Substituting into Formulae

MathematicsAlgebraAges 11–12

Substitute numerical values into formulae and expressions including scientific formulae; evaluate expressions by replacing variables with given values and computing the result using correct order of operations

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Replace each variable with its given value, keep grouping and powers, and calculate with units where needed.

Activity

Ask what 3p and p² mean. Expect 3 × p and p × p. Ask which operation comes first in 2 + 3 × 4. Expect multiplication, with a result of 14. If needed, revisit Algebraic Notation and Order of operations before starting. Signed products are explained again below.

Policy

Check readiness directly. Prerequisite availability is not attainment.

Start with the readiness check. Use Show, then Guided, then a fresh Try. These linked lessons may need several short sessions; do not impose a speed target. Read the active sheet on screen and answer on plain paper or by typing. No printer, cutting, purchase or internet is needed. The adult may read the exact prompt. Record any hints, scribing or calculation help. Oral explanations are allowed but do not show independent reading or handwriting. Use as much space and time as needed; pause or split the lesson. Keep this adult guide and all keys private. Share only the active learner sheet. Before Try, put Show, Guided work and notes aside. Keep the fresh Try givens available. Give no answer or target method during the first attempt. If help is needed, give it and mark the attempt supported. Review the key after the attempt. Record the actual response and help; do not invent success or infer mastery from one attempt. These are fictional paper or oral mathematics tasks. No personal information, public sharing, purchase, physical experiment or real measurement is required.

Record the actual response and assistance. These tasks do not establish mastery.

Use the complete materials on screen or print only the current sheet. Keep adult guidance out of learner view. Retain an earlier model only when the current step supplies it as context.

Teaching limits and safe use

These are finite task opportunities, not proof of mastery. Record what was attempted and what support was used.

The triangle and constant-speed formulae are supplied, not derived. Only small values and a square power are used. These fictional calculations are not experimental or measurement evidence.

Record the actual response and assistance. These tasks do not establish mastery.

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Replace each variable with its given value, keep grouping and powers, and calculate with units where needed.

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Check understanding

Substitute positive and negative values into algebraic expressions and evaluate
Substitute values into formulae involving multiple operations and powers
Use correct order of operations when evaluating expressions after substitution

“If a formula says that the area of a triangle is ½ × base × height, can your child substitute in the measurements and calculate the answer correctly?”

Curriculum record

Type: Procedural
Subject: Mathematics
Domain: Algebra
Age range: Ages 11–12

Standards

ccss-math:6.EE.2cuk-nc-2013:KS3.Maths.Alg.2