Find the right balance between concrete and abstract thinking. After using interactive balances to explore inverse operations, learners solve multi-step equations with variables on both sides. Of course, they can still use the interactive balances when solving the equations.

Concepts

solving equations, equality, inequalities, inverse operations, linear equations

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Have classmates create equations for each other to solve
  

Classroom Considerations

• Scholars should have experience with inverse operations
• An understanding of solutions to equations is necessary
  

Pros

• Easy to use independently
• Some of the interactives let users set up their own equations to solve
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

6.EE.B.5 6.EE.B.6 7.EE.B.3 7.EE.B.4.a 8.EE.C.7.a 8.EE.C.8.a HSA-CED.A.1 HSA-CED.A.3 HSA-REI.A.1 HSA-REI.B.3