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Algebra Problem Solving with thenew Common Core Standards

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Incorporating the Common Core Standards

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Standards for Mathematical Practices

Describe habits of mind of a mathematically expert student

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

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Standards for Mathematical Practices

Describe habits of mind of a mathematically expert student

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

Algebra Problem Solving with the new Common Core Standards

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Standards for Mathematical Practices

Describe habits of mind of a mathematically expert student

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of

others.

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Standards for Mathematical Practices

Describe habits of mind of a mathematically expert student

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of

others.

4. Model with mathematics.

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Standards for Mathematical Practices

Describe habits of mind of a mathematically expert student

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of

others.

4. Model with mathematics.

5. Use appropriate tools strategically.

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Standards for Mathematical Practices

Describe habits of mind of a mathematically expert student

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of

others.

4. Model with mathematics.

5. Use appropriate tools strategically.

6. Attend to precision.

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Standards for Mathematical Practices

Describe habits of mind of a mathematically expert student

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of

others.

4. Model with mathematics.

5. Use appropriate tools strategically.

6. Attend to precision.

7. Look for and make use of structure.

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Standards for Mathematical Practices

Describe habits of mind of a mathematically expert student

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of

others.

4. Model with mathematics.

5. Use appropriate tools strategically.

6. Attend to precision.

7. Look for and make use of structure.

8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

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Design and Organization

Balance of concepts and skills

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Design and Organization

Balance of concepts and skills

Focal points at each grade level

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Design and Organization

Balance of concepts and skills

Focal points at each grade level

Graded ramp up to Algebra in Grade 8

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Design and Organization

Balance of concepts and skills

Focal points at each grade level

Graded ramp up to Algebra in Grade 8

Apply and extend previous understandings of . . .

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Design and Organization

Balance of concepts and skills

Focal points at each grade level

Graded ramp up to Algebra in Grade 8

Apply and extend previous understandings of . . .

Focus on linear equations and functions in Grade 8

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Design and Organization

Balance of concepts and skills

Focal points at each grade level

Graded ramp up to Algebra in Grade 8

Apply and extend previous understandings of . . .

Focus on linear equations and functions in Grade 8

Organized into domains that progress over several grades

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Standards from Operations, Algebraic Thinking, Expressions, Functions, and Equations

• Sample standards taken from

• Several grade levels with

• Supporting activities that can be

• Easily modified

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Standards Supporting Activity Menu Math

Reason about and solve one-variable equations and inequalities.

Write, read, and evaluate expressions in which letters stand for numbers.

Menu Math does the trick !

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Standards Supporting Activity Menu Math

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1. h + f =

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Standards Supporting Activity Menu Math

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1. h + f =

2. c + f + s =

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Standards Supporting Activity Menu Math

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1. h + f =

2. c + f + s =

3. 7f =

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Standards Supporting Activity Menu Math

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1. h + f =

2. c + f + s =

3. 7f =

4. 3h + c + f + 3x =

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Standards Supporting Activity Menu Math

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1. h + f =

2. c + f + s =

3. 7f =

4. 3h + c + f + 3x =

5. 4c + 3f + s + m + l =

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Standards Supporting Activity Menu Math

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1. h + f =

2. c + f + s =

3. 7f =

4. 3h + c + f + 3x =

5. 4c + 3f + s + m + l =

6. 3c + 3d = $11.10

What does d = ?

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Standards Supporting Activity Hundreds Magic

Generate and analyze patterns.

Analyze patterns and relationships.

Write and interpret numerical expressions.

Hundreds Magic takes the cake !

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Standards Supporting Activity Hundreds Magic

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Standards Supporting Activity Hundreds Magic

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Standards Supporting Activity Backwards Math

Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems.

Write and evaluate numerical expressions involving whole-number exponents.

Backwards Math can do it all !

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Standards Supporting Activity Backwards Math

Here are the answers to one hundred math problems.

Use four 4’s to create problems that will give these

answers.

Remember to use the correct order of operations to solve

your problems: Parentheses, Exponents,

Multiply or Divide,

Add or Subtract.

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Standards Supporting Activity Backwards Math

Here are the answers to one hundred math problems.

Use four 4’s to create problems that will give these

answers.

Remember to use the correct order of operations to solve

your problems: Parentheses, Exponents,

1 = Multiply or Divide,

Add or Subtract.

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Standards Supporting Activity Backwards Math

Here are the answers to one hundred math problems.

Use four 4’s to create problems that will give these

answers.

Remember to use the correct order of operations to solve

your problems: Parentheses, Exponents,

1 = Multiply or Divide,

2 = Add or Subtract.

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Standards Supporting Activity Backwards Math

Here are the answers to one hundred math problems.

Use four 4’s to create problems that will give these

answers.

Remember to use the correct order of operations to solve

your problems: Parentheses, Exponents,

1 = Multiply or Divide,

2 = Add or Subtract.

3 =

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Standards Supporting Activity Backwards Math

Here are the answers to one hundred math problems.

Use four 4’s to create problems that will give these

answers.

Remember to use the correct order of operations to solve

your problems: Parentheses, Exponents,

1 = Multiply or Divide, 4 =

2 = Add or Subtract.

3 =

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Standards Supporting Activity Backwards Math

Here are the answers to one hundred math problems.

Use four 4’s to create problems that will give these

answers.

Remember to use the correct order of operations to solve

your problems: Parentheses, Exponents,

1 = Multiply or Divide, 4 =

2 = Add or Subtract. 5 =

3 =

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Standards Supporting Activity Backwards Math

Here are the answers to one hundred math problems.

Use four 4’s to create problems that will give these

answers.

Remember to use the correct order of operations to solve

your problems: Parentheses, Exponents,

1 = Multiply or Divide, 4 =

2 = Add or Subtract. 5 =

3 = 6 =

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