1.

1AVariablesandExpressions

A
variable
isaletterorasymbolusedtorepresentavaluethatcanchange.
A
constant
isavaluethatdoesnotchange.

Example1.Givetwowaystowriteeachalgebraicexpressioninwords.
A.4n
B.t/5
C.9+
q
D.3(
h
)
E.9+
r
F.
q

3
G.7
m
H.
j
6
I.WriteALLofthewaystoexpress
x+5
inwordsthatyoucanthinkof.(Canyou
getmorethantwo?)

Example2:TranslatingfromWordstoAlgebra
A.Loudrivesat65mi/h.WriteanexpressionforthenumberofmilesthatLou
drivesin
t
hours.
B.Miriamis5cmtallerthanhersister,thanhersisterwhois
m
centimeterstall.
WriteanexpressionforMiriamsheightincentimeters.
C.Elaineearns$32perday.Writeanexpressionfortheamountsheearnsin
d
days.
D.Johntypes62wordsperminute.Writeanexpressionforthenumberofwords
hetypesin
m
minutes.
E.Robertois4yearsolderthanEmily,whois
y
yearsold.Writeanexpression
forRobertosage.
F.Joeyearns$5foreachcarhewashes.Writeanexpressionforthenumberof
carsJoeymustwashtoearn
d
dollars.

Use
BothWriteRallyRobin
duringnoteswithexamples1Ethrough1I(eachstudentcontributes
oneofthetwoanswers)andwithexamples2Dthrough2F(personAcompletesproblem,
personBchecksit,thenswitchfornextproblem).Havestudentseitherworkwiththeirshoulder
partner(3/4and1/2)orfacepartner(1/4and2/3).

Teacherwillleadstudentsthroughthequestions.
Studentsareincooperativelearninggroupsof2andwill
usethestructureBothRecordRallyRobinTeacherwill
displaytimerfor1minuteandaskstudentstostartletter
Estudentsshouldputtheirpencildownafterboth
partnershavecontributed.Thenanotherminutetostart
letterF,andsoon.Timecanbeadjustedbasedonhow
quicklystudentsseemtofinish.
***Teachermovesaboutroom(operatingdisplaynotes
usingMobi)andgivespraiseandassistance.

1.1BVariablesandExpressions
To
evaluate

anexpressionistofinditsvalue.
Toevaluateanalgebraicexpression,
substitute
numbersforthevariablesinthe
expressionandthen
simplify
theexpression.

Example3:EvaluatingAlgebraic
Evaluateeachexpressionfor
m
=3,
n=
2,and
p=
9.
A.
mn
B.
pn
C.
pm
Evaluateeachexpressionfor
a=
4,
b
=7and
c
=2.
D.
bc
E.
ac
F.ac

G.Forwhatvaluesofxwouldthefollowingexpressionsbe
equal
?
3x=2x

Example4:RealWorldApplications
A.Tomakeonesweater,63twentyounceplasticdrinkbottlesmustberecycled.
Writeanexpressionforthenumberofbottlesneededtomake
s
sweaters.
Thenuseyourexpressiontofindouthowmanybottleswillbeneededtomake
1,5,10and100sweaters.
B.Approximatelyeightyfive20ounceplasticbottlesmustberecycledtoproduce
thefiberfillforasleepingbag.Writeanexpressionforthenumberofbottles
neededtomake
s
sleepingbags.
C.Clintrunscmileseachweek.Brendaruns2milesmoreeachweekthanClint.
WriteanexpressionforthenumberofmilesBrendarunseachweek.IfClint
runs30milesinoneweek,howmanymilesdidBrendaruninthatsameweek?
IfBrendaruns17milesinoneweek,howmanymilesdidClintruninthatsame
week?
D.Tompays5centsperminutetousehiscellphone.Writeanexpressionfor
thecostincentsofusinghiscellphoneformminutes.

Use
InstantStar
duringnoteswithexamples3Dthrough3G(eachstudentcontributesoneof
thetwoanswers)andwithexamples4Cthrough4D.

Teacherwillleadstudentsthroughthequestions.
Studentsareincooperativelearninggroupsof2andwill
usethestructureInstantStarTeacherwillallowthink
timeandthenspinspinner(options#14).Thatstarwill
standandsayanswer,teammatesgivepraiseor
constructivefeedbackstudentstarshouldsitdownafter
groupeitheragreeswithhis/heranswerorconstructively
helpsmodifyit(ifneeded).
***Teachermovesaboutroom(operatingdisplaynotes
usingMobi)andgivespraiseandassistance.

1.2AAddingandSubtractingRealNumbers

The
absolutevalue
ofazeronumberisthedistancefromonanumberline.The
absolutevalueof5iswrittenas|5|.

Example2:AddingRealNumbers(*noteexample1inthetexthasbeen
skipped)
A.5+(7)
B.13.5+(22.3)
C.52+(68)
D.3/4+1/4

E.6+(2)
F.+1/2
G.25/8.+(11/4.)
H.1/3.+5/6.
I.(2/3)+31/2
J.Whatsigndoesthesumoftwonegativeintegershave?___Showmethree
examplesthatsupportyouranswer.

Use
MixedPairShare
duringnoteswithexamples1Ethrough1J.StudentsdoletterE,then
StandUp,HandUp,PairUp
tofindapartnertocomparewith.ThenstudentsdoletterFand
processrepeats.
***Teachermovesaboutroom(operatingdisplaynotesusingMobi)andgivespraiseand
assistance.

1.2BAddingandSubtractingRealNumbers

Twonumbersare
opposites
iftheirsumis0.Anumberanditsoppositeareon
oppositesidesofzeroonanumberline,butarethesamedistancefromzero.
Anumberanditsoppositeare
additiveinverses
.

Example3:SubtractingRealNumbers
A.1321
B.(3)
C.14(12)
D.6.74.1
E.5(4)
F.3/4.1/2
G.25/8(11/4)
H.5/6
I.3

Example4:RealWorldApps
A.ThetallestknownicebergintheNorthAtlanticrose550feetabovethe
oceanssurface.Howmanyfeetwoulditbefromthetopofthetallesticeberg
tothewreckageofthe
Titanic,
whichisatanelevationof12,468feet?

B.Anicebergextends75feetabovethesea.Thebottomoftheicebergisatan
elevationof247feet.Whatistheheightoftheiceberg?

C.Whatisyourfavoritethingtodooutsideofschool?______________

D.Createyourownwordprobleminvolvingyouranswertotheabovequestion.
Askyourpartnertosolveit.(Yourproblemcaninvolveadding,subtracting,
multiplying,dividingoracombinationoftwooperations.)

Use
BothRecordRallyRobin
duringnoteswithexamples3Ethrough3Iandexamples4Band
4D.(personAcompletesproblem,personBchecksit.Ifagreesrecordsansweronownpaper,
ifdisagreescancoachtogettherightanswer.Thenswitchfornextproblem).Havestudents
eitherworkwiththeirshoulderpartner(3/4and1/2)orfacepartner(1/4and2/3).
***Teachermovesaboutroom(operatingdisplaynotesusingMobi)andgivespraiseand
assistance.

1.3AMultiplyingandDividingRealNumbers

Example1:MultiplyingandDividingSignedNumbers

A.4(5)
B.2(3)
C.6(7)
D.12(10)
E.48/4
F.3()

Twonumbersare
reciprocals
iftheirproductis1.
Example2:DividingbyFractions
A.31/9
B.8/9(2)

C.33/5
D.

E.6(2/5)

Use
InstantStar
duringnoteswithexamples1Dthrough1Fandwithexamples2Cthrough2E.

Teacherwillleadstudentsthroughthequestions.
Studentsareincooperativelearninggroupsof2andwill
usethestructureInstantStarTeacherwillallowthink
timeandthenspinspinner(options#14).Thatstarwill
standandsayanswer,teammatesgivepraiseor
constructivefeedbackstudentstarshouldsitdownafter
groupeitheragreeswithhis/heranswerorconstructively
helpsmodifyit(ifneeded).
***Teachermovesaboutroom(operatingdisplaynotes
usingMobi)andgivespraiseandassistance.

1.3BMultiplyingandDividingRealNumbers
Nonumbercanbemultipliedby0togiveaproductof1,so0hasnoreciprocal.
Because0hasnoreciprocal,divisionby0isnotpossible.Wesaythatdivision
byzerois
undefined.

[Providevisualsforallcircumstances:multiply0,divideby
zeroandzerodividedbyanumber.]

Example3:MultiplyingandDividingwithZero
A.06.
B.240

C.(12.350)(0)
D.0/15
E.22/0
F.845(0)

Example4:RealWorldApplications
A.Onanotherhotairballoontrip,thewindspeedis5.25mi/h.Thetripisplanned
for1.5hours.Theballoontravelsinastraightlineparalleltotheground.How
manymilesawayfromtheliftoffsitewilltheballoonland?
B.Thespeedofahotairballoonis3mi/h.Ittravelsinastraightlineparallelto
thegroundfor1hourbeforelanding.Howmanymilesawayfromtheliftoffsite
doestheballoonland?

Use
MixedPairShare
duringnoteswithexamples3Dthrough3Fandexample4B.Studentsdo
letterD,then
StandUp,HandUp,PairUp
tofindapartnertocomparewith.Thenstudentsdo
letterEandprocessrepeats.