Parenthesis, Brackets and Braces (Expressions) - 5th Grade
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11 min5thMath
Summary
An animated Mage Math lesson on expressions and order of operations — the rules for evaluating a math expression, made for grade 5. Bright 3-D animation walks kids through it with clear, worked examples they can pause and try.
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Parenthesis, Brackets and Braces (Expressions) - 5th Grade clicks once you see it worked out. Watch an example, then use these questions to make sure it stuck.
- Which operation do you do first, and why?
- How do parentheses change what you do first?
- What would go wrong if everyone used a different order?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: expression, order of operations, parentheses, evaluate.
Try it: Evaluate 2 + 3 × 4 the correct way. Then add parentheses to make it equal 20 instead.