I can think of ways to solve some more complicated word problems.

I can explain how a tape diagram represents parts of a situation and relationships between them.

I can use a tape diagram to find an unknown amount in a situation.

I can match equations and tape diagrams that represent the same situation.

If I have an equation, I can draw a tape diagram that shows the same relationship.

I can draw a tape diagram to represent a situation where there is a known amount and several copies of an unknown amount and explain what the parts of the diagram represent.

I can find a solution to an equation by reasoning about a tape diagram or about what value would make the equation true.

I can draw a tape diagram to represent a situation where there is more than one copy of the same sum and explain what the parts of the diagram represent.

I can find a solution to an equation by reasoning about a tape diagram or about what value would make the equation true.

I can explain how a balanced hanger and an equation represent the same situation.

I can find an unknown weight on a hanger diagram and solve an equation that represents the diagram.

I can write an equation that describes the weights on a balanced hanger diagram.

I can explain how a balanced hanger and an equation represent the same situation.

I can explain why some balanced hangers can be represented by two different equations, one with parentheses and one without.

I can find an unknown weight on a hanger diagram and solve an equation that represents the diagram.

I can identify an equation that represents the weights on a balanced hanger diagram.

I can use the idea of doing the same to each side to solve equations that have negative numbers or solutions.

For an equation like $3(x+2)=15$, I can solve it in two different ways: by first dividing each side by 3, or by first rewriting $3(x+2)$ using the distributive property.

For equations with more than one way to solve, I can choose the most efficient way depending on the numbers in the equation.

I can solve story problems by drawing and reasoning about a tape diagram or by writing and solving an equation.

I can solve story problems about percent increase or decrease by drawing and reasoning about a tape diagram or by writing and solving an equation.

I can write an equation to represent a relationship between angle measures and solve the equation to find unknown angle measures.

I can graph inequalities on a number line.

I can write an inequality to represent a situation.

I can explain what it means for a number to be a solution to an inequality.

I can explain what the symbols $\le$ and $\ge$ mean.

I can graph the solutions to an inequality on a number line.

I can describe the solutions to an inequality by solving a related equation and then reasoning about values that make the inequality true.

I can write an inequality to represent a situation.

I can graph the solutions to an inequality on a number line.

I can solve inequalities by solving a related equation and then checking which values are solutions to the original inequality.

I can match an inequality to a situation it represents, solve it, and then explain what the solution means in the situation.

If I have a situation and an inequality that represents it, I can explain what the parts of the inequality mean in the situation.

I can use what I know about inequalities to solve real-world problems.