Doing mathematics with these [Students write algebra on their letters, called variables, is vocabulary sheets.] called algebra. a short-cut It’s way of writing magic squares. It turns out that every 3x3 magic square can be written like this, though you may need to apply a rotation and/or a reflection. In other words, using variables allows us to quickly write down a pattern. Evaluation/Decision Point Assessment Student Outcomes Students have been introduced to the idea of using Students understand how letters variables to efficiently represent a pattern, even if it requires (variables) can be used to it a little imagination [or abstract thinking]. represent a pattern. EVALUATION 2 Time: 10 minutes Probing/Eliciting Student Responses and What the Teacher Will Do Questions Misconceptions Post-Assessment 2.
Doing mathematics with these letters, called variables, is called algebra. It’s a short-cut way of writing magic squares. It turns out that every 3x3 magic square can be written like this, though you may need to apply a rotation and/or a reflection. In other words, using variables allows us to quickly write down a pattern. [Students write algebra on their vocabulary sheets.] Evaluation/Decision Point Assessment Student Outcomes Students have been introduced to the idea of using variables to efficiently represent a pattern, even if it requires it a little imagination [or abstract thinking]. Students understand how letters (variables) can be used to represent a pattern. EVALUATION 2 Time: 10 minutes What the Teacher Will Do Probing/Eliciting Questions Student Responses and Misconceptions Post-Assessment 2.