MA19.7.7

Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): 7

MA19.7.7
Generate expressions in equivalent forms based on context and explain how the quantities are related.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:

properties of operations can be used to identify or create equivalent linear expressions.
Equivalent expressions can reveal real-world and mathematical relationships, and some forms of equivalent expressions can provide more insight than others.

Skills

Students are able to:

determine whether two expressions are equivalent.
Rewrite expressions into equivalent forms by combining like terms, using the distributive property, and factoring.

Understanding

Students understand that:

rewriting expressions in multiple equivalent forms allows for thinking about problems in different ways and highlights different aspects/relationships of quantities in problems.

Vocabulary

like terms
Equivalent expressions
Distributive property
Factor

Aligned Learning Resources

Balancing Act

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