B6 Mathematics · Term 3, Week 1
Variables and Equations
Lesson notes
Learning Objectives
Indicator: B6.2.3.1.3 - Create a problem for a given equation.
By the end of the lesson, learners can:
- Read a given one-step equation and identify the unknown variable and the operation involved.
- Create at least two different real-life stories or word problems that match a given equation.
- Write a clear question sentence that matches the equation given.
- Present their created problem to a partner or small group and check whether the problem correctly matches the equation.
- Justify why their created problem fits the equation by explaining how each part of the equation appears in the story.
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- 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
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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
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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;
