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Say “Ahh-gebra”By
Gail Warren and Andy Derer
Based on the original by Nancy Hall
Divide your sticks into 3 equal groups
Marking Your Sticks
• FIRST group mark THREE RED dots.
• SECOND group mark FOUR BLUE dots.
• THIRD group mark FIVE GREEN dots.
Questions, Questions, Questions
• What is the largest number you can make with the green sticks?
• What is the largest number you can make with the blue sticks?
• What is the largest number you can make with the red sticks?
Questions
• 3• 5• 7• 9
• 4• 6• 8• 10
Use your sticks to make the following:
What is the largest possible number
using all the sticks?
How much will 3 red sticks equal?
Can we write a math sentence telling how much 3
red sticks equal?
3 red sticks is 9
How much will three green sticks equal?
Can we write a math sentence telling us how much 3 green
sticks equals?
3 green sticks is 15
What letter could we substitute for red?
r
We will use b to mean blue.
b
We will use g to mean green.
g
There’s a Shortcut!
3 green sticks can be written as 3 x g
And we can get SHORTER!
3 x g can be written as 3g
3 green sticks is 15A shorter way is
3 x g = 15Even shorter is
3g = 15
4b1b2b
3bSo what is
equal to?
A math sentence that contains an equal sign is
called an
EQUATION
A letter that represents a number is called a
Variable
What is the variable that stands for 4?
b
What is the variable that stands for 3?
r
What is the variable that stands for 5?
g
Can you figure out this problem using a variable?
is ______.15
And the equation is…
3g = 15
It’s time to practice…
Let’s Wrap Up
Say “Ahh-gebra”
• What is a math sentence that contains an equals sign called?
• What is a letter that stands for a number called?
Equation
Variable
Thank you!
Good-Bye