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Aquarium Care: Modeling Change

Model aquarium feeding and water-care routines with two variables, equations, tables, and graphs.

Grade 6MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to6.EE.C.9

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1 Common Core standard
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13 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 6
Subject: Math
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Short answer, Drawing

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students identify independent and dependent variables in aquarium-care routines.
Students write equations relating two quantities and use them to complete tables and solve problems.
Students connect equations and tables to coordinate graphs.

How to use

Have students work through the models in order. Use the final explanation to discuss how a starting amount changes a graph.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

6.EE.C.9

Use two variables for quantities that change together, write an equation linking them, and connect it to tables and graphs.

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Aquarium Care: Modeling Change

Connect feeding and water-care routines to variables, equations, tables, and graphs.

1. Model the Feeding Schedule

An automatic feeder releases 2 grams of food each time it runs. Let n represent the number of releases and f represent the total grams released. The feeder starts with 0 grams released.

Which statement correctly describes the variables in this model?