I can find the value of expressions with exponents and write expressions with exponents that are equal to a given number.

I understand the meaning of an expression with an exponent like $3^5$.

I can decide if expressions with exponents are equal by finding the values of the expressions or by understanding what exponents mean.

I know how to find the value of expressions that have both an exponent and addition or subtraction.

I know how to find the value of expressions that have both an exponent and multiplication or division.

I can find solutions to equations with exponents in a list of numbers.

I can replace a variable with a number in an expression with exponents and use the correct order of operations to find the value of the expression.

I can tell whether or not an equation could represent a tape diagram.

I can use a tape diagram to represent an equation.

I can replace a variable in an equation with a number that makes the equation true, and know that this number is called a “solution” to the equation.

I can compare the process of removing or grouping weights to keep a hanger diagram balanced and the process of subtracting or dividing numbers to solve an equation.

I can explain what a balanced hanger diagram and a true equation have in common.

I can write equations that could represent the weights on a balanced hanger diagram.

I can solve addition and multiplication equations with one variable.

I can explain how an equation with a variable represents a real-world problem.

I can use equations with variables to solve real-world problems.

I can solve percent problems by writing and solving equations.

I can create tables and graphs that show the relationship between two amounts.

I can write an equation with two variables that shows the relationship between two amounts.

I can create tables and graphs to represent the relationship between distance and time for something moving at a constant speed.

I can write an equation with variables to represent the relationship between distance and time for something moving at a constant speed.

I can create tables and graphs that show different kinds of relationships between amounts.

I can write equations that describe relationships with area and volume.

I can create a table and a graph that represent the relationship in a given equation.

I can explain what an equation tells us about the situation.

I can use an expression that represents a situation to find an amount in a story.

I can write an expression with a variable to represent a calculation where I do not know one of the numbers.

I can explain what it means for two expressions to be equivalent.

I can use what I know about operations to decide whether two expressions are equivalent.

I can use a diagram of a rectangle split into two smaller rectangles to write different expressions representing its area.

I can use the distributive property to explain how two expressions with numbers are equivalent.

I can use a diagram of a split rectangle to write different expressions with variables representing its area.

I can use the distributive property to write equivalent expressions with variables.