Lesson Plan: Evaluating Numerical Expressions: Absolute Value Mathematics
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to evaluate numerical expressions involving absolute value.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- understand the absolute value in terms of distance from zero on a number line,
- evaluate numerical expressions involving absolute value,
- use absolute value in real-world contexts.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- directed numbers.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- graphs of absolute value functions.
