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Order of Operations: Digital Escape
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- Price per Classroom$2.00
- Grade Levels 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Topics Algebra, Numbers & Operations, Expressions & Equations
- Duration 20 Minutes
- Auto Scored? Yes
- Teacher Evaluation Needed? No
Activity Description
This is a purely digital, interactive activity to reinforce students' understanding of the order of operations through a captivating storyline.
In this quest, students will navigate through four sets of arithmetic expressions, each guarding a piece of the ultimate code. Each set contains 3 expressions to evaluate. As they evaluate all three questions of the first set, the second set of questions will be revealed. They will repeat this for a total of four sets to finally reveal the secret code.
Expressions will contain addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division - exponents are not included.
Educational Objectives:
- Reinforce understanding of the order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS).
- Develop problem-solving skills in the context of real-world scenarios.
The activity is automatically scored and you can use the real-time teacher console to track the student progress.
- Price per Classroom$2.00
- Grade Levels 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Topics Algebra, Numbers & Operations, Expressions & Equations
- Duration 20 Minutes
- Auto Scored? Yes
- Teacher Evaluation Needed? No
Common Core: MATH
Use parentheses, brackets, or braces in numerical expressions, and evaluate expressions with these symbols.
Write and evaluate numerical expressions involving whole-number exponents.
Write, read, and evaluate expressions in which letters stand for numbers.
Evaluate expressions at specific values of their variables. Include expressions that arise from formulas used in real-world problems. Perform arithmetic operations, including those involving whole-number exponents, in the conventional order when there are no parentheses to specify a particular order (Order of Operations). *For example, use the formulas V = s^3 and A = 6 s^2 to find the volume and surface area of a cube with sides of length s = 1/2*.
Apply properties of operations as strategies to add, subtract, factor, and expand linear expressions with rational coefficients.
Solve multi-step real-life and mathematical problems posed with positive and negative rational numbers in any form (whole numbers, fractions, and decimals), using tools strategically. Apply properties of operations to calculate with numbers in any form; convert between forms as appropriate; and assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies. *For example: If a woman making $25 an hour gets a 10% raise, she will make an additional 1/10 of her salary an hour, or $2.50, for a new salary of $27.50. If you want to place a towel bar 9 3/4 inches long in the center of a door that is 27 1/2 inches wide, you will need to place the bar about 9 inches from each edge; this estimate can be used as a check on the exact computation*.