Unit 1

Number System Fluency

GSE Standards Addressed:

MGSE6.NS.1 Interpret and compute quotients of fractions, and solve word problems involving division of fractions by fractions, e.g., by
using visual fraction models and equations to represent the problem.
MGSE6.NS.2 Fluently divide multidigit numbers using the standard algorithm.
MGSE6.NS.3 Fluently add, subtract, multiply, and divide multidigit decimals using the standard algorithm for each operation.
MGSE6.NS.4 Find the greatest common factor of two whole numbers less than or equal to 100 and the least common multiple of two
whole numbers less than or equal to 12. Use the distributive property to express a sum of two whole numbers 1100 with a common
factor as a multiple of a sum of two whole numbers with no common factor.
Enduring Understandings
Students will
Find the GCF of 2 whole numbers < 100
Find the LCM of 2 whole numbers < 12
Use the distributive property to express a sum of 2 whole numbers 1-100 with a common factor as a multiple of a sum of 2 whole numbers with no
common factor.
Interpret and compute quotients of fractions
Solve word problems involving division of fractions by fractions using visual fraction models and equations to represent the problem.
Fluently divide multi-digit numbers using the standard algorithm
Fluently add, subtract, multiply, and divide multi-digit decimals using the standard algorithm for each operation.

Key Vocabulary

Algorithm
Difference
Distributive
Property
Dividend
Divisor
Factor
Greatest Common
Factor
Least Common
Multiple
Minuend
Multiple
Product
Quotient
Reciprocal
Sum

Essential Questions
How can factors and multiples help us?
How do we use and work with fractions?
When or why would it be useful to know the greatest
common factor of a set of numbers?
When or why would it be helpful to know the least
common multiple of a set of numbers?
How can the distributive property help me with
computation?
Why does the process of invert and multiply work
when dividing fractions?
When I divide one number by another number, do I
always get a quotient smaller than my original
number?
When I divide a fraction by a fraction what do the
dividend, quotient and divisor represent?
What kind of models can I use to show solutions to
word problems involving fractions?
Which strategies are helpful when dividing multi-digit
numbers?
Which strategies are helpful when performing

Suggested Resources and

Materials
www.georgiastandards.org
Base Ten Blocks and/or Unit
Cubes
Centimeter Grid Paper
Color Tiles
Number Lines
Models for Multiplying and
Dividing FractionsThis teacher
resource shows how the area
model can be used in
multiplication and division of
fractions. There is also a
section on the relationship to
decimals.
Virtual Manipulatives: Fractions Rectangle MultiplicationUse
this virtual manipulative to
graphically demonstrate,

Prerequisite Skills

Number sense
Computation with
multi-digit whole
numbers and
decimals (to
hundredths)
Application of
order of operations
Ability to add,
subtract, multiply,
and divide common
fractions
Familiarity with
factors and
multiples
Data usage and
representations