ALEX Learning Activity Resources

   View Standards     Standard(s): [MA2019] (5) 1 :

1. Write, explain, and evaluate simple numerical expressions involving the four operations to solve up to two-step problems. Include expressions involving parentheses, brackets, or braces, using commutative, associative, and distributive properties.

This activity is an interactive online tool that allows students to explore and apply the order of operations to solve and evaluate algebraic expressions.

This activity was created at the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

   View Standards     Standard(s): [MA2019] (5) 1 :

1. Write, explain, and evaluate simple numerical expressions involving the four operations to solve up to two-step problems. Include expressions involving parentheses, brackets, or braces, using commutative, associative, and distributive properties.

This online game requires students to save seven members of a Royal Family from prison by using their order of operation skills to build stairways leading to their secret cells.

This learning activity was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.

   View Standards     Standard(s): [MA2019] (5) 1 :

1. Write, explain, and evaluate simple numerical expressions involving the four operations to solve up to two-step problems. Include expressions involving parentheses, brackets, or braces, using commutative, associative, and distributive properties.

[MA2015] (5) 2 :

2 ) Write simple expressions that record calculations with numbers, and interpret numerical expressions without evaluating them. [5-OA2]

Examples: Express the calculation "add 8 and 7, then multiply by 2" as 2 x (8 + 7). Recognize that 3 x (18,932 + 921) is three times as large as 18,932 + 921, without having to calculate the indicated sum or product.

Khan Academy is an excellent free resource for differentiating instruction. Students have different learning styles and learn at different levels. With Khan Academy, students can easily and quickly learn complicated mathematical concepts through practice, videos, and examples. Each student can be assigned a different set of lessons depending on their individual level and learning needs. The teacher can decide which lessons a student will work on according to their needs and learning goals. Khan Academy appeals to varying learning styles, provides quick feedback, and allows the teacher to easily individualize instruction.

   View Standards     Standard(s): [MA2019] (3) 8 :

8. Determine and justify solutions for two-step word problems using the four operations and write an equation with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Determine reasonableness of answers using number sense, context, mental computation, and estimation strategies including rounding.

[MA2019] (5) 1 :

1. Write, explain, and evaluate simple numerical expressions involving the four operations to solve up to two-step problems. Include expressions involving parentheses, brackets, or braces, using commutative, associative, and distributive properties.

This digital tool explains the order of operations when solving a number sentence with more than one operation. This tool has a song to help students remember the order of operations. This digital tool takes the students step by step in solving a number sentence with more than one operations.