In this activity, students work in pairs to create a word problem that corresponds to a given equation. They will focus on developing creative problems with clear language that is not operations-based. Once they have created their problem, they will partner with another pair with the same original equation to edit their work and write a final word problem to be solved by another pair in the classroom. The purpose of this activity is to help the students develop an understanding of what language can be used to communicate mathematical operations (beyond add, subtract, multiply and divide). They will also be developing their ability with several math practices:
This activity will be used as a review for the concluding assessment for our 7th grade "Expressions and Equations" unit. Activity (part 1): Activity (part 2): Lesson Plan
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