This task challenges students to demonstrate an understand of the concept of equality using scales and balance beams.

This lesson plan will result in students solving equations and using properties to form equivalent expressions. It provides downloadable PDF resources to go along with the lesson as well as strategies for diverse learners, extensions and...

An interactive scale shows you how to deal with numbers and variables when solving simple algebraic equations.

This StudyCard stack will allow students to review balancing and classifying chemical equations.

Solve simple linear equations using a balance beam. Replicate the given equation by moving the blocks of X and 1 to the sides of the balance scale. Then use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to each side to solve for x.

BBC Schools offers a test review ("revision") of several aspects of solving equations. Content includes solving simple equations, solving equations with brackets, simplifying letters in equations, plus much more. After working through...

This resource allows students to practice balancing weights where students determine what weight is missing to make things balance. There are ten problems with instant feedback and an opportunity to practice again.

This lesson will explain how to balance a chemical reaction. It is 3 of 6 in the series titled "Balancing Chemical Equations."

This lesson will explain how to balance a chemical reaction. It is 6 of 6 in the series titled "Balancing Chemical Equations."

The steps to solving one-variable equations are demonstrated in several examples, which include variables on both sides of the equations and parentheses.

Students learn how to solve one-step equations. The tutorial explores the algebra concept through notes, examples, and practice exercises.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This game is similar to the popularly played game of Scrabble. Instead of using letters to spell words, students use numerals and operations to create balanced equations.

Read and learn how to balance redox equations using the oxidation number method and view several examples. Also view examples and learn the steps to balance redox equations using the half reaction technique.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorial students will describe chemical reactions using word equations and know the correct symbols to use in order to write skeleton...

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students will use the Activotes and pen to balance chemical equations.

The lesson plan provided here gives a step-by-step set of instructions for balancing an equation in order to find the value of the unknown variable. After two examples are worked through, 10 practice problems are given, as well as their...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students learn how to balance and interpret chemical equations and cover the law of definite proportions and mole ratios. Done in an engaging fashion. Assessment is paper written.

Sixth graders work with the concept of equality and balance to solve one and two-step algebraic equations.

In this chemistry lab, students will investigate chemical changes that occur when acids and bases react. It is meant to introduce the concepts of chemical changes, gases have mass, conservation of mass, and balancing equations. Students...

Match the balanced chemical equations with the appropriate compound abbreviations.

This tutorial from WyzAnt contains a walk-through of the basics of solving algebraic equations. Examples are given and the tutorial ends with an interactive worksheet that contains an answer key.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Demonstrate a normal chemical reaction by dragging atoms from the products to create the reactants in this chemical equation.

Students apply new knowledge of the elements to name and write chemical formulas, write and balance chemical equations, and perform mathematical calculations about the relationships between those chemicals, using a fundamental unit in...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Before you can balance an equation, you need to count the number of each atom present in the reactants and products. Using the example that is shown here, apply the numbers and table to track how many...