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<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=13"> Unit Introduction This reduced facsimile cover v</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=14"> the pictures accompanying multiplication or divis</a>
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<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=16"> Every Transition to Algebra lesson begins with a </a>
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<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=18"> Student Problem Solving and Discussion Some mobil</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=19"> Exploration at a glance offers a brief overview o</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=20"> Two Possible Organization Methods The answer is n</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=21"> Professional Support: Inside the Teaching Guides </a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=22"> Activity: Making Mobiles PURPOSE The logic of so</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=23"> Professional Support: Inside the Teaching Guides </a>
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<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=26"> Unit Assessment (continued) Unit 1A0s 1 Parts</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=27"> Series Overview The Series</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=28"> Digital Resources for Teaching and Learning A we</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=29"> In an opening letter to the students, the authors</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=30"> Lesson 3: Balancing Mobile Puzzles IMPORTANT STUF</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=31"> Inside the Student Worktexts 26 These alg</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=32"> STUFF TO MAKE YOU THINK 12 If = , do</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=33"> Inside the Student Worktexts 28 Additi</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=34"> Explorations encourage the natural playfulness of</a>
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<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=38"> Unit 1 Sampler “Transition to Algebra’s ease of </a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=39"> 1 1 e Mark aul Goldenberg ry Fries e M. Kang</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=40"> Unit 1 Language of Algebra CONTENTS T4 Langu</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=41"> Unit 1 Language of Algebra Research-ba</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=42"> the pictures accompanying multiplication or divis</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=43"> Making up puzzles and problems is an essential pa</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=44"> Lesson 1: Exploring Number Tricks PURPOSE Lesson</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=45"> The ones (or “marbles”) track the numbers you are</a>
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<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=48"> the trick right here?” Have one student read thro</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=49"> Lesson at a Glance Preparation: Photocopy the Sna</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=50"> Student Problem Solving and Discussion Some mobil</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=51"> CHECK IN Student Sometime during Le</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=52"> Exploration at a Glance Preparation · Each gro</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=53"> Two Possible Organization Methods The answer is n</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=54"> Further Exploration Students consider what happen</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=55"> Activity: Making Mobiles PURPOSE The logic of so</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=56"> Blank Think of a Number Trick Table (Lessons 1 </a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=57"> Snapshot Check-in </a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=58"> Snapshot Check-in ANSWER KEY 1 Fill in the empt</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=59"> Unit 1 Mental Mathematics Distributive property</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=60"> Mental Mathematics • Activity 1 Doubling 1- and 2</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 61" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=61"> 68 34 · After introducing the task, minimize</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 62" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=62"> Mental Mathematics • Activity 3 Halving 2- and 3-</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 63" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=63"> 70 140 · If students struggle with the 700s</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 64" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=64"> Mental Mathematics • Activity 5 Halving 2-digit n</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 65" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=65"> Unit 1 Language of Algebra Research-ba</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 66" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=66"> Dear Student, Algebra is two things: a convenie</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 67" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=67"> Lesson 1: Exploring Number Tricks IMPORTANT STUFF</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 68" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=68"> 5 Fill in the empty cells in this table. In</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 69" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=69"> STUFF TO MAKE YOU THINK 13 Instructions </a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 70" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=70"> Additional Practice A Instructions </a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 71" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=71"> Lesson 2: Exploring Number Trick Logic IMPORTANT </a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 72" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=72"> In each of these problems, a dot ( ) equals 1. </a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 73" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=73"> STUFF TO MAKE YOU THINK 20 If = , t</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 74" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=74"> Additional Practice A Create your own trick tha</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 75" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=75"> Lesson 3: Balancing Mobile Puzzles IMPORTANT STUF</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 76" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=76"> Algebraic Habits of Mind: Seeking and Using Struc</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 77" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=77"> STUFF TO MAKE YOU THINK 12 If = , do</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 78" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=78"> Additional Practice A </a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 79" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=79"> Unit 1 Language of Algebra Answer Key </a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 80" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=80"> Dear Student, Algebra is two things: a convenie</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 81" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=81"> Lesson 1: Exploring Number Tricks IMPORTANT STUFF</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 82" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=82"> 5 Fill in the empty cells in this table. In</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 83" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=83"> STUFF TO MAKE YOU THINK 13 Instructions </a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 84" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=84"> Additional Practice A Instructions </a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 85" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=85"> Lesson 2: Exploring Number Trick Logic IMPORTANT </a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 86" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=86"> In each of these problems, a dot ( ) equals 1. </a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 87" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=87"> STUFF TO MAKE YOU THINK 20 If = , t</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 88" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=88"> Additional Practice A Create your own trick tha</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 89" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=89"> Lesson 3: Balancing Mobile Puzzles IMPORTANT STUF</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 90" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=90"> Algebraic Habits of Mind: Seeking and Using Struc</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 91" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=91"> STUFF TO MAKE YOU THINK 12 If = , do</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 92" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=92"> Additional Practice A </a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 93" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=93"> Exploration: Color Towers You have six blocks. T</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 94" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=94"> Organizing your solutions can help you see if you</a>
<a title="139621_Transition_to_Algebra_Overview page 95" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/486519a6?page=95"> Activity: Making Mobiles 1 Make a small mobile </a>