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Activity
Education Development Center

Writing Numerical Expressions—Hexagon Tables

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Explore a basic pattern to practice writing expressions. In collaborative groups, learners examine a contextual pattern and write an expression to model it. The task encourages groups to describe the pattern in multiple ways.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Expression Evaluation with Basic Operations: Math Detective

For Students 6th Standards
Placement of parentheses is paramount. Scholars adjust the location of parentheses in a numerical expression so its value matches a given value. A slider interactive helps with this task.
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Worksheet
Kuta Software

Variable and Verbal Expressions

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Your learners will practice their math translations with this instructional activity that focuses on algebraic expressions. See if they can go from sentence form to numerical and back again using the different operations and exponents. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Review of Algebraic and Numeric Expressions

For Students 9th
For this Algebra I worksheet, 9th graders follow the order of operations to evaluate numeric and algebraic expressions and use the distributive property to simplify algebraic expressions.  The two page worksheet contains twenty-six...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Order of Operations and Numerical Expressions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this order of operations and numerical expressions practice worksheet, students sharpen their math skills as they respond to 5 questions.
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Lesson Plan
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EngageNY

Comparing Rational Expressions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Introduce a new type of function through discovery. Math learners build an understanding of rational expressions by creating tables and graphing the result. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Multiplication & Division Puzzle Square

For Students 5th - 8th
In this multiply/divide square worksheet, students fill in the spaces on a grid to create a numerical expression. This one-page worksheet contains 6 problems.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

The Order of Operations

For Teachers 6th Standards
Future mathematicians learn how to evaluate numerical expressions by applying the order of operations. They evaluate similar-looking expressions to see how the location of parentheses and exponents affects the value. 
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Handout
Del Mar College

Translating Verbal Expressions

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Help scholars translate verbal expressions into numerical expressions. The two-page document is comprised of descriptions and examples that showcase terms and phrases related to addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, powers,...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Writing Division Expressions

For Teachers 6th Standards
Express division using different expressions. Individuals learn to write division expressions both with and without the division symbol in the 13th lesson of a 36-part series. They consider both numerical and algebraic expressions...
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Interactive
New Mexico State University

Agrinautica

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Individuals play a computer game to terraform planets. Learners add plants, animals, fungi, and minerals to the planet surface by creating numerical expressions that represent the objects. After playing the game for a while, the class...
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Lesson Plan
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Curated OER

Interpreting Algebraic Expressions

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Interpreting algebraic expressions is a fundamental skill in beginning algebra. This lesson approaches the task in numerous ways. First, learners assess their understanding with a short worksheet on converting between words and...
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Activity
Education Development Center

Rectangles with the Same Numerical Area and Perimeter

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
Is it possible for a rectangle to have the same area and perimeter? If you disregard units, it happens! In a challenging task, groups work to determine the rectangles that meet these criterion. The hope is that learners will naturally...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Visual Expressions

For Students 8th
In this visual expressions worksheet, 8th graders solve 10 different problems that use visual expressions to solve. First, they write the numerical expression for the models illustrated. Then, students use a number line to solve two...
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Lesson Plan
Mathematics Assessment Project

Representing the Laws of Arithmetic

For Teachers 6th Standards
Sixth graders connect numerical expressions to geometric area. They first complete an assessment task requiring them to identify area models for numerical expressions. Learners then participate in an activity to match area models to...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

The Structure of Rational Expressions

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Find out when rational expressions are closed. Pupils review adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing with rational numbers to make the connections to operations with rational expressions. Using specific examples, learners notice...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Addition Square

For Students 7th - 8th
In this addition square puzzle, students write numbers in spaces to create a true numerical expression. This one-page activity contains 6 problems. The activity and answers may be printed.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Addition Square

For Students 6th - 8th
In this addition square worksheet, students fill in the spaces on a grid to make a numerical expression true. This one-page worksheet contains 6 problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Numbers and Expressions

For Students 7th - 9th
In this numbers and expressions worksheet, students write numerical expressions and verbal expressions. They translate algebraic expressions to number sentences and evaluate the expression. This two-page worksheet contains 30 problems....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Order of Operations with Variable Expressions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore grouping symbols to mathematical equations to discover the importance of the "order of operations." Learners compare the absence of commas in connected text to the absence of grouping symbols in mathematical...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing Variable Expressions for Physical Models

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Explore the concept of writing variable expressions by examining the similarities between expressions with numbers and expressions with variables. Emerging mathematicians determine rules for sequences and patterns before writing a rule...
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Assessment4:42
Mathed Up!

Using a Calculator

For Students 8th - 11th
Here's a video that presents several numerical expressions to be evaluated using a calculator.Viewers come to realize that sometimes it is not just a matter of punching in the numbers, but they also need to be concerned about how the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Simple Is Your Rational Expression?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Investigate simplifying rational expressions. Learners define rational expressions, review how numerators and denominators are polynomials and complete several problems using a checklist to ensure they don't skip any steps. Work can be...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Order of Operations: Barrels of Candy

For Students 6th - 8th
We'd all love to have barrels of candy. An interactive shows the steps in evaluating a numerical expression that reflects the cost of buying several different barrels of candy.

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