Lesson Order and Timing - Equality and Inequality

Step 1

Get Prepared (5 to 10 minutes):

Gather materials, copies, or computers. Review the lesson.

Materials:

• See Materials List

Step 2

Think: Pre-Lesson Knowledge Check! (5 to 10 minutes):

Have the students complete the pre-assessment and the facilitator should review the answers before the beginning of the lesson.

Materials:

•  What’s My Number?   
• One-step Equation & Answers

Step 3

Model & Think: Math Lesson (50-65 minutes):

Students engage in multiple lessons that practice how to solve equations, graphing on a number line, the meaning of “flipping” the inequality sign, and how to explain this in the context of a real-world problem and solving inequalities and graphing them on the number line.

Materials:

• Recreational Center Pricing & Answers 
• Equality Worksheet + Manipulatives 
• Video: Manipulatives   
• Inequalities Practice & Big Ideas Presentation           
• Video: Why Do we Flip the Inequality Sign
• Inequality Matching Card Set + Answers

Includes Progress Monitoring: Each activity includes ways to observe and monitor how students are doing through this lesson.

Step 4

Connect: Closing the Lesson (5-10 minutes):

Review the Inequality Matching Card solutions with a Gallery Walk. Celebrate the conclusion of these activities!

Step 5

Post-Lesson Knowledge Check! (5-15 minutes):

This post-assessment will summarize the big ideas from this lesson.

Materials:

• Ski Pass Pricing Worksheet