Description
This lesson explores how to solve unknowns in an equation through the act of balancing - perfect to help your students understand the algebraic laws of mathematical equality through clear explanations, thought-provoking challenges, and engaging activities!
Knowledge and Skills Covered:
💡 Knowledge:
I know the difference between an expression (a phrase) and an equation (a statement of equality). In this lesson, we focus on the equals sign as a balance point rather than just an "answer" button.
✍️ Skills:
I can solve two-step equations by balancing both sides of the equals sign. In this lesson, we focus on using inverse operations to keep the scales even while we isolate the variable.
What’s Included?
Your download includes everything you need for a successful lesson:
📁 Unit Overview Notes: Outlines the knowledge, skills, and pre-requisites for the entire unit. This lesson is part of a 6 lesson unit, exploring 'Can we use symbols and patterns to predict the unknown?'
📖 Detailed Lesson Walkthrough/Notes: Includes a step-by-step guide with guiding questions and key discussion points.
❓Guiding Questions: Great opportunities for AfL throughout your lesson, designed to help your students draw on their previous learning and make purposeful connections.
👨🏫 Lesson Slides: Engaging slides to guide your lesson.
📝 Lesson Activities: Includes accessible, low-floor high ceiling activities that all students can access through adaptive teaching, leading to improved confidence. There are also opportunities embedded in the lesson for further challenge to extend learners further and outlined strategies to enable learners.
🎟️ Exit Ticket: A purposeful closing task which allows students to demonstrate their understanding, skills and knowledge - a great opportunity for AfL.
💻 This download provides both the Editable PPT Version and the PDF Version.
Terms of Use: This product should only be used by the teacher who purchased it. This product is not to be shared with other teachers. Please buy the correct number of licenses if this is to be used by more than one teacher.
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Description
This lesson explores how to solve unknowns in an equation through the act of balancing - perfect to help your students understand the algebraic laws of mathematical equality through clear explanations, thought-provoking challenges, and engaging activities!
Knowledge and Skills Covered:
💡 Knowledge:
I know the difference between an expression (a phrase) and an equation (a statement of equality). In this lesson, we focus on the equals sign as a balance point rather than just an "answer" button.
✍️ Skills:
I can solve two-step equations by balancing both sides of the equals sign. In this lesson, we focus on using inverse operations to keep the scales even while we isolate the variable.
What’s Included?
Your download includes everything you need for a successful lesson:
📁 Unit Overview Notes: Outlines the knowledge, skills, and pre-requisites for the entire unit. This lesson is part of a 6 lesson unit, exploring 'Can we use symbols and patterns to predict the unknown?'
📖 Detailed Lesson Walkthrough/Notes: Includes a step-by-step guide with guiding questions and key discussion points.
❓Guiding Questions: Great opportunities for AfL throughout your lesson, designed to help your students draw on their previous learning and make purposeful connections.
👨🏫 Lesson Slides: Engaging slides to guide your lesson.
📝 Lesson Activities: Includes accessible, low-floor high ceiling activities that all students can access through adaptive teaching, leading to improved confidence. There are also opportunities embedded in the lesson for further challenge to extend learners further and outlined strategies to enable learners.
🎟️ Exit Ticket: A purposeful closing task which allows students to demonstrate their understanding, skills and knowledge - a great opportunity for AfL.
💻 This download provides both the Editable PPT Version and the PDF Version.
Terms of Use: This product should only be used by the teacher who purchased it. This product is not to be shared with other teachers. Please buy the correct number of licenses if this is to be used by more than one teacher.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
Love this resource? Get Free Credits to Review!
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- Click the Leave a Review button.
You’ll earn credits to redeem on your next purchase!
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