Curriculum Standards

This WebQuest was written to meet the following standards from the Virginia Standards of Learning. Completing this WebQuest will help students will develop mathematics and language arts skills, as well as creative problem solving and teamwork skills.

Mathematics

Computation and Estimation

• 6.7 The student will use estimation strategies to solve multistep practical problems involving whole numbers, decimals, and fractions (rational numbers).
• 6.8 The student will solve multistep consumer-application problems involving fractions and decimals and present data and conclusions in paragraphs, tables, or graphs. Planning a budget will be included.
• 6.9 The student will compare and convert units of measures for length, area, weight/mass, and volume within the U.S. Customary system and the metric system and estimate conversions between units in each system:
  a) length - part of an inch (1/2, 1/4, and 1/8), inches, feet, yards, miles, millimeters, centimeters, meters, and kilometers;
  d) area – square units
  

Measurement

• 6.10 The student will estimate and then determine length, weight/mass, area, and liquid volume/capacity, using standard and nonstandard units of measure.
• 6.11 The student will determine if a problem situation involving polygons of four or fewer sides represents the application of perimeter or area and apply the appropriate formula.

Geometry

• 6.17 The student will sketch, construct models of, and classify solid figures (rectangular prism, cone, cylinder, and pyramid).

English

Oral Language

• 6.2 The student will listen critically and express opinions in oral presentations.
  c) Present a convincing argument.
  f) Use grammatically correct language and vocabulary appropriate to audience, topic and purpose.