Rex' Eggspressions
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LENGTH
25 Minutes
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Description
Welcome to Rex’s egg shop, a game that teaches algebraic expressions by helping a little dinosaur sell eggs. The game consists of catching eggs on the fly using the right container. Each container represents a different part of an expression: the two variables and the constant!
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Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about Interpret Expressions With Grouping. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.
Main Concepts
Discussion Questions
Before the Game
In an expression, what is a term? In the term, 3x, what do you call the 3? What is a constant? What is a product? What is a factor? What is a variable? What is a coefficient? What are the different parts of an expression?
After the Game
How did the number of eggs reflect the values of x and y? How did the game show you that an expression can contain more than one operation? Why did the game contain two different types cartons to represent the x and y terms in the expression? Did it matter which variable you solved first in the game problems? What are two different ways that you can solve 3(2+1)? What did you learn an algebraic expression is? What has to be in these problems?