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This expressions and equations lesson teaches students how to solve one-step equations. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students solve one-step equations with a variety of operations. The focus of this lesson is to solve one-step equations related to word problems.

This algebra and functions lesson focuses on using a variable to write an algebraic expression. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the problem, identifying the unknown amount, the given number or known amount, and the operation (using clue words or actions such as sum, difference, product, or quotient). Then, they write the algebraic expression. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This algebra and functions lesson focuses on using the distributive property in expressions with variables. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify the factor and then multiply the factor outside the parentheses to each value inside the parentheses. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items and six flash cards.

This algebra and functions lesson focuses on writing the equation of a linear function. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify each rule that could be applied to the x-value and result in the y-value. Then, they verify which rule is true by testing each on the next x-value in the table. Finally, they select the rule that makes the function true. In addition to the lesson, there are sixteen pages of Independent Practice and Periodic Reviews with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This number sense lesson focuses on computing exponents. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the problem, identifying the base and the exponent. Then, they rewrite the exponent as a repeated multiplication, find the product, and interpret it. In addition to the lesson, there are nine pages of Independent Practice and Periodic Reviews with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This algebra and functions lesson focuses on using the order of operations. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students determine which operation to perform first (using PEMDAS) and repeat the order of operations until no more can be performed. Then, they compute the final value. In addition to the lesson, there are thirteen pages of Independent Practice and Periodic Reviews with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This algebra and functions lesson focuses on writing equations. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the written sentence and identify the variable and known amounts as well as the operation clue words. Then, they determine where the equal sign will be written, interpret the written description to write the equation, and read the equation aloud. In addition to the lesson, there are five pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items. EE.2.A. E.E.2A E.E.2.A.

This algebra and functions lesson focuses on evaluating expressions by using the order of operations. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students substitute the given value of each variable into the expression. Then, they evaluate the expression by determining which operation to perform first (using PEMDAS) and repeating the order until no more operations can be performed. Finally, they compute the value and interpret the answer. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items and 12 flashcards for the order of operations.

This algebra and functions lesson focuses on identifying the commutative and associative properties in simplified expressions. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the expressions as they are simplified. Then, they identify which property of addition was used to simplify them. They justify their answer by explaining that if the addends were put into different places in the expression, then it was commutative, while if the addends were grouped to add them together, it was associative. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This equations and expressions lesson covers the use of a variety of algebraic terminology. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students describe the various attributes of algebraic expressions.

This equations and expressions lesson teaches students how to evaluate numerical expressions. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students evaluate numerical expressions using the order of operations.

This equations and expressions lesson covers the use of a variety of algebraic terminology. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify the difference between numeric and algebraic expressions. Students also determine whether algebraic expressions have enough information to be evaluated.

This expressions and equations lesson teaches students how to solve algebraic expressions. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students substitute a given value for a variable in the algebraic expression and then solve.

This equations and expressions lesson covers the use of a variety of algebraic terminology. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify the difference between equations and inequalities.

This equations and expressions lesson covers the use of a variety of algebraic terminology. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students describe the inverse operations required to solve algebraic equations.

This expressions and equations lesson teaches students how to verify the solution to an equation. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students substitute a given value for a variable to determine whether or not the value is a solution.