options: Solve systems of equations.

Write expressions in equivalent forms to solve problems.

Perform arithmetic operations on polynomials.

Represent and solve equations and inequalities graphically.

Analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations.

Work with addition and subtraction equations.

Solve real-life and mathematical problems using numerical and algebraic expressions and equations.

Use properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions.

Understand properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division.

Add and subtract within 20.

Gain familiarity with factors and multiples.

Create equations that describe numbers or relationships

Interpret the structure of expressions.

Generate and analyze patterns.

Work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication.

Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from.

Analyze patterns and relationships.

Apply and extend previous understandings of arithmetic to algebraic expressions.

Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations.

Write and interpret numerical expressions.

Understand solving equations as a process of reasoning and explain the reasoning.

Use polynomial identities to solve problems.

Solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic.

Work with radicals and integer exponents.

Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.

Solve equations and inequalities in one variable.

Understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction.

Multiply and divide within 100.

Reason about and solve one-variable equations and inequalities.

Represent and analyze quantitative relationships between dependent and independent variables.

Rewrite rational expressions.

Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems.

Understand the relationship between zeros and factors of polynomials.

Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division.
problem_activity: Activity
In this activity, students determine the length of a “diagonal” line segment on a grid. Students can give an exact value for the length of the line segment by finding the area of a square and writing the side length using square root notation. The goal of this activity is for students to connect values expressed using square roots with values expressed in decimal form—a form they are more familiar with.
Monitor for students who draw a tilted square for the first problem during the first two minutes of work time. Then monitor for students who use the following strategies to find the length of the segment:
drawing a square and finding the area
using tracing paper
using a compass to make a circle
Launch
For this activity, it is best if students do not have access to a calculator with a square root button. If student calculators do have a square root button that students are familiar with, tell students that their explanations about their answers to the second problem need to dig deeper than pressing a button. In later lessons, however, they will be able to use it.
Before students begin, remind students that “exact length” means it can’t just be an approximation, so if it is not a rational number, we should write it with square root notation. For example, a square with area 17 has a side length of exactly
\(\sqrt{17}\)
, which is a little larger than 4, since
\(4^2=16\)
.
Begin by displaying the diagram for all to see. Ask students how this diagram is similar and how it is different from the diagram in the warm-up. Then 2–3 minutes after students begin working, pause the class and select a previously identified student who drew a square on the grid to share what they did and why. Give 2–3 minutes work time to finish the problems followed by a whole-class discussion.
Representation: Internalize Comprehension.
Activate or supply background knowledge. Provide students with access to tracing paper, straight edges, and compasses to support information processing in estimating the length of the line segment.
Supports accessibility for: Visual-spatial processing; Organization
Student Facing
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Estimate the length of the line segment to the nearest tenth of a unit (each grid square is 1 square unit).
Find the exact length of the segment.
Student Response
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Activity Synthesis
Select students to present in this sequence:
Someone who drew a square and used the area to find the exact side length.
Someone who used tracing paper. This is essentially like the number line as a ruler. Ask students what this tells us about the exact value we found with the square. (
\(\sqrt{10}\)
is about 3.1.)
Someone who used a compass to find the approximate side length. This is a more formal geometric construction, but it is just another way to use the number line as a ruler.
Speaking, Listening: MLR8 Discussion Supports.
As students share their methods for finding the exact length of the line segment, press for details in students’ reasoning by asking how they know the figure they drew in the coordinate plane is a square. Listen for and amplify the language students use to describe the important features of the square (e.g., opposite sides are equal, opposite sides are parallel, each angle is
\(90^\circ\)
). Then ask students to explain why the side length of the tilted square must be
\(\sqrt{10}\)
. This will support rich and inclusive discussion about strategies for finding the exact length of a line segment in the coordinate plane.
Design Principle(s): Support sense-making


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