LEARNING ABOUT H.O.E

WHAT IS H.O.E?

• H.O.E stands for hands on equations.
• H.O.E is algebra.
• H.O.E is getting you ready for algebra!
• Did you know that this is taught in middle school?

WHAT ARE THE TOOLS OF H.O.E?

• A scale
• Blue pawns
• Red cubes
• Equations
• And your mind!

WHAT IS A SCALE?

• A scale is a measuring tool.
• You use it to compare 2 numbers.

WHAT IS A BLUE PAWN?

• A blue pawn is an item
• That represents an unknown amount
• Of objects.

WHAT IS A RED CUBE?

• A red cube represents
• The amount of an object
• That we know.

WHAT DO THESE ITEMS LOOK LIKE?

• Blue pawn- x
• Red cube- 1 (number needed)

LETS SOLVE THIS EQUATION!

HOW DO WE DO THIS?

• Look at our data.
• We have 2 blue pawns.
• And a 10 red cube.
• We need to make the 2 blue pawns
• Equal the same amount as the red cube.

LET'S TRY IT!

• What do we know about these numbers?
• How are they related?
• I know that _+_=10

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• I know that 5+5=10!
• That means that our blue pawn (x) is equal
• To 5!

LET'S CHECK OUR WORK!

• Is 5+5 equal to ten?
• Is our scale leveled?
• Is my answer reasonable?

CORRECT!