One Step Equations: Add-Subtract
Description – Interactively learn to solve one step equations with addition and subtraction transformations. Uses an interactive balance beam to build student conceptual understanding. Identify the inverse operation and operate on both sides of the equation. A check list is developed.
Activities – Multimedia Tutorial
Objectives
- Learn to write and solve one-step linear equations in one variable
- Modeling one variable equations with addition
- Modeling one variable equations with subtraction
- Algebraic patter recognition
- Learn to identify the inverse operation
- Learn to isolate the variable on one side of equation
- Understand the importance of equation balance
- Unbalanced equations modeled as inequalities
- Develop problem solving skills
- Learn procedure for solving one step equations
- Learn procedure for solving one step equations with addition on both sides
- Learn procedure for solving one step equations with subtraction on both sides
Tags
linear equations, solving, one step equations, two step equations
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