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OAT Lesson 5: Solve Problems Using the Four Operations

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Develop Understanding
Today's Learning Goal: (G3, U4, L7)
  • Represent two-step word problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity.
  • Solve two-step word problems using the four operations.
Today's Materials:
  • Laptop
  • Laptop charger
  • Pen/Pencil/Paper/Expo Marker (optional)
Please complete the Jump Start (activator). You have 5 minutes before we review. This is independent it should be silent.
Reminders:
1. Ready for class
2. No cellphones
3. Volume must be low.
4. Read and follow all directions
5.) Take your bag off and immediately begin the Activator.

JUMP START: - ( 5min)

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What do you notice? What do you wonder?

A farmer picked some apples. Some of the apples are packed into boxes and some are not.

Launch: Solving Four Operation Problems - (10 min)

I do (question 2)

We do (question 3)

You do (question 4)

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There are 240 people at the park for the soccer games. There are 150 fans. The rest of the people are on 6 soccer teams with an equal number of players. How many players are on each soccer team?
(Write an equation and solve it.)

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There are 300 people at the beach for the volleyball games. There are 200 fans. The rest of the people are on 4 volleyball teams with an equal number of players. How many players are on each volleyball team?
(Write an equation and solve it.)

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There are 500 people at the field for the baseball games. There are 320 fans. The rest of the people are on 9 baseball teams with an equal number of players. How many players are on each baseball team?
(Write an equation and solve it.)

Activity 1: Apple Adventure- (15 minutes)

A farmer picked some apples. Some of the apples are packed into boxes and some are not.

From the list, choose 4 numbers that would make sense together in this situation.

Write your choices in the table. Be ready to explain how your numbers make sense together.

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Complete the table. Make sure it makes sense.

Activity 2: Apple Days - (15 minutes)

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Tyler and Clare are helping with a festival at an apple orchard. Tyler is stacking apples to sell at the event. There are 85 apples for his display. He has already made 5 rows of 10 apples. How many apples are left?
(Write an equation and solve it)

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Clare is helping sell baked goods at the event. A customer buys 8 brownies that cost $3 each. Clare adds that money to the cash box and now there is $125 in the cash box. How much money was in the cash box before that purchase?
(Write an equation and solve it.)

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The market at the orchard had 200 jars of applesauce for sale. At the end of the event, 184 jars had been sold. The rest of the jars were shared equally among 4 people who work there. How many jars of applesauce did each person get?
(Write an equation and solve it.)

Lesson Synthesis: - (5 min)

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What did you find most challenging about solving these problems?

What ideas do you have for overcoming those challenges?

How did you know if your answer made sense?

Cool Down: Apples at the Farm Stand - (5 min)

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A booth at the apple orchard has 225 apples. 165 apples are not in baskets. The rest of the apples are in 6 baskets with the same number of apples in each basket. How many apples are in each basket?
(Write an equation and solve it.)

Closure Questions:

  • How do you feel about this material?
  • Did using C.U.B.E.S help you when solving the problem?
  • What do you call an unknown quantity?
  • How are these word problem different than the word problems we solved before?