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This Patterns and Expressions: Cookie Jars interactive also includes:
- Writing Basic Algebraic Expressions
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It's okay to get caught with your hand in a virtual cookie jar. Pupils use an interactive to drag cookies from two cookie jars onto a plate. They investigate how an expression representing the number of remaining cookies changes as users remove some from the jars.
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Instructional Ideas
- If possible, bring in cookie jars and cookies to simulate the situation
Classroom Considerations
- Learners should be able to write and evaluate expressions
- Requires a free CK-12 account to access the interactive
Pros
- Challenge questions provide some hints for struggling learners
- Includes both review questions and machine-scored challenge questions
Cons
- None