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The Cup Activiity - Variables and Exponents

Students engaged in a hands-on activity using objects like buttons and paper clips to learn about exponents and variables. Working with partners, students counted and grouped objects, then wrote variable equations to represent their counts. This active learning approach helped students engage with and understand the concepts. The teacher observed that hands-on activities can reinforce skills and engage students in the subject material. Students also completed a worksheet to guide them through developing variable equations that included exponents. The activity was effective at teaching variables and exponents, and the teacher wondered what other activities could reinforce these concepts.

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The Cup Activiity - Variables and Exponents

Students engaged in a hands-on activity using objects like buttons and paper clips to learn about exponents and variables. Working with partners, students counted and grouped objects, then wrote variable equations to represent their counts. This active learning approach helped students engage with and understand the concepts. The teacher observed that hands-on activities can reinforce skills and engage students in the subject material. Students also completed a worksheet to guide them through developing variable equations that included exponents. The activity was effective at teaching variables and exponents, and the teacher wondered what other activities could reinforce these concepts.

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Site Visit Notes- the cup activities

Student Name: Odalys Diaz Date/Site Visit Number:02-06-2017


School:Blackhawk Middle School Grade Level/Subject:7th-Math

Using the space provided below, briefly summarize todays classroom experience.
Planning for Differentiated Instruction and Instructional Delivery were
the standards that were targeted on this day of my observational hours.
Identify the Illinois
Professional Teaching
Standard(s) targeted in
todays experience.

Students were given the opportunity to work with hands-on objects to


understand the concept of exponents and variables. Certain objects that
Identify the activities that
occurred today, which were counted were buttons, paper clips, colored chips, small pieces of
addressed the teaching blue paper to represent a negative integer where red ones were a
standards identified positive integer. They then wrote their own variable equation from the
above. Then describe items they counted for example:
what you learned. Buttons + paper clips + small red papers
x+x+y+y+y+y+y+y+2
2 5
x + y +2

I learned that having a hands on activity can have the students be more
engaging in the subject while also recalling skills that they know they
learned before and but cant fully remember how its done.
The students were engaged in the activity, many had fun working with
partners to figure out how to complete the task while also learning and
Describe the impact of the
performance activities on understanding the concept of variables and exponents.
student learning.

Students also had to fill out a chart on a worksheet to guide them


through the steps to be able to get their final equation that included x
Describe any additional
activities of significance and y variables and be able to conclude exponents too.
that occurred today.

Students were working great with their partners and followed


directions from their teacher as they were told. Were also able to
General comments and
observations including at complete the task within themselves but made sure to ask questions.
least one emerging What are some other activities that can be done to teach students the
question. concept of variables and exponents?

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