Arianly Y.

Duran

Solving Real-World Problems Using Equations

Grade(s): 7th

Subject(s): Mathematics

Length of Lesson: 45 minutes

Lesson Overview/Rationale:

Students will able to use variables to represent unknown numbers in a real-world problem, design an
equation and solve it. Students will be divided in groups of three.

Curriculum Framework/Standard:

Michigan k-12 Standards Mathematics:

“Use variables to represent quantities in a real-world or mathematical problem, and construct simple
equations and inequalities to solve problems by reasoning about the quantities.”

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Learning Objectives:
● Students will identify unknown quantities and represent them using variables.
● Students will create an equation using the given information and solve for it.

Technology Uses:
● Projector
● PowerPoint software
● Aleks software

Materials:
● Worksheets
● Pencils

Procedure:
● Teacher will use the PowerPoint presentation to teach the lesson.
● Teacher will hand in a worksheet with four exercises to solve.
● Teacher will do one exercise with the students and then divide then into groups of three.
● One student will find the unknown quantities and represent them with variables.
● One student will write an equation using the given information.
● One student will solve for the answer.
● Each student will do a different step on each one of the three exercises.

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● Give students homework on the website Aleks.

Assessment:
● Teacher will go around the room looking at the worksheets to make sure students are following
the steps to solve the real-world problems, if they’re getting the right answers and working
together. When students are done, the teacher will collect one worksheet from each group.

Grading Rubric

Fair Good Excellent

2 points 5 points 10 points
Teamwork Students did not Students worked well Students worked well
worked well together together with some together with little or no
and needed much support from the support from the
support from the teacher. teacher.
teacher.

Worksheet Many wrong Some wrong answers. All right answers.

answers.Did not follow Followed some of the Followed all the steps
the steps to solve the steps to solve the to solve the problems.
problems. problems.

Homework Incomplete homework Complete homework Complete homework

with many incorrect with some incorrect with all or most correct
answers. answers. answers.

30 points worth