6th Grade Tutorials

Math Ratios and Ratio Tables A ratio compares 2 amounts. A ratio table shows equivalent ratios. Play → Math Unit Rates A unit rate tells the amount for 1 unit. Divide to find a unit rate. Play → Math GCF and LCM The GCF is the largest factor that 2 numbers share. The LCM is the smallest multiple that 2 numbers share. Play → MathGeneral Percents A percent is a rate per 100. You can find a percent of a number. Play → MathGeneral Dividing Fractions Dividing by a fraction asks how many pieces of that size fit. You can multiply by the reciprocal. Play → MathGeneral Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing Decimals Line up the decimal points to add and subtract. Count decimal places to multiply. Make the divisor a whole number to divide. Play → MathGeneral Integers and Absolute Value Integers include negative numbers, 0, and positive numbers. Absolute value is the distance from 0. Play → MathGeneral The Coordinate Plane An ordered pair (x, y) gives the location of a point on the coordinate plane. Play → MathGeneral Expressions and Exponents An exponent shows repeated multiplication. An expression uses numbers, variables, and operations to show a value. Play → MathGeneral Solving 1-Step Equations To solve an equation, do the same operation to both sides until the variable is alone. Play → MathGeneral Inequalities An inequality uses <, >, ≤, or ≥ and can have many solutions. Play → MathGeneral Area of Triangles and Other Polygons Area is the number of square units that cover a shape. A triangle has half the area of a parallelogram with the same base and height. Play → MathGeneral Volume and Surface Area Volume is the number of unit cubes that fill a solid. Surface area is the total area of all its faces. Play → MathGeneral Statistics: Mean, Median, Mode, and Range Mean, median, mode, and range describe a set of data from a statistical question. Play →

Science Seasons and Earth's Tilt The tilt of Earth's axis causes the seasons, not the distance from the Sun. Play → Science Earth, Moon, and Sun: Day, Night, and Moon Phases Earth spins to make day and night, and the Moon phases show the part of the lit half that we see. Play → Science Rock Layers, Fossils, and Earth's History Rock layers form on top of each other, so the oldest layer is at the bottom, and fossils tell about past life. Play → Science Plate Tectonics Earth's crust is broken into plates that move slowly on the mantle. Play → Science Earthquakes Stress builds at a fault until the rock breaks and sends seismic waves out from the focus. Play → Science Volcanoes Magma rises through the crust and erupts as lava at plate boundaries and hot spots. Play → Science The Rock Cycle The rock cycle changes rock from 1 type to a different type over a very long time. Play → Science The Water Cycle The water cycle moves water between Earth's surface and the air, and the Sun gives the energy. Play → Science Earth's Spheres Earth has 4 spheres: the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere, and the spheres interact. Play → Science Weather and Climate Weather is the condition of the air now, and climate is the average weather over many years. Play → Science Asking Scientific Questions A testable question is a question that you can answer with an investigation and data. Play → Science Reading and Interpreting Science Graphs A graph shows data as a picture, so you can read values and see trends. Play →

ELA Story Elements and Characterization Every story has 5 story elements. Clues about a character show a trait. Play → ELA Theme and Central Idea A theme is a message about life. A central idea is the most important point of an informational text. Play → ELA Figurative Language Figurative language means more than the exact words say. Play → ELA Writing a Summary A summary tells the most important events of a story, in order and in your own words. Play → ELA Hatchet: Conflict and Character Change Brian faces person vs nature and person vs self conflicts, and the conflicts change him. Play → ELA ACES Constructed Response ACES is a 4-step plan for a written answer: answer, cite, explain, sum it up. Play → ELA Narrative Writing A narrative tells a story with a beginning, a middle, and an end. Play → ELA Arguments: Claims, Reasons, and Evidence An argument uses reasons and evidence to support a claim. Play → ELA Informational Text Structure Text structure is the way an author organizes information, and signal words show the structure. Play → ELA Infographics and Debate An infographic shows facts with pictures, and a debate uses facts to support a claim. Play → ELA The Lightning Thief: Point of View Point of view tells who tells the story. The Lightning Thief uses first person. Play → ELA Ghost: Plot Elements A plot diagram shows the 5 parts of a plot: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Play → ELA A Long Walk to Water: 2 Stories, 2 Timelines The book switches between 2 stories in 2 time periods. The 2 stories meet at a well. Play → ELA Research Project Steps A research project answers a question with facts from reliable sources. Play → ELA Simple Sentences and Capitalization A simple sentence has 1 subject and 1 predicate and starts with a capital letter. Play → ELA Compound Sentences A compound sentence joins 2 independent clauses with a comma and a conjunction, or with a semicolon. Play → ELA Complex Sentences A complex sentence has 1 independent clause and 1 or more dependent clauses. Play → ELA Compound-Complex Sentences A compound-complex sentence has 2 or more independent clauses and 1 or more dependent clauses. Play →

Social Studies Prehistory Prehistory is the time before writing. People change from nomads in the Paleolithic Era to farmers in the Neolithic Era. Play → Social Studies Mesopotamia Geography Mesopotamia is the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Floods leave silt, and canals bring water to crops. Play → Social Studies GRAPES: Early Americas GRAPES has 6 categories to study a civilization: Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, and Social structure. Play → Social Studies 4 Empires of Mesopotamia After the Sumerian city-states, the Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian, and Chaldean empires ruled Mesopotamia in that order. Play → Social Studies The End of Mesopotamia Conquest, weak leaders, and rebellion ended the Mesopotamian empires. Writing, laws, the wheel, and base 60 math are still used today. Play →

AVID Binder and Organization System An organized binder has 1 correct place for every paper. Play → AVID Focused Note-Taking Cornell notes split 1 page into a heading, questions, notes, and a summary. Play → AVID Public Speaking A good speech has 1 main point, 3 supports, a clear voice, a steady pace, and eye contact. Play → AVID College and Career Awareness Your interests can point you to a career, and your habits now help on every path. Play → AVID Collaboration and Teambuilding In a group, each person has a role, listens actively, and disagrees with respect. Play →

ELT How to Use Study Hall Time In study hall, do homework due next first, then missing work, then study or read. Play → ELT Study Techniques and Study Habits Quiz yourself, study on different days, remove distractions, and take short breaks. Play → ELT Organization Basics: The ELT Notebook Every notebook page needs a date, a title, and a page number in the table of contents. Play →