Rebecca Recor CIS 223 WebQuest

Title: Solving For X

Grades: Six through Ninth
Curriculum Standard: Expressions and Euations !"EE#Write$ read and
evaluate expressions in %hich letters stand &or nu'bers"( )*athe'atics Standards
CCSSI+*ath2,Standards+3-.33/+0"pd&1
Introduction:
2his Web Quest %ill assist students in solving &or X in an3 proble'"
Students 3ou are proble' solvers" 4ou are tr3ing to &ind out %hat X is eual to" 4ou 'a3 thin5
3ou 5no% %hat X is$ but it changes" X 'a3 not be the sa'e in one instance as it %as in another"
4ou %ill also &igure out the easiest %a3 &or 3ou personall3 to solve &or X"
Task:
4ou %ill be given 6lgebraic euations &or %hich 3ou %ill solve &or X"
2he %ebsite provided %ill be used to assist 3ou to &ind X" It 'a3 give 3ou the tools to help 3ou
better understand ho% to solve euations" 6lso a couple o& %ebsites are ga'es to 'a5e solving
euations 'ore &un"
Process:
Step 1: Follo% the *ath is Fun lin5 belo%" Read and ta5e notes in 3our noteboo5 about ho% to
solve &or X" 6lso$ tr3 to solve a couple o& the proble's the3 give 3ou at the botto' o& the
%ebsite labelled 73our turn(" *a5e sure to %rite the' out in 3our noteboo5 and sho% 3our %or5"
http://www.mathsisfun.com/algera/e!uations"sol#ing.html
Step $: Follo% the 8urple *ath lin5 belo%" Read and ta5e notes" 2hen clic5 on the video at the
top le&t" 8ress the pla3 button and then %atch videos /#." 9nce 3ou have %atched all the videos$
tr3 out the practice proble's /#!$ :on;t &orget to %rite the' out in 3our noteboo5s %ith all o&
3our %or5 &or &ull credit"
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Step %: Clic5 on the 666*ath lin5" Scroll do%n to the blue practice box and clic5 on the start
button" Continue pla3ing and record ho% 'an3 3ou got right and ho% 'an3 3ou got %rong$ also
3our percent right"
http://www.aaamath.com/e!u&$%"e#aluate"1#ariale.html
Step ': Follo% the lin5 belo% and co'plete at least /, uestions" *a5e sure to sho% 3our %or5
in 3our noteboo5 to receive &ull credit"
http://www.i(l.com/math/algera"1/does"("satisf)"the"e!uation
Step *: Clic5 on the lin5 belo%" :o all 0 o& the >inear Euations" Record the' in 3our noteboo5$
sho% all o& 3our %or5"
http://www.sosmath.com/algera/sol#e/sol#e+/sol#e+.html
,esources:
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-#aluation:
1 Point".er) /asic % Points"0#erage * Points"-(emplar)
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Rebecca Recor CIS 223 WebQuest
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Conclusion:
Students can no% Solve &or X and %rite out their %or5 to get &ull points"
Credits:
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