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A-REI.4 factoring Quadratics

Solving versus factoring

What does the student have right, and what does the student have wrong? How would you help?

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A-REI.1 Algebra 1 Solving Linear Equations

Fractions and Equations

What is this student thinking? It’s a bit tricky, so extra points if you come up with a complete story that includes a list of things that we know that this kid knows.

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8.EE.7 A-REI.3 Feedback Solving Linear Equations

I have nightmares about this one

What aspect of solving linear equations is this student struggling with?  From the student’s point of view, why does the moves made seem like the right ones?

Are there any interesting things that you do to help students with linear equations? How do you make the right moves seem intuitive?

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A-SSE.2 Algebra 1 factoring

What does he think “factoring” means?

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What does this kid think “factoring” means? And, at least to me, the more interesting question is: where did that conception of “factoring” come from? Tease it out in the comments.