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Virginia Department of Education
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6th
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Bring balance to your lesson plans with an activity that asks individuals to solve one-step linear equations with inverse operations. Balance scales help learners understand the concept of isolating the variable.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

solving equations, linear equations, one-step equations, inverse operations

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Have peers create one-step equations for classmates to solve
  • Bring in an actual balance scale with weights to demonstrate solving equations

Classroom Considerations

  • Learners should have familiarity with inverse operations

Pros

  • Professional-looking diagrams help clarify the concept

Cons

  • No answer key

Common Core

6.EE.B.7

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