Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- Conventions of order of operations.
- The solution is the value of the variable that will make the equation or inequality true.
- That using various processes to identify the value(s) that when substituted for the variable will make the equation true.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Substitute specific values into algebraic equation or inequality and accurately perform operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and exponentiation using order of operation.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- Solving an equation or inequality means finding the value or values (if any) that make the mathematical sentence true.
- The solution to an inequality is often a range of values rather than a specific value.
Vocabulary
- Substitution
- Equation
- Inequality
