Order of Operations MICRO: BIT Calculator

Students will learn how to solve expressions with order of operations Students will practice solving expressions using order of operations. Check their correctness using a created virtual/physical Micro:bit calculator.

Author: Timothy George
Grade Level: 3-5
Standards: 5.0a.1 Use parentheses, brackets, or braces in numerical expressions, and evaluate expressions with these symbols
Materials: Micro:bit

OVERVIEW

Activity Overview:

Students will learn how to solve expressions with order of operations Students will practice solving expressions using order of operations. Check their correctness using a created virtual/physical Micro:bit calculator.

Meta description

  • Subject Area: Computer Science, Mathematics
  • Grade Level : 3-5
  • Computer Science Domains:
    • Computing Systems, Algorithms and Programming
  • Computer Science Principles: +
  • Materials:
    • Micro:bit
  • Considerations:
    • How to code on MakeCode.

Lesson Plan

Overview

Students will learn how to solve expressions with order of operations Students will practice solving expressions using order of operations. Check their correctness using a created virtual/physical Micro:bit calculator.

ASSESSMENT PRE/POST-TEST

1.) 3 x 9 + 7 2.) (67-18)/7*3

OBJECTIVES

Independently solves mathematical expressions with parentheses using order of operations. Independently creates Micro:bit calculator program.

CATCH/HOOK

Make your own PEMDAS calculator.

ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS

Solve mathematical expressions with parentheses using order of operation with a code Micro:bit calculator.

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REVIEW

Using a variety of order of operation math expressions.

STANDARDS

TypeListing
CS DomainsComputing Systems, Algorithms and Programming
CS Principles
Other Content Standards5.0a.1 Use parentheses, brackets, or braces in numerical expressions, and evaluate expressions with these symbols