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Willow Tree

Order of Operations

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
It's the classic please excuse my dear aunt sally strategy to remembering the order of operations. Young mathematicians practice to develop an understanding of the order of operations. Examples and practice problems include...
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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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Learn NC

Peanut Butter and Jelly and Order of Operations

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Study order of operations using a peanut butter and jelly sandwich activity as your guide. The class watches you make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich based on a volunteer's instructions. They discuss the importance of following...
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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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Curated OER

Order of Operations

For Teachers 8th - 12th
In this order of operations worksheet, young scholars solve problems that include all four operations, parenthesis, square roots, and more. Students complete 50 problems.
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Curated OER

Order of Operations Showdown

For Teachers 6th - 7th
For this operations worksheet, students solve twelve mathematical equations using the order of operations. All problems involve at least three different operations. Students solve a total of twelve problems.
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Curated OER

Does Order Really Matter?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Investigate the order of operations! Learners participate in interactive multi-media activities to examine and solve multi-step equations, inequalities. They evaluate formulas and simplify monomials and polynomials.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Miss Integer Finds Her Properties in Order

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Access prior knowledge to practice concepts like order of operations and exponents. Your class can play this game as a daily review or as a warm-up activity when needed. They work in groups of four to complete and correct review problems.
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Curated OER

Order of Operations

For Students 4th - 6th
In this order of operations worksheet, students study, analyze and solve 8 math problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
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Curated OER

Family Letter - Order of Operations and Sequences

For Students 6th - 8th
In this order of operations and sequences worksheet, students solve 16 short answer problems. Students create an arithmetic sequence by adding seven to a number. Students perform operations on numbers in various order to see the...
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Curated OER

Study Guide: Order of Operations

For Students 7th - 9th
In this algebra learning exercise, students learn how to evaluate algebraic expressions using the order of operations. They then solve 12 problems using what they learned.
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Curated OER

Order of Operations

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the order of operations.  In this seventh grade mathematics lesson, 7th graders explore the order of operations and practice using them in activities that involve paper and pencil, calculators and...
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Curated OER

Order of Operations and Two-Step Equations

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Solve two-step equations using order of operation in this algebra lesson. Young mathematicians evaluate functions through substitution and apply the properties of exponents and negatives correctly. They complete the order of operation...
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Ahisma Summer Institute

The Power of One - Math in a Different Angle

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
In this 2-day lesson focused on exponents, middle schoolers will cross the curriculum by engaging in science, history and language arts activities. Exponential growth will be explored using grains of rice on a chess board. Exponential...
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Curated OER

Solving Algebraic Equations: Algebra/Geometry Institute

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students solve problems using PEMDAS. For this algebraic equations lesson, students evaluate expressions using real number properties. They play "Math Jeopardy" to reinforce the order of operations.
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DK Publishing

Simple Use of Parentheses #2

For Students 5th Standards
Fifth graders get to practice the skill of doing operations that are inside parentheses first when solving a mathematical equation. There are 30 problems for learners to solve. Each of them gives pupils a chance to practice this...
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Curated OER

Distributive Property

For Students 8th - 9th
In this distributive property learning exercise, students solve and complete 22 different equations that include applying the distributive property to each one. First, they simplify each expression listed by applying the distributive...
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Virginia Department of Education

Using Order of Operations and Exploring Properties

For Teachers 5th - 6th
If you need some creative ways to teach the order of operations, use a series of activities that focus on properties. Each lesson uses different materials and works as a stand-alone activity, or can build upon the concepts of the last...
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Curated OER

Order of Operations

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders are introduced to the concept of the orders of operations. The skills of using exponents are needed before trying the new concept. Students can be separated in groups for scaffolding.
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Curated OER

Chapter 1 - Objective 4.1 Order of Operations

For Students 7th - 9th
For this order of operations worksheet, students solve problems containing the basic operations, fractions and exponents. This one-page worksheet contains ten problems.
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Curated OER

Order of Operations

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this order of operations instructional activity, students simplify and evaluate 10 different types of problems by applying the order of operations in each. They simplify basic equations whether multiplication, division, addition, or...
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Curated OER

Whole Number Order of Operations Practice

For Students 6th - 8th
In this middle school mathematics activity, students use the order of operations to simplify numeric expressions that are composed of whole numbers.  The one page activity contains seven problems.  Answers are...
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Curated OER

Calculator Curiosities: Order of Operations, Domain, And Inverse Functions

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
In this math worksheet, students investigate the concepts of order of operations, domains, and inverse functions while using a calculator.
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Curated OER

Order of Operations

For Students 9th
In this Algebra I learning exercise, 9th graders use the order of operations to evaluate numerical expressions containing parenthesis and brackets.  The one page interactive learning exercise contains instruction, worked examples...