Activity

Target Number Dash:5.OAA.1. Use parentheses, brackets, or braces in numerical expressions, and evaluate expressions with these symbols

Materials: Deck of number cards (3 each of the numbers 1-4, 4 each of the numbers 7-10)

• Work with a partner. Place five cards face up in the center of the table.

• Next, turn up a sixth card, which will be the Target Card.

• Each player uses the numbers of the five cards to make the Target Card number. All five cards must be used, in any order, and each can be used only once. Players may use addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and/or any combination of each. Parentheses may be used to group calculations and to indicate the order in which calculations are to be performed. Players must write out their solutions.

  • Sample hand: Cards: 1, 3, 7, 1, 8 Target Card: 1

  • One possible solution: [(3-1)+7] -(8*1) =1

• The first player to reach a solution, says "Target!" and then explains his/her solution. If the solution is correct, the player receives 1 point for that round. If the player cannot explain the solution or the solution is not correct, the player receives a -1 for that round.

• After 10 rounds the winner is the player with the most points.

Differentiated: SRBI & ELL's

The differentiation will take place within the groups I set up together and the visuals they will

have in their group. In addition, they will have a task card which will have the directions written

and they will projected on the whiteboard as well.

G&T: These students will have to come up with their one card and give their ranges to make

their solutions possible.