Description
What our Variable Equations to Represent Word Problems lesson plan includes
Lesson Objectives and Overview: Variable Equations to Represent Word Problems teaches students how to use variable equations to solve word problems. At the end of the lesson, students will be able to use variables to represent numbers and write equations to solve mathematical or real-world problems. This lesson is for students in 6th grade.
Classroom Procedure
Every lesson plan provides you with a classroom procedure page that outlines a step-by-step guide to follow. You do not have to follow the guide exactly. The guide helps you organize the lesson and details when to hand out worksheets. It also lists information in the blue box that you might find useful. You will find the lesson objectives, state standards, and number of class sessions the lesson should take to complete in this area. In addition, it describes the supplies you will need as well as what and how you need to prepare beforehand.
Options for Lesson
Included with this lesson is an “Options for Lesson” section that lists a number of suggestions for activities to add to the lesson or substitutions for the ones already in the lesson. One optional addition to this lesson is to have your students write and solve problems based on their favorite movie or video game. You could also have your students write a problem about another classmate and then switch and solve. Finally, as a class, you can generate problems from situations in the room and tailored to each individual.
Teacher Notes
The teacher notes page includes a paragraph with additional guidelines and things to think about as you begin to plan your lesson. This page also includes lines that you can use to add your own notes as you’re preparing for this lesson.
VARIABLE EQUATIONS TO REPRESENT WORD PROBLEMS LESSON PLAN CONTENT PAGES
Variable Equations to Represent Word Problems
The Variable Equations to Represent Word Problems lesson plan includes two content pages.
VARIABLE EQUATIONS TO REPRESENT WORD PROBLEMS LESSON PLAN WORKSHEETS
The Variable Equations to Represent Word Problems lesson plan includes three worksheets: an activity worksheet, a practice worksheet, and a homework assignment. You can refer to the guide on the classroom procedure page to determine when to hand out each worksheet.
REAL-WORLD VARIABLE EQUATIONS ACTIVITY WORKSHEET
The activity worksheet asks students to write and solve their own real-world variable equations using four different situations: home, school, with friends, and at a job.
WRITING VARIABLE EQUATIONS PRACTICE WORKSHEET
For the practice worksheet, students will write a variable equation for each situation shown on the worksheet and solve.
VARIABLE EQUATIONS TO REPRESENT WORD PROBLEMS HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
Like the practice worksheet, the homework assignment asks students to write a variable equation for each situation shown on the worksheet and solve.
Worksheet Answer Keys
This lesson plan includes answer keys for the practice worksheet and the homework assignment. If you choose to administer the lesson pages to your students via PDF, you will need to save a new file that omits these pages. Otherwise, you can simply print out the applicable pages and keep these as reference for yourself when grading assignments.
