5E Lesson Plan Template

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Date 5/19/2021

Subject Math/ Pre-Algebra/ 8th Grade

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Standards (State State Standards

and ISTE
• Solve multi-step linear equations in one variable, including rational
Standards for
number coefficients, and equations that require using the distributive
Students)
property and combining like terms.
a. Determine whether linear equations in one variable have one solution, no
solution, or infinitely many solutions of the form x = a, a = a, or a = b (where
a and b are different numbers).
b. Represent and solve real-world and mathematical problems with
equations and interpret each solution in the context of the problem.
ISTE Standards
• Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing,
achieving, and demonstrating competency in their learning goals,
informed by the learning sciences.
• Students recognize the rights, responsibilities and opportunities of
living, learning and working in an interconnected digital world, and
they act and model in ways that are safe, legal and ethical.
• Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to
construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make
meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others.
• Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to
identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative
solutions.
• Students develop and employ strategies for understanding and
solving problems in ways that leverage the power of technological
methods to develop and test solutions.

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 • Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for
a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and
digital media appropriate to their goals.
• Students use digital tools to broaden their perspectives and enrich
their learning by collaborating with others and working effectively in
teams locally and globally.

Combining Like Terms to Solve Equations

Objectives
• Determine and apply properties of equality when solving an
equation.
• Identify and combine like terms to solve one-variable linear
equations.
Solving with the Distributive Property
• Justify the steps taken to solve one-variable linear equations
involving the distributive property.
• Solve one-variable linear equations using the distributive property.
Solving Equations with Rational Numbers
• Identify the least common denominator of fractions to combine like
terms and solve equations.
• Solve one-variable linear equations with rational numbers using
properties of equality.

Differentiation There will be different strategies and techniques used to help all students
Strategies (How learn. In the unit’s lesson, there will videos, games, and a presentation to
will the lesson help understand the concepts. For assessments, students will complete an
address the interactive presentation, Google form, and a Kahoot. Students will also
various learning complete an infographic and a presentation explain how to solve equations.
styles of the
students and the
needs of those Using these different strategies to understand the concepts because they
with special are presentation in different ways. They will also be able to use these as a
needs?) resource when they need to look back at the process of solving equations.
No matter what type of learner the student is, they can learn because of all
the different strategies being used during the unit.

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Engagement Students will watch a YouTube video about distributive property. Below is the
link to the YouTube video.
Distributive Property Video

After watching the video, students will create their own distributive property
problem. Students will share their problems on the board/document camera.
Students will explain how they solve their distributive property they created. By
doing this activity during the engagement, I will be able to make sure all students
have a conceptual understanding of distributive property before moving into
solving equations with distributive property.

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Engagement Below is a link to a Kahoot! to assess the students’ understanding of distributive

Assessment property. I can check the students’ understanding because in Kahoot, it shows
which problems the students get correct or incorrect. I will be able to determine
which students are struggling by the number of questions they get correct. If the
students are struggling, I can pull those students into a small group and help the
students understand solving equations using distributive property. I can also
break them into small groups and make sure there is a student in each group
that has a conceptual understanding of solving equations using distributive
property. The student can teach the students who are struggling and answer any
question that they made have.
Distributive Property Kahoot!

Exploration Below is a Quizlet that we will work out the problems as a whole group and small
group. Students will work with their groups to make sure they have a conceptual
understanding of solving equations using distributive property. After completing
the Quizlet, the students should have a better understanding of solving
equations using distributive property. I will walk around to each group and make
sure that all students have a conceptual understanding of the concept.
Quizlet

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Exploration Below is a link to a Google Slide. The students will make a copy and turn in their
Assessment slideshow with the correct answers. I will be able assess their understanding by
checking their answers from the interactive slideshow. If the students are
struggling, I can pull those students into a small group and help the students
understand solving equations using distributive property. I can also break them
into small groups and make sure there is a student in each group that has a
conceptual understanding of solving equations using distributive property. The
student can teach the students who are struggling and answer any question that
they made have.
Solving Equations Using Distributive Property Slideshow

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Explanation During this activity students will be working together to gain a better
understanding of solving equations using distributive property. At the beginning, I
will introduce the students to solving equations using distributive property. After
the students are introduced and their questions are answered, the students have
examples to work. The students can work on them individually, small group, or
whole group. Depending on the understanding of the mathematical concept will
depend on how the students will work on the examples.
Solving Equations Lesson

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Explanation Below is the link to a Google Form to determine the students’ understanding of
Assessment solving equations using distributive property. This assessment is very similar to
their final assessment. This assessment will help me know which students are
still struggling so I can make sure that they gain a better understanding before
their final assessment.
Solving Equations Using Distributive Property Assessment

Elaboration
The students will complete this individually. They will make an infographic using
an infographic tool of their choice. They can use Piktochart, Google Slides, etc.
The students will solve an equation using distributive property problem and
describe each step. After the students complete this, we will print the
infographics and hand them in the hallway for everyone to see. Criteria will be
posted on Google Classroom for students to view.

Criteria for Infographic

You will be creating an infographic about solving equations using distributive

property. You will need to solve and describe each step on solving the equation.
The infographic should be colorful and appealing. You must include each step

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and a description of step. You may use any infographic website of your choice.
Examples are Google Slides, Piktochart, etc. I have attached a copy of an
infographic that I created to give you an idea of how it should look.

Student Work Sample

Evaluation The rubric for the infographic project is rated 1-4 with 4 being the best. The
students must create a well-organized infographic that contains a title and an
example. The example must be color coded so that the viewer can follow the
steps. There should also be a description of the step so the viewer can
understand what happened in each step. The example should be worked out
correctly. If the student presents all the criteria, they will receive a 4. If the
student has minor issues in the example, but has majority of the other criteria,
they will receive a 3. If the student has some of the criteria, they will receive a 2.
If the student did not complete the infographic and had none of the criteria, they
will receive a 1.
Solving Equations Infographic Rubric

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References
Carter, J. A. (2012). Glencoe pre-algebra. Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill Education.

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