B6 Mathematics · Term 3, Week 1

Variables and Equations

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Curriculum details

Strand
Algebra (Strand 2)
Sub-strand
Variables and Equations (2.3)
Content standard
B6.2.3.1 - Solve problems involving single-variable, one-step equations with whole number coefficients.
Indicator
B6.2.3.1.3 - Create a problem for a given equation.
Suggested placement
Term 3, Week 1 (Week 25 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Curriculum reference
Mathematics Curriculum for Primary Schools (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 143

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

E.g. 1 Ask students to describe two different stories that the equation 4 - x = 9 could represent.
E.g. 2. Ask learners to solve puzzle in the figure, by solving the equations in each line;
Figure from the b6 mathematics curriculum, printed page 143