LessonPlanningGuide(Day0)

LessonTitle:PropertiesofMathematics
GradeLevel:7thGrade

NumberofClassPeriods:1

TextorResource&RelevantPages:
Overview:Studentswillusetheassociative,commutative,anddistributivepropertiesofmultiplicationand
additiontorewriteequivalentexpressions.
Preparation:Writelearningobjectiveonboard.Placematerialsstudentswillneedintheirlearning
groups.
Displaythewarmupchipmodelingdirectionsontheboard

Continuity:

PreviousLessons

Studentswillhavelearnedhowto
add,subtract,multiply,anddivide
positive&negativeintegers,
decimals,andfractionwithlikeand
oppositesigns.

ThisLesson

NextLessons

Studentswillusetheassociative,
commutative,anddistributive
propertiesofmultiplicationand
additiontorewriteequivalent
expressions.

Studentswillunderstandthe
needforanagreedupon
orderinwhichtoperform
operationsandapplythe
standardorderofoperations
toavarietyofnumber
expressions.

LearningOutcomes:
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.EE.A.3

LearningObjectives:
Studentswillunderstandthecommutative,associative,anddistributivepropertiesandknowtheir
names.Studentswillalsobeabletousethezeropropertiesandidentitiesofadditionandmultiplication.

Materials:Chipboards,Chips,worksheet.Whiteboards,Markers
UseofSpace:Studentswillworkwithintheirlearninggroups.

Launch(10minutes):HavestudentsworkontheAssociative/CommutativeWarmupworksheet.They
mayworkingroupsoralone,howevertheybestlearn.
Displaythesewarmupdirectionsontheboard.
Redchipsrepresent1,yellowchipsrepresent+1.Includeexamples
Toshowadditiondrawthechipsawayfromthegroupwithanarrowindicating
theyarebeingaddedtothegroup.
Toshowsubtractiondrawthechipswiththegroup,circletheonesyouwouldlike
tosubtractanddrawanarrowshowingthembeingtakenaway.
Toshowmultiplicationformthechipsintoarectanglewiththefirstnumberbeing
thelengthandthesecondnumberbeingthewidth.
Toshowdivision,formthechipsintoarectanglewiththetotalnumberofchips
includedbeingthefirstnumber,andseparateitoutintoanumberofrows
equalingthesecondnumber.
Explore(20minutes):Studentswillexploreexamplesofthepropertiesandmakeconjecturesabout
them.

Segmentsofdirectinstruction:
Guidedpracticeonsettingupequationswithtwooperationsmodeledwithchips.Operationsfor
thisworksheetwillallbedonesothattheorderofoperationswillbefollowedlefttoright.
HavethestudentsworktocompletetheDistributivePropertyWorksheetusingchipboardsand
chipstomodeltheproblems.

EmbeddedAssessment:
Asstudentsworktocompletetheworksheettheywillbeworkingtodiscover/modelthe
distributiveproperty.Itwillalsoassesstheirabilitytousechipstomodelmathematical
expressions.

CautiousPoints:
StudentsmaythinkthePropertiesthatapplytomultiplicationandadditionalsoapplytoDivision
andSubtraction.
StudentsmaystrugglemodelingDivisionandSubtractionwiththechipmodel.
Studentsmaytakemoretimethanisneededbystartingovereachtimeratherthanusingthechips
thatarealreadycountedout.
Itmayalsotakethemlongertomodelmultipleoperationsononechipboard.

ShareandSummarize(10minutes):
Havestudentsfilloutthesheetofdefinitionsasaclass.

HomeworkApplicationorExtension:Thereshouldbe6remainingmin.tostartonthehomework.
Adaptation:studentsthataretakingextratimebuildingthemodelscouldskipthelast3onthe
firstsidesotheygetpracticewithnegativenumbersandsubtractionaswell.
Assessments:Formativeassessmentswilloccurduringgroupdiscussions,andhomeworkworksheet.
Attachments:Associative/CommutativeWarmUp,DefinitionsforPropertiesofMathematics,Modeling
ExpressionsWorksheet,MultipleOperationsHomework.

MathPropertiesWarmUp
Modelthefollowingexpressionsandgiveanintegervalue
3x4
4X3

2X3
3X2

53

2+7

35

7+2

Whatobservationscanyoumakeaboutwhenyoucanchangetheorder?(commutative
property)
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SideA


Modelthefollowingexpressionsandgiveanintegervalue
(1+2)+3
1+(2+3)

(3X4)X2
3X(4X2)

(94)3
9(43)

Whatobservationscanyoumakeabouttheseexpressions?

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Whenareyounotabletoswitchtheorderofthenumbers?

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Challenge:Wedidntseeanyexamplesofswitchingtheorderinvolvingdivision.Doyou
thinkitwouldwork?Whyorwhynot?
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SideB

ModelingExpressionsWorksheet.

Modelthefollowingexpressionsusingachipmodelandgiveanintegervalue.Besureto
includeyourmodel.
2X(3+4)=

(2X3)+(2X4)=

3X(2+4)=

4X(3+2)=

(3X2)+(3X4)=


(4X3)+(4X2)=

SideA
3X(52)=

(3X5)(3X2)=

(4X1)+(4X3)=

4X(1+(3))=

(4X1)(4X3)=

Forthefollowingyoudonotneedtodrawthechipmodel.Youstillneedtostatethevalueofthe
expression
2X(3X4)=
(2X3)X(2X4)=

2+(3X4)=
(2+3)X(2+4)=

Nowdrawarrowsconnectingexpressionswithequalvalues.Listsomethingsyounotice.

SideB

DefinitionsforPropertiesofMathematics

AssociativePropertyofAddition_____________________________________________

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Example___________________________________________________________________

AssociativePropertyofMultiplication__________________________________________

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Example___________________________________________________________________

CommutativePropertyofAddition_____________________________________________

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Example___________________________________________________________________

CommutativePropertyofMultiplication________________________________________

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Example___________________________________________________________________

DistributiveProperty________________________________________________________

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Example___________________________________________________________________

Example___________________________________________________________________

IdentityPropertyofAddition__________________________________________________

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Example___________________________________________________________________

IdentityPropertyofMultiplication_____________________________________________

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Example___________________________________________________________________

AdditiveInverseofaNumber________________________________________________

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Example___________________________________________________________________

MultiplicativeInverseofaNumber_____________________________________________

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Example___________________________________________________________________

AnexampleofwhythereisnoAssociativePropertyofSubtractionis______________

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AnexampleofwhythereisnoAssociativePropertyofDivisionis__________________

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AnexampleofwhythereisnoCommutativePropertyofSubtractionis______________

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AnexampleofwhythereisnoCommutativePropertyofDivisionis________________

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MultipleOperationsHomework

Givethevalueoftheseexpressions.Showworkalongtheway
Example:2X3+4=
Workcouldbethis.2X3=6followedby6+4=10

1.
2X3+4=

2.
3X25=

3.
42+4=

4.
83X2

5.621=

6.
4X32=

7.
2X3X4=

8.
5+2X3=

9.
44X4=

10.
1232=

11.
2+22=

12.
1042=