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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Order Among Chaos

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson is designed to assist students not only in using the order of operations, but also experimenting with how grouping and ordering affects answers. In groups as teams, the students will compete while finding algebraic...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Calendar Fun Operations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity is designed to help students evaluate numerical expressions by using order of operations. The students will be provided a calendar for the current month of the year. Students will then be provided with a worksheet that...
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Graphic
Other

Order of Operations Is the Grammar of Mathematics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Sentences and phrases can be formed to help you remember the order of operations.
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Activity
Other

Dan's Math: Basic Skills Topics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
College professor Dan Bach offers a review of various basic topics in arithmetic, pre-algebra, and algebra. Order of operations, exponents, square roots, variables, and combining terms are just a few of the many topics covered.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Operation to Exploration

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will use solve mathematical expressions using the order of operations to find artifacts of American History. Students will complete order of operation problems, which will help them explore and solve the route to their final...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 5.nbt Placing Thousandths on the Number Line

For Teachers 5th Standards
This task asks students to order decimal numbers to the thousandths on a number line between 0 and 0.1. Aligns with 5.NBT.A.3.
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Activity
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble

Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Real Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The tutorial investigates real numbers. Students learn about the concept through class notes, practice problems, and tables. Topics include interval notation and order of operations. Quizzes are used to check for comprehension.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Using Operations and Parentheses

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
The purpose of this task is to give students a chance to work creatively with three of the four fundamental arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, and multiplication). It is well suited for helping students develop fluency with...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Watch Out for Parentheses 1

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
This problem asks the student to evaluate six numerical expressions that contain the same integers and operations yet have different results due to the placement of parentheses. It helps students see the purpose of using parentheses....
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Interactive
Other

Visnos: Spinners

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Interactive spinners can be used by teachers and students to find the rule, use order of operations to solve, and substitute values for variables. Best results when Safari or Chrome are used.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.ee Giantburgers

For Teachers 8th Standards
Eighth graders are asked to investigate a newspaper claim about the number of Americans said to eat at Giantburger restaurants every day. They work with large numbers expressed using scientific notation in order to perform their...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 5.md,oa You Can Multiply Three Numbers in Any Order

For Teachers 5th Standards
The purpose of this task is for students to use the volume of a rectangular prism to see why you can multiply three numbers in any order you want and still get the same result. Aligns with 5.OA.A and 5.MD.C.5.
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Lesson Plan
University of Texas

Inside Mathematics: Leapfrog Fractions [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
This task challenges a student to use their knowledge and understanding of ways to represent numbers and fractions in order to add fractions.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 5.nbt Comparing Decimals on the Number Line

For Teachers 5th Standards
This task presents four pairs of decimal numbers and asks students to compare them and place them on number lines. Aligns with 5.NBT.A.3.
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Handout
Government of Alberta

Learn alberta.ca: Mathematics Glossary: Algorithm

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Get a visual and animated definition of what an algorithm is from LearnAlberta.ca's Mathematics Glossary.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ee Watch Out for Parentheses

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
This problem asks the student to evaluate three numerical expressions that contain the same integers yet have differing results due to placement of parentheses. Aligns with 6.EE.A.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Smile Mathematics App

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This App contains five games that reinforce skills from the number and operations, geometry, and measurement standards. These games help students build skills in ordering numbers, choosing equivalent fractions, estimating and drawing...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Measuring Cups

For Teachers 4th - 8th
This task could form part of a classroom activity where students are encouraged to find as many different ways as possible to make different fractions such as 1/12 and then share their methods. While measuring cups would be helpful to...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Origami Stars

For Teachers 4th - 8th
The purpose of this task is to present students with a situation in which they need to divide a whole number by a unit fraction in order to find a solution. Calculating the number of origami stars that Avery and Megan can make...
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Activity
Math Playground

Math Playground: Make a Number

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Make the target number using four cards and four operations in this interactive game.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Bf, a Sse Building a General Quadratic Function

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This task is a followup to the one called 'Building an explicit quadratic function.' In this one, learners follow the same process with a general quadratic function. The operations take place in the opposite order and the goal is to find...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ns Baking Cookies

For Teachers 6th Standards
Sixth graders are asked to do arithmetic with fractions in order to calculate the amount of ingredients they have for baking cookies and how many batches they can make. Aligns with 6.NS.A.1.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Math Grade 5

For Students 5th
Browse resources related to fifth-grade math standards. Click on a topic for interactive lessons, videos, and extra practice.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Math Grade 4

For Students 4th
Browse resources related to fourth-grade math standards. Click on a topic for interactive lessons, videos, and extra practice.