In this topic, students use their understanding of expressions to create equations and determine if given values are solutions to equations or simple inequalities. Students develop an understanding of the equals sign as indicating a relationship, not as an operator. They learn that solving an equation means maintaining equality of the expressions on either side of the equals sign. Students analyze equations and generalize that equations can have one solution, no solution, or infi nitely many solutions. Students use bar models to reason about solving one-step addition and multiplication equations. Bar models are used to emphasize the importance of maintaining equality. Students solve a variety of real-world problems by writing and solving one-step addition and multiplication equations.

Standards
6EE1, 6.EE.2, 6.EE.2a, 6.EE.2b, 6.EE.2c, 6.EE.3, 6.EE.4, 6.EE.6

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