The True Meaning of the Equal Sign: An Introduction to Balancing Equations

Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(3)

Completed by 15 learners

Find out what the equal sign really means and how we can use that knowledge to solve and balance equations.

Ethan (Mr. EDK)

Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(34)

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10-12

year old learners

3-10

learners per class

$12

Charged upfront

Meets once

55 minute class

Class Experience

Students will interact with a slide show, the teacher, and each other on the meaning of the equal sign, uncovering common misconceptions. After discussing the true meaning of the equal sign, they will use this new understanding to begin to learn how to balance equations to help them in their future algebra classes. Students should have a basic understanding of arithmetic operations and which operations are inverses of each other (which operations "undo" each other). Students can expect a...

It never hurts to have paper and pencil while learning math. There is always a good chance you'll need calculate something. Because... You know... It's math.

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Students will interact with the lesson and they will be assessed using that informal interaction.

55 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

Meet the teacher

Ethan (Mr. EDK)

Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(34)

Hey everyone! My name is Ethan, and I'm a high school math teacher. I hold a BA in pure mathematics and an MA in applied mathematics. I've been teaching for 10 years.

The classes I'll be teaching will be aimed at preparing students for high...