ALGEBRAIC EQUATIONS
BIG IDEAS
(taken from “Big Ideas by Dr. Small”)
- Algebra is a way to represent and explain mathematical relationships and to describe and analyze change.
- Using variables is a way to efficiently and generally describe relationships that can also be described using words.
STUDENT LEARNING GOALS
GOAL: I can identify the value of the variable in one-step equations.
GOAL: I can use formulas to solve problems.
CURRICULUM EXPECTATIONS
- identify, through investigation, the quantities in an equation that vary and those that remain constant.
- solve problems that use two or three symbols or letters as variables to represent different unknown quantities
- determine the solution to a simple equation with one variable, through investigation using a variety of tools and strategies