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Essential Question
(s):
- Why do we
estimate or round numbers?
- When do you use
scientific notation?
- What is the
purpose of learning the properties?
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Learning Objectives:
- To understand
the basic properties of numbers.
- To understand
numerical expressions and apply the order of operations.
- To read and
write numbers through the billions.
- To understand
and apply rounding techniques.
- To understand
and write numbers in expanded and scientific notation.
- To find and
estimate square roots.*
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Skills:
- Introduce and
review commutative, associative, and distributive properties.
- Introduce and
review addition and subtraction properties of zero.
- Introduce and
review multiplication and division properties of zero and one.
- Follow order of
operations.
- Read and write
numbers through the billions.
- Rounding
numbers through the thousandths place.
- Introduce
scientific notation.
- Review/
introduce different ways of doing expanded notation.
- Introduce
perfect squares and square roots.*
- Estimate square
roots.*
- Use calculator
to find square roots.*
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Instructional
Strategies & Activities:
- Note taking.
- Games.
- Group
work/Cooperative learning.
- Reflection and
self-assessment.
- Solution
sharing.
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Materials Utilized:
- Textbook
- Teacher
generated materials.
- Manipulatives
- Flash cards
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Assessment
Strategies:
- Discussion
- Daily class
performance
- Openers/warm-ups
- Tests and
quizzes
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* completed with
Geometry (Chapter 5) in March
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