Student: Matt Cooley

Professor:

Course: EDU537

Date: 4/29/15

Grade: 7
Content Areas: Mathematics

Dr. Mason

Topic: Inverse and Identity Property

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVE(S)
After being taught what the identity and inverse properties are, students will be able to find the
identity and inverse of numbers and equations. When given a worksheet with 10 questions students
should be able to answer 8 with perfect accuracy.
STANDARDS AND INDICATORS FROM NEW YORK STATE
A.PS.1. Use a variety of problem solving strategies to understand new mathematical content.
Indicator: This will be seen when students are shown problems using the identity and inverse
properties.
COMMON CORE LEARNING STANDARDS
CCSS.MATH. CONTENT.7.EE.A.1
Apply properties of operations as strategies to add, subtract, factor, and expand linear expressions
with rational coefficients.
Indicator: Students will be shown how to use the identity and inverse property in order to properly
solve equations using these properties.
MOTIVATION
Teacher will have students write a list of their character traits in order to show them the identity
property and then have them write the opposite of those traits to show the inverse of property.
MATERIALS
Whiteboard
Markers
Worksheets
iPad (for Brian)

STRATEGIES

Do-Now
Activating Prior Knowledge
Convergent and Divergent Questions
Direct Instruction
Teacher Demonstration
Formative Assessment
Ticket Out

ADAPTATIONS

Brian:
Provide lessons notes prior to the lesson.
Provide audio recordings to word problems.
Use technology support (iPad) and provide worksheets ahead of time.
Provide tiered worksheets.
Brittany:
Provide her with a printed copy of the day/lesson agenda.
Recheck understanding and refocus her during independent/group work.
Teacher partner/peer partner for independent work.
Seat close to the teacher.

DIFFERENTIATION OF INSTRUCTION
Tier 1: Students will complete the worksheet doing only the odd equations
Tier 2: Students will complete the worksheet in total
Tier 3: Students will complete the worksheet in total, after completion they will create their own
problems using either the identity of inverse property.

DEVELOPMENTAL PROCEDURES
Developmental Procedures include Activities and Key Questions.
Time

Assessment
Select students list
their columns and
explain them to the
class.

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Key Questions
Have the students
write a list of their
character traits about
themselves in one
column and in a
column next to it
write the opposite of
those words.
Motivation
Using the do now
explain to the
students that their
traits are their
identity and the
opposite of them is
the inverse.
Explain to students
To explain the
that the additive
identity property use
inverse is 0 and the
the do now and
multiplicative inverse explain show them
is 1. Explain that the that they would not
additive identity is 0
want to change their
and multiplicative
personality traits so
inverse is 1.
the identity property
leaves the numbers
the same. Use the do
now to explain that
the inverse is the
opposite of whatever
number they are
using.
Show students how to After looking at the
solve for the identity examples of yourself
and the inverse of a
what is the inverse
number and an
and identity of -5, 10,
equation.
and x+1.

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Formative
Assessment:
Break students up

Allow students to
work in pairs to gain
a better

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Activity
Do Now

Allow students to
take time to realize
what their identity is
and have them begin
to make the
connection for math.
Ask the students to
give reasons why
their character traits
make them who they
are and why they like
the person they are.

Allow students to
attempt to solve
equation in their
notebooks and call on
students who
volunteer to answer.

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into pairs and have

them solve equations
using their new
properties to find the
identity and inverse.

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Ticket Out:
Have students make
an equation and find
the inverse and
identity of each
equation.

Review of worksheet

understanding of the
new material while
working together.

Did you have trouble

with any of the given
equations?
Did you notice any
helpful hints in your
work that you would
like to share with the
class?

Have students come

up to the board and
answer questions
showing all work.
Describe how to
correctly solve all
equations while
explaining each step
to all students

ASSESSMENT
Students will be given a homework assignment to be checked and gone over the next day in class.
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
Students will be given a homework sheet with 10 problems on it and will solve for the variables and
write which property was used to solve their equation, students will achieve mastery by getting 8 of
the 10 questions correct.
FOLLOW-UP: ACADEMIC INTERVENTION AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT

Academic Intervention: Help students to see that the identity and inverse property heavily use the
numbers 1 and 0. This way they are able to see the numbers needed to solve the equation in a
different light, knowing those numbers will be in the answer.
Academic Enrichment: Students will create problems using both the identity and inverse properties.
TEACHER REFERENCES
Lynch, P. (2014) Learning Packet #1: Instructional strategies. Rockville Centre, N.Y. Molloy College
Production Dept.
Lynch, P. (2014) Learning Packet #2: The process of questioning. Rockville Centre, N.Y. Molloy
College Production Dept.
Lynch, P. (2014) Learning Packet: Preparing for instruction using the Molloy College lesson plan
template and the edTPA process commentary templates. Rockville Centre, N.Y. Molloy
College Production Dept.
STUDENT REERENCES
"The Additive Inverse Property. Cool Math Pre-Algebra Help Lessons: Properties -. N.p., 2015.
"The Multiplicative Inverse Property." Cool Math Pre-Algebra Help Lessons: Properties -. N.p.,
2015.
"The Multiplicative Identity Property." Cool Math Pre-Algebra Help Lessons: Properties -. N.p.,
2015.
"The Additive Identity Property." Cool Math Pre-Algebra Help Lessons: Properties -. N.p., 2015.

Name:
Date:
Solve for the variables:
1. -5 + x = 0
2. 18y = 1
3. 7 + k = 0
4. (1/5)t = 0
5. 7+ 0= d
6. 16(1) = y
7. x- 8 = 0
8. (1/8)(8) = 1

ANSWER KEY
Name:
Date:
Solve for the variables:
1.-5 + x = 0, x= 5
2. 18y = 1, y= (1/18)
3. 7 + k = 0, k= -7
4. (1/5)t = 0, t= 0
5. 7+ 0= d, d= -7
6. 16(1) = y, y= 16
7. x- 8 = 0 , x= 8
8. (1/8)(m) = 1, m= 8

Homework
Name:
Date:
Solve the equations for the variable and determine what property was
used.

1. x+ 7 = 0
2. 5y = 0
3. 0+ x = 17
4. (1/17)s = 1
5. 8- g = 8
6. (3/7)y = 0
7. 95 + z = 0
8. 67- p = 67
9. 84(t) = 84
10.345,764(g) = 0
11.What number added by 5 gives you an additive identity?
12.If you multiply 45 by 1 what is the answer? What property is
used?

13.Two times what number gives you the multiplicative identity?

ANSWER KEY
Homework
Name:
Date:
Solve the equations for the variable and determine what property was
used.

1. x+ 7 = 0, x= -7
2. 5y = 0, y= 0
3. 0+ x = 17, x= -17
4. (1/17)s = 1, s= 17
5. 8- g = 8, g= 0
6. (3/7)y = 0, y= (7/3)
7. 95 + z = 0, z= -95
8. 67- p = 67, p= 0
9. 84(t) = 84, t= 1

10.345,764(g) = 0, g= 0
11.What number added by 5 gives you an additive identity?
Negative 5
12.If you multiply 45 by 1 what is the answer? What property is
used?
45, Multiplicative Inverse
13.Two times what number gives you the multiplicative identity?
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TIER 1 WORKSHEET
Name:
Date:
Solve for the variables:
1. -5 + x = 0
3. 7 + k = 7
5. 7+ 0= d
7. x- 8 = 0

ANSWER KEYTIER 1 WORKSHEET

TIER 1 WORKSHEET
Name:
Date:
Solve for the variables:
1. -5 + x = 0, x= 5
3. 7 + k = 7, k= 0
5. 7+ 0= d

d= 7

7. x- 8 = 0, x= 8

TIER 1
Homework
Name:
Date:
Solve the equations for the variable and determine what property was
used.

1. x+ 7 = 0
3. 0+ x = 17
5. 8- g = 8
7. 95 + z = 0
9. 84(t) = 84
11. What number added by 5 gives you an additive identity?

13. Two times what number gives you the multiplicative identity?

TIER 1 ANSWER KEY

Homework
Name:
Date:
Solve the equations for the variable and determine what property was
used.

1. x+ 7 = 0, x= -7
3. 0+ x = 17, x= -17
5. 8- g = 8, g= 0
7. 95 + z = 0, z= -95

9. 84(t) = 84, t= 1
11. What number added by 5 gives you an additive identity?
Negative 5
13. Two times what number gives you the multiplicative identity?
1/2