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Algebra

Algebra for little ones using balance scales and blocks.

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Algebra

Hands on Problem Solving with Balance Scales

Iain Brodie
St. Andrews P.S. • Toronto District School Board • May 8, 2009
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Table of Contents

Curriculum Connections! 2

Balance Scale Problems! 3

Making Fives! 4

Making Eights! 5

Making Tens! 7

Making Tens! 9

Taking Away! 11

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Curriculum Connections
Grade 1 Page # Grade 2 Page #
• demonstrate an understanding of • demonstrate an understanding of
the concept of equality, using con- the concept of equality between
crete materials and addition and pairs of expressions,using concrete
subtraction to 10. materials, symbols, and addition and
subtraction to 18

- create a set in which the number equal: - demonstrate an understanding of 4 - 10


of objects is greater than, less 4 - 14 the concept of equality by parti-
than, or equal to the number of tioning whole numbers to 18 in a
objects in a given set; une- variety of ways, using concrete
qual:
materials
not yet

- demonstrate examples of equality, 4 - 10 - represent, through investigation 4 - 16


through investigation, using a "bal- with concrete materials and pic-
ance" model (Sample problem: tures, two number expressions
Demonstrate, using a pan balance, that are equal, using the equal sign
that a train of 7 attached cubes on
one side balances a train of 3
cubes and a train of 4 cubes on
the other side.)

- determine, through investigation 11 - 14 - determine the missing number in 4 - 16


using a "balance" model and whole equations involving addition and
numbers to 10, the number of subtraction to 18, using a variety
identical objects that must be of tools and strategies
added or subtracted to establish
equality (Sample problem: On a
pan balance, 5 cubes are placed on
the left side and 8 cubes are
placed on the right side. How
many cubes should you take off
the right side so that both sides
balance?)

- identify, through investigation, and 15 - 16


use the commutative property of
addition

- identify, through investigation,the 14


properties of zero in addition and
subtraction non-
specific
ally, all

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Balance Scale Problems


Blah, blah, blah. Borrow some balance scales. Use linking cubes. Watch Iain try not to tear
his hair out.

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Making Fives
You have blocks in three different colours. Put five of one colour in one of
the hoppers. What combinations of the other two colours will balance the
five blocks.

?
Draw your answers neatly here.

Hint: You can use a pattern to make sure you find and draw all the answers.

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Making Eights
You have blocks in three different colours. Put eight of one colour in one of
the hoppers. What combinations of the other two colours will balance the
eight blocks.

?
Draw your answers neatly here.

Hint: You can use a pattern to make sure you find and draw all the answers.

©2009 Iain Brodie


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Making Tens
You have blocks in three different colours. Put ten of one colour in one of the
hoppers. What combinations of the other two colours will balance the ten
blocks.

?
Draw your answers neatly here.

Hint: You can use a pattern to make sure you find and draw all the answers.
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Making Tens
For each of your answers with blocks, write a number sentence.

ex. 1 + 9 = 10
Write your answers neatly here.

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Taking Away
How many cubes do you have to take away from the left hopper to balance
the scales?

Example:

10 - =4+5

10 - = +
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10 - = +

10 - = +

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10 - = +

10 - = +

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Find the missing number for these equalities. Use a balance scale and cubes to
find the answers.

a) 10 - =5+3

b) 10 - 3 = +3

c) 9 - 5 = 3 +

d) 8 - 2 = +3

e) -3=2+4

f) 5 - 4 = +

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Backwards and Forwards


The Commutative Property

Find the missing cubes. Fill in the number sentences to make the equalities
true.

3+4=4+

+6=6+1

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5+ =4+5

4+2+3=3+4+

2+3+ =4+2+3

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