• Dear Family Member,
    Your student’s math class will soon begin studying the unit entitled “Equations and
    Inequalities.”
    This unit addresses important California Common Core Standards in the Critical Areas of solving
    equations and inequalities and understanding relationships in two variables.
     
    Domain 6.EE Expressions and Equations
    Cluster Reason about and solve one-variable equations and inequalities.
     
    The unit also supports additional standards.
     
    Domain 6.NS The Number System
    Cluster Apply and extend previous understandings of numbers to the system of
    rational numbers.
     
    Our study of this unit focuses on the essential questions listed below.
    Unit 5: Equations and Inequalities
     
    Essential Questions
    • How do you write equations and determine whether a number is a solution of an
    equation?
    • How do you solve equations that contain addition or subtraction?
    • How do you solve equations that contain multiplication or division?
    • How can you use inequalities to represent real-world constraints or conditions?
    • How do you locate and name points in the coordinate plane?
    • How can you identify independent and dependent quantities from tables and graphs?
    • How can you use an equation to show a relationship between two variables?
    • How can you use verbal descriptions, tables, and graphs to represent algebraic
    relationships?
     
    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 14, 2015