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Balancing
In this lesson, the fourth of a six-part unit from Illuminations, students are encouraged to explore another model of subtraction—the balance. This model leads naturally to recording with equations. Students use actual and virtual pan balances in... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Mathematics)
Provided by: Illuminations
Balancing discoveries
This lesson, one of a six-part unit from Illuminations titled “Do It with Dominoes,” encourages students to explore another model of addition, the “balance” model. The exploration also involves recording the modeled addition facts... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provided by: Illuminations
Block pounds
In this lesson from Illuminations, students explore the use of variables as unknowns as they solve for the weights of objects using information presented in pictures. They also model situations that involve the addition and subtraction of whole numbers,... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Mathematics)
Provided by: Illuminations