Stevie Bradley September 29, 2013

CCSS.Math.Content.6.EE.A.3 Apply the properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions. For

example, apply the distributive property to the expression 3 (2 + x) to produce the equivalent expression 6 + 3x; apply the distributive property to the expression 24x + 18y to produce the equivalent expression 6 (4x + 3y); apply properties of operations to y + y + y to produce the equivalent expression 3y.

Objective-Given an equation with variables and

numbers, students will be able to use the distributive property to calculate an equivalent expression.

http://www.corestandards.org/Math/Content/6/EE/A/3

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A variable is a letter or symbol for a number that we do not know the value of yet (Mathisfun). A variable can also be known as a constant. Examples are
k, x, or y

Go to this website to see the break down of terms.

http://www.mathsisfun.com/definition s/variable.html

Recall the distributive property of numbers. We will now apply this to variables. For more help/practice Watch the video below! go to:

http://studyjams.schol astic.com/studyjams/j ams/math/multiplicati on-division/distribproperty.htm

Operation w/variables

Equivalent to:

When you have 3+3+3=?

You will get 3(3) or 9

y+y y+y+y y+y+y+ y 2y-y

2y 3y 4y 1y or y

So, take x+x+x=?

You will get 3(x) or 3x

* Remember variables ARE numbers that we just do not know the value of, so we can treat variables as numbers. Apply the same properties!

Now lets take all that we have learned. To produce equivalent expressions we can:
use the distributive property
2(4+x) 8+2x Lets check! Substitute 1 for x In both expressions we get 10 y+y+y+y 4y Lets check! Substitute 2 for y We get 8 in both expressions

use properties of operation

Since we can substitute numbers for variables and get equivalent answers, we can say the equations are equivalent.

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6 Y X Both B and C

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Y+y+2y+2 Y+y+y+2y+2 4y+1+y None of the above

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B.
C. D.

(46)+k (24+k) (46)+(4k) All of the above

A. B. C. D.

3x+5 3+x+2 3+x+6 3x+6

Mathisfun. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.mathsisfun.com/definitions/variable.html

Scholastic. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/math/multiplicationdivision/distrib-property.html

nhgreenmath. (2009). Distributive property [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWcllbr8Hqs Ritzhaupt, A. (n.d.). Introducing microsoft powerpoint [Web]. Retrieved from http://arcmit01.uncw.edu/edn303/powerpoint/ Common Core State Standards Intiative. 2012. Mathematics Apply and extend previous understandings of arithmetic to algebraic expressions. Retrieved From: http://www.corestandards.org/Math/Content/6/EE/A/3 *majority of the lesson was created by me not take from other sources