Open Sentences

Summary

The student will represent verbal quantitative situations algebraically and evaluate these expressions for given replacement values of the variables.

Materials

Background for Teachers

this is a review lesson that may or may not be needed

Student Prior Knowledge

students should be proficient at adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing one-digit numbers.

Intended Learning Outcomes

The student will represent verbal quantitative situations algebraically and evaluate these expressions for given replacement values of the variables.

Instructional Procedures

Note: All materials on available on the website listed on the materials tab. The lesson begins with a pre-assessment wuorderofoper.pdf, then the teacher presents the powerpoint lesson opensentences.ppt, being certain to clarify anything that was not understood in the pre-assessment. The students then work in small groups to complete hw_opensentences.pdf, then individual_project.pdf is assigned as homework.

Strategies for Diverse Learners

a video of the lesson is provided that can be uploaded to the classroom website for students to view outside of class.

Extensions

student may complete the activity individual_project.pdf

Bibliography

open-source materials from Henrico County Schools