About This Lesson
This lesson is designed to familiarize students with showing that two expressions are equivalent by using reasoning skills as well as testing a number to prove their theory. The goal is for students to start thinking about the mathematics and truly understand what it means for two expressions to be equal. Learning Objectives: 1.) Students will be able to identify when two expressions are equivalent. 2.) Students will be able to explain in writing why two expressions are equivalent. Aligned to Common Core State Standard: 6.EE.4
