• Dear Family Member,
    Your student’s math class will soon begin studying the unit entitled “Equivalent Expressions.”
    This unit addresses important California Common Core Standards in the Critical Areas of
    understanding algebraic expressions and solving equations and inequalities.
     
    Domain 6.EE Expressions and Equations
    Cluster Apply and extend previous understandings of arithmetic to algebraic
    expressions.
     
    The unit also supports additional standards.
     
    Domain 6.EE Expressions and Equations
    Cluster Reason about and solve one-variable equations and inequalities.
     
    Our study of this unit focuses on the essential questions listed below.
    Unit 4: Equivalent Expressions
     
    Essential Questions
    • How do you use exponents to represent numbers?
    • How do you write the prime factorization of a number?
    • How do you use the order of operations to evaluate expressions with exponents?
    • How can you model and write algebraic expressions?
    • How can you use the order of operations to evaluate algebraic expressions?
    • How can you identify and write equivalent expressions?
     
    To stay up to date with our progress, ask often about what’s happening in math class.
    One activity you can do together at the beginning of each unit is to
    discuss the featured career in your student’s math book. At the
    end of the unit you and your student can further explore this career
    through the Math in Career Activity on the Unit Project page.
    There are also many exciting online resources available to you and your student including
    Math on the Spot video tutorials, Personal Math Trainer, and Animated Math activities.
    Thank you for your time and interest. Your participation in your student’s education is a sure way
    to encourage learning!
Last Modified on August 13, 2015