Expressions, Equations, and Patterns

Expressions, Equations, and Patterns

Course overview

This course helps Grade 6 students work with numerical expressions, variables, simple equations, and number patterns. Students learn how order of operations affects an expression, how a variable can stand for an unknown, and how word situations can be rewritten as equations.

What students will learn

• Evaluate numerical expressions using the correct order of operations.
• Explain what a variable means in an expression or equation.
• Solve simple one-step equations using inverse operations.
• Translate short word situations into equations.
• Use patterns to predict rules and support algebraic thinking.

Lessons

• Numerical Expressions and Order - Learn how grouping symbols and operation order change an expression's value.
• Variables and Simple Equations - Learn how variables name unknown quantities and how to solve simple equations.
• Word Situations and Pattern Rules - Learn how to turn a situation into an equation and connect patterns to algebra.

Parent guide

Work through the course in order and keep the conversation tied to what the symbols mean. Ask the student to explain each step out loud before writing the answer.

Completion

A student finishes this course when they can evaluate a numerical expression, explain a variable in an equation, solve a simple one-step equation, and turn a word situation or pattern into an algebraic rule.