Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
Teacher:
Subject
area:
Kelly
Harris
Math
Date:
Grade
Level:
11/5 and
11/6
6 th
District:
Unit Title
Denton
ISD
Expression
s and
Equations
School:
Calhoun
Lesson
Title:
Evaluating
Expression
s
Understanding goals(s):
Students will understand how to
create an expression to describe a
situation.
Students will understand how to
evaluate expressions using order of
operations.
Essential Question(s):
What is the process for writing
expressions?
How are expressions useful in
everyday life?
Student
Objectives:
Given a word
problem or table,
students can
generate an
expression at 90%
accuracy.
Given an
expression or using
an expression they
created, students
can use order of
operations to
evaluate
expressions at 90%
accuracy.
Sitting at their
desks, students will
sit up straight for
an interval of 10
Assessment of
Objectives:
How will you know if
students have met the
objectives
(formal/informal)?
Students will
participate in group
competition on a
kahoot quiz over
evaluating
expressions.
The teacher will
observe student
posture throughout the
lesson.
The teacher will
observe student
behavior during the
kahoot quiz.
Students will create a team name and register for the kahoot
quiz using a smartphone or tablet. (Note: each group needs only
one device and groups will be rearranged if one group does not
have
At the end of the kahoot quiz the team with the highest score will
receive orange tickets as a prize.
Closure: (5 min, grouping)
Students will answer the challenge question in their math
journals.
Assign homework
Students will pack up all materials and prepare to go to the
computer lab. Students will work on IB project Fall Feast for the
remainder of the class.
Independent Practice: (Individual)
Homework: Page 138- 12a, 12b, 13a, 16b, 16c, 17, 18
During group
competition,
students will
display good
sportsmanship and
understand how to
improve their skills
95% of the time.
Language
Modifications
Students may have
a peer translate
new words.
Sentence stems
Special Needs
Modifications
Students may use
calculators.
Technology:
Springboard textbook
Monopoly money
Kahoot
Smartphones or tablets
Sentence stems
Improvements: