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Writing Products as Sums and Sums as Products Lesson PlanWriting Products as Sums and Sums as Products Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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7th
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Year
2015
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Writing Products as Sums and Sums as Products

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  • EngageNY Resources (.html)
  • Writing Products as Sums and Sums as Products (.docx)
  • Grade 7 Module 3, Topic A, Lesson 3: Student Materials (.pdf)
  • Grade 7 Module 3, Topic A, Lesson 3: Student Materials (.docx)
  • Grade 7 Module 3, Topic A: Overview (.pdf)
  • Grade 7 Module 3, Topic A: Overview (.docx)
  • Grade 7 Module 3: Overview (.pdf)
  • Grade 7 Module 3: Overview (.docx)
  • Grade 7 Module 3: Mid Module Assessment (.pdf)
  • Grade 7 Module 3: Mid Module Assessment (.docx)
  • Grade 7 Module 3: End of Module Assessment (.pdf)
  • Grade 7 Module 3: End of Module Assessment (.docx)
  • Grade 7 Module 3: Copy Ready Materials (.pdf)
  • Grade 7 Module 3: Student Materials (.pdf)
  • Grade 7 Module 3: Teacher Materials (.pdf)
  • EngageNY Math: Translated Modules (.pdf)
  • Grade 7 Module 3, Topic A, Lesson 3: Arabic (.pdf)
  • Grade 7 Module 3, Topic A, Lesson 3: Arabic (.docx)
  • Grade 7 Module 3, Topic A, Lesson 3: Bengali (.pdf)
  • Grade 7 Module 3, Topic A, Lesson 3: Bengali (.docx)
  • Grade 7 Module 3, Topic A, Lesson 3: Haitian Creole (.pdf)
  • Grade 7 Module 3, Topic A, Lesson 3: Haitian Creole (.docx)
  • Grade 7 Module 3, Topic A, Lesson 3: Simplified Chinese (.pdf)
  • Grade 7 Module 3, Topic A, Lesson 3: Simplified Chinese (.docx)
  • Grade 7 Module 3, Topic A, Lesson 3: Traditional Chinese (.pdf)
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Create rectangle and area models to help students understand expressions. The third installment in the 28-part series has pupils first represent expressions using rectangular array models. The exercises help scholars understand the distributive property and factoring through these models.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

distributive property, algebraic expressions, expressions, products

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Build area models on the classroom floor and have pupils represent the shading
  • Assign the practice problems as homework

Classroom Considerations

  • Learners should have previous experience with rectangular area models

Pros

  • Includes both an opening and closing exercise
  • Highlights vocabulary throughout the lesson

Cons

  • None

Common Core

7.EE.A.1 7.EE.A.2 MP7

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