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Robot Build: From Plans to Expressions

Model robot assembly and testing with variables. Interpret unknown and changing quantities, and write expressions for real-world situations.

Grade 6MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to6.EE.B.6

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 14 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 6
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students use variables to represent unknown quantities and numbers in a set.
  • Students write and interpret expressions for robot assembly and testing situations.

How to use

Use after introducing variables. Have students label what each variable represents before choosing or writing an expression, then discuss the final reasoning task.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

6.EE.B.6

Use a variable to stand for an unknown or any number in a set, and write expressions for real-world problems.

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Robot Build: From Plans to Expressions

Use variables to model a school robotics club’s build and test plans.

1. What Does the Variable Represent?

Use the situation in each question to interpret the variable.

1.
The robotics club has an unopened bag of bolts. There are b bolts in the bag, and the club adds 12 loose bolts. The expression b + 12 represents the total. What does b represent?
  • A. The unknown number of bolts originally in the bag.
  • B. The number of loose bolts added to the bag.
  • C. The number of bolts used to build the robot.
  • D. The total number of bolts after adding the loose bolts.
2.
Each test run lasts 3 minutes. The club uses 3n to plan the time for different numbers of runs. Which statement describes n?
  • A. It can represent any whole-number count of test runs.
  • B. It represents the total number of testing minutes.
  • C. It represents the number of minutes in one test run.
  • D. It must represent exactly 3 test runs each time.
3.
The robot can carry from 1 through 4 whole blocks in a test. Let n represent the number of blocks it carries. Select all possible values of n.

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