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4A's Lesson Plan

A. Activity (Engage)

Objective: To introduce students to the concept of mathematical expressions and their


connection to real-life scenarios.

Activity Description:

Provide students with a few real-life verbal expressions (e.g., "The number of hours
worked times the hourly wage gives the total salary") and ask them to translate them into
mathematical expressions. Use scenarios they encounter daily, like:

 “Three more than a number.”


 “Twice the number of apples John picked.”
 “Half of the sum of two numbers.”

Materials: Whiteboard, markers, worksheet with verbal expressions.

Procedure:

1. Present the verbal expressions on the board.


2. Ask students to volunteer and come to the front to write the corresponding
algebraic expressions.
3. Encourage class discussion about why certain symbols (e.g., “+”, “-”, or variables
like “x” or “n”) are used.

B. Analysis (Explore)

Objective: For students to understand the relationship between verbal expressions and
algebraic symbols and how to translate between them.

Guided Questions:

 What is the operation implied in phrases like "twice," "sum," "product"?


 What does it mean when the phrase says “more than” or “less than”?
 What kind of situations in real life can we represent using symbols or equations?

Procedure:

1. Divide students into pairs.


2. Provide them with more complex verbal expressions (e.g., "Four times the
difference of a number and 7 is equal to 20") and have them work together to
translate them into algebraic expressions.
3. Afterward, have students share their answers and reasoning with the class.

C. Abstraction (Explain)

Objective: Solidify the understanding that verbal expressions can be turned into
algebraic expressions and vice versa.

Teacher’s Input:
Explain that in algebra, we use letters (variables) to represent unknown numbers, and
symbols to represent mathematical operations. Show examples of both translating verbal
to algebraic and vice versa. For instance:

 "The sum of a number and 5" can be written as x + 5.


 3x - 7 = 5 can be verbalized as "Three times a number minus 7 is equal to 5."

Examples for Discussion:

Verbal to Algebraic:

 “The sum of a number and 9” → x + 9


 “Twice a number minus 5” → 2x - 5

Algebraic to Verbal:

 5x = 10 → "Five times a number is equal to 10."


 y - 3 = 7 → "A number decreased by 3 is equal to 7."

D. Application (Elaborate)

Objective: Students will apply what they have learned to solve real-world problems by
translating verbal expressions into algebraic expressions and solving them.

Activity Description:

Present a short real-world problem where students need to use translation to solve.

Example:

“Anna has 5 apples. She buys 3 times more apples than she originally had. How many
apples does she have now?”

Let students write the expression and solve for the total number of apples.

Independent Practice:

Give students a worksheet with more real-life verbal expressions to translate into
algebraic expressions and solve.

III. Pre-Test (5 items)

Translate the following verbal expressions into algebraic expressions:

a) "The sum of a number and 7."


b) "Three times a number is equal to 15."
c) "Five more than twice a number."
d) "The difference of a number and 12."
e) "Half of a number."

IV. Post-Test (10 items)

Part A: Translate Verbal to Algebraic


1. The product of 4 and a number.
2. Seven less than a number.
3. Three more than twice a number.
4. Five times the sum of a number and 9.
5. The difference between a number and 6, divided by 3.

Part B: Translate Algebraic to Verbal

6. 6x + 4 = 24

7. 2y - 5 = 11

8. x/4 = 3

9. 3n + 2 = 17

10. 4(x + 5) = 40

V. Assessment:

Pre-Test: Gauge prior knowledge of translating between verbal and algebraic


expressions.

Post-Test: Evaluate students' progress in translating expressions and their ability to


understand algebra in real-world contexts.

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