability. | 
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| 6.SP.4 | I can display data using a number line, dot plot, histogram, and box plots. | 
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| 6.SP.5 | I can summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context. | 
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Major clusters require greater emphasis based on depth of ideas, time they take to master, and/or importance to future mathematics.
Support clusters.
Additional clusters.