Order+of+Operations-m8h7

=Order of Operations- Merit 8/Honors 7=

In preparation for simplifying expressions using the order of operations...practice operations with rational numbers. I used this activity after developing rules for operations with integers. Students worked in groups of 3 or 4. I copied the problems on cardstock, and cut up into 6 separate cards- one set per group. The members of the group work "independently" to complete the problems on a card, discuss answers and come to a consensus. They recorded their "consensus" responses on the paper and checked with me. I did a mini-competition- each group got 2 points if they got all 3 questions right the first time, and 1 point if they made revisions and got them right the second time.

-review of the order of operations and some practice problems



- A set of cards for simplifying expressions using the order of operations and evaluating expressions. Includes a mixture of integers, fractions/decimals, absolute value, powers, etc. I think i'm going to print on cardstock and write the solutions on one side so that pairs can work on problems one at a time and get immediate feedback....maybe with a "quiz, quiz, trade" activity.
 * [[file:Evaluating Expressions recording sheet.doc]]