Grade 6 Number and Operation Sense (6.NOS)

Exploring the Revisions

The revised standards are presented in a crosswalk format, displaying the new standards alongside their previous versions to clearly highlight shifts in content and instructional focus.

Open the Grade 6 MCCRS Mathematics Crosswalk. Explore the standards within the Number and Operation Sense (NOS) domain. As you review, use the following guiding questions to identify key changes:

- What standards have been added, removed, or revised?
- What shifts do you notice in terms of instructional focus or clarity of language?
- Are there new skills or concepts introduced that were not previously emphasized?

Make note of or highlight specific examples that stand out to you.

Use what you've learned from your review of the 6.NOS standards within the Crosswalk to answer the question. You must answer the Quick Check question to continue to the next part of the course.

Quick Check

What content was added to Grade 6 to support numeracy development? Select two answers.

Identifying least common multiples: Incorrect: This is not new content for Grade 6 students. Language has been revised to enhance clarity. Identifying least common multiples is now a distinct section of a broader standard (6.NOS.B.4).
Estimate products and quotients.: Correct: Similar to earlier grades, Grade 6 students continue to estimate and assess the reasonableness of products and quotients in problems involving whole numbers, decimals, and fractions (6.NOS.A.1, 6.NOS.B.2, 6.NOS.B.3).
Decide which strategy is most efficient to divide whole numbers and decimals.: Correct: Students in Grade 6 are expected to use a variety of strategies, including the standard algorithm, to divide whole numbers and decimals. As such, they must also be able to determine and explain when a strategy or algorithm is most efficient.
Represent points on the coordinate plane.: Incorrect: This is not new content for Grade 6 students. The previous version was separated into two distinct standards