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Interactive
Scholastic

Study Jams! Distributive Property

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
The distributive property is a foundational skill taught two ways in this interactive web page. Your young mathematicians can practice their order of operations by solving distributive problems working from inside out. They then move on...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using Algebra Tiles to Explore Distributive Property

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Math is fun with algebra tiles! Young mathematicians explore eight expressions involving the distributive property and use algebra tiles to expand simple expressions. The resource is perfect for both guided and independent practice.
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Worksheet
Kuta Software

Using the Distributive Property

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Get your learners ready for distributing with this two-page instructional activity full of problems to simplify. The problems include positive and negative numbers that test integer skills, as well as the ability to simplify expressions....
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Handout
Charleston School District

Solving Equations with the Distributive Property

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
Now there are parentheses in these equations? As the lessons continue in this series, equations get progressively more complex. Eighth graders solve equations by applying the distributive property before using inverse operations. 
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Worksheet
Lorain County Community College

Solving Equations Using the Division Property

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Go from easy to challenging with a worksheet full of different problems designed for solving equations. Your mathematicians will be able to start small with one- and two-step equations and work their way up to multi-step equations. The...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

The Distributive Property and the Products of Decimals

For Students 6th Standards
Make multiplication of decimals easier by applying the distributive property. Pupils investigate how they can use the distributive property to multiply decimals. After learning the strategy, they work on some practice problems at...
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Worksheet
Math Mammoth

Distributive Property

For Students 7th - 8th
In this math activity, students are given 30 problems to solve involving the distributive property, variables, parentheses, and area problems. The final set of problems asks students to solve problems mentally, without writing them down,...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Distributing Expressions

For Teachers 6th Standards
You know how to factor expressions; now it's time to go the opposite way. Scholars learn to write algebraic expressions in expanded form using the distributive property. A problem set helps them practice the skill.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Solutions of a Linear Equation

For Teachers 8th Standards
Use the distributive property to solve equations. The sixth lesson in a 33-part series has scholars solve equations that need to be transformed into simpler equations first. Class members apply the distributive property to the equations...
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Lesson Plan
West Contra Costa Unified School District

Properties of Multiplication

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Unlock the keys to fluent multiplication with this upper-elementary math lesson. After an introduction to the five properties of multiplication, students match cards with different math problems to posters describing each property,...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Multiplication of Monomials by Polynomials: Distributing the Monomial

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
An interactive shows graphically the distribution of a monomial across all the terms in a polynomial multiplication problem. Pupils relate the specific example to a more general problem then make conclusions to develop a pattern for the...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

The Multiplication of Polynomials

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
If you can multiply multi-digit integers, you can multiply polynomials. Learners use an area model to compare multiplying numbers to multiplying polynomials. They progress to using the distributive property. 
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Factoring Expressions

For Teachers 6th Standards
Factor in an informative resource when teaching about factoring. The 11th instructional activity in a 36-part module shows pupils how to factor algebraic expressions by applying the distributive property. Some of the problems involve...
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Worksheet
Lorain County Community College

Solving Equations Using the Addition Property

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
Challenge your mathematicians to simplify and solve a variety of different equations. This worksheet focuses on multi-step problems that begin with combining like terms and advance toward solving equations with variables on both sides. A...
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Flipped Math

Algebraic Properties

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Properly apply properties to arrive at equivalent expressions. Pupils review the main properties of equivalence with the guidance from the video. They take the knowledge from the video and apply the properties within the instruction and...
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Worksheet
Lorain County Community College

Solving Linear Equations in One Variable

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Multiple-step problems don't have to equal tough problems. This worksheet provides a list of steps needed to go through multi-step equations that include combining like terms and distributing. With ten problems total, your learners will...
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Properties of Operations

For Students 8th Standards
Explore the definitions of algebraic properties through a hands-on activity. Individuals cut and paste examples and match them to the correct properties. After examining the provided examples, pupils create examples of their own.
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Worksheet
Lorain County Community College

Review of Equations

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Dive head-first into this worksheet full of inverse operations, distributing, and combining like terms. Let your learners try these challenging problems to test their skills with multi-step equations and simplifying expressions with...
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Interactive
PHET

Area Model Introduction

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Provide two views of multiplication. The introduction to an area model application has two modes. One mode shows the area of simple multiplication up to 12 by 12. The second mode shows how area models can be partitioned leading to the...
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Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Skew Distribution

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Slide the class into a skewed view. Learners alter the location of the median relative to the mean of a normal curve to create a skew distribution. They compare the curve to a histogram distribution with the same skewness. 
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Least Common Multiple and Greatest Common Factor

For Students 6th Standards
Find the common denominator between prime factors, factor trees, and the distributive property. Scholars learn to find the least common multiple and greatest common factor of pairs of numbers. They rotate through stations to connect...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Matrix Multiplication Is Distributive and Associative

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Learn the ins and outs of matrix multiplication. After discovering the commutative property does not apply to matrix multiplication in a previous lesson in the series, pupils now test the associative and distributive properties. The...
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Lesson Plan
Kentucky Department of Education

Multi-Digit Multiplication Strategies

For Teachers 4th Standards
There is more than one way to solve a multiplication problem, and many learners find that the lattice multiplication method can be a helpful one. Fourth graders take an initial formative assessment before working in groups of two or...
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Instructional Video22:15
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Flipped Math

Intro to Proofs

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Prove the best way to keep up in Geometry. Scholars first review algebraic properties from Algebra. Learners then use the properties to create two-column proofs to solve linear equations before completing algebraic proofs by providing...

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