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School Roof Solar Project: Variable Models

Model a school rooftop solar project with variables, including unknown quantities, changing counts, and multi-step expressions.

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 a variable to represent an unknown quantity or any number in a set.
  • Students write expressions for real-world quantities using the four operations.
  • Students explain how grouping in an expression matches a real-world situation.

How to use

Use after introducing variables and expressions. Have students identify what each variable counts before choosing or completing a model, then discuss the final error analysis.

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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School Roof Solar Project: Variable Models

Use variables to describe quantities and write expressions for project plans.

Define the Quantities

Students are reviewing plans for solar panels on their school roof. Treat each question as a separate planning situation.

1.
A plan uses 6n to represent the total number of panels in n rows, with 6 panels in each row. What does n represent?
  • A. The number of panels left in storage.
  • B. The number of rows in the plan.
  • C. The total number of panels planned.
  • D. The number of panels in each row.
2.
Let n represent the number of complete panels installed during one workday. The crew can install from 0 through 8 panels. Select every value below that n could represent.

02.58−159

3.
A sealed shipment contains an unknown number of panels. A planner calls this number x. Which statement correctly describes x?
  • A. It represents the weight of the sealed shipment.
  • B. It represents any decimal between 0 and 1.
  • C. It represents one fixed count not yet known.
  • D. It represents the number of future shipments.

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