Lesson Plan

The Order of Operations

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Future mathematicians learn how to evaluate numerical expressions by applying the order of operations. They evaluate similar-looking expressions to see how the location of parentheses and exponents affects the value. 

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CCSS: Designed
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Instructional Ideas
  • Have individuals create evaluation problems and exchange with classmates
Classroom Considerations
  • Pupils should know how to evaluate exponents
  • Lesson recommends reviewing problem set from previous lesson for an opening exercise; be sure learners have completed this set
  • Sixth lesson in a 36-part module
Pros
  • Starts from simple expressions with only the four operations then builds to more complex ones with exponents and parentheses
  • Provides question prompts for discussion
Cons
  • None
Common Core