This task provides a good opportunity for group work and class discussions where young scholars generate and compare equivalent expressions. In class discussion, students should be asked to connect the terms of an expression with...

Practice solving equations that take two steps to solve. These problems involve arithmetic with fractions and decimals. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students evaluate variable expressions using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Students examine guided notes, review guided...

This task asks learners to find equivalent expressions by visualizing a familiar activity involving distance. The given solution shows some possible equivalent expressions, but there are many variations possible. Aligns with 6.EE.A.2.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students use the order of operations to verify that solutions to numerical equations are correct. Students examine guided notes, review guided...

Practice evaluating these algebraic expressions. Read the interactive quiz rules and then click on the "Begin" ticket. If you answer incorrectly you get one more chance to try again then you are told the correct answer. See how many...

Explains, with worked examples, how to simplify expressions which involve parentheses and variables, including how to take a negative through the parentheses.

This problem can be solved using simple arithmetical reasoning but is also naturally represented by a simple equation. Thus, it provides a good entry point for students into representing quantities in contexts with variables and...

In this video segment from Cyberchase, Harry has a fixed budget for clothing, so he uses algebra to figure out what combination of jackets and pants he can buy with $100. [3:24]

The students will extend the knowledge of algebraic expressions from geometric representations and ultimately graph linear equations with understanding. The students will also develop a better understanding of algebraic expressions by...

Practice picking and using the correct formula for finding the solution for each of the examples presented. Read the interactive quiz rules and then click on the "Begin" ticket. If you answer incorrectly you get one more chance to try...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn to identify when to use the Distributive Property.

This tasks gives a verbal description for computing the perimeter of a rectangle and asks the students to find an expression for this perimeter. They then have to use the expression to evaluate the perimeter for specific values of the...