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Order of Operations

From Math Antics

Order of Operations
10 min5th6thMath
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Summary

Math Antics teaches the order of operations so everyone evaluates an expression the same way. A clear, animated 10-minute lesson you can drop straight into a grades 5-6 math block -- pause-friendly, with worked examples on screen.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

A few questions to talk through after watching “Order of Operations.”

  1. Why do we need an agreed order of operations?
  2. Which operations come before addition and subtraction?
  3. How do parentheses change the order?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: order of operations, parentheses, exponent, evaluate, expression.

Try it: Evaluate two expressions that need the order of operations.