Fluency Warm Up Samples
7th Grade
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Would you rather…
run 2 ½ miles in 30 min
run 6 miles in ¾ hour
OR
What’s the pattern?
Pounds of Apples | Cost |
⅓ | $0.70 |
⅔ | $1.40 |
1 | |
1 ⅓ | $2.80 |
1 ⅔ | |
Same but Different
Number Strings
10 % of 80
5% of 80
15% of 80
15% of 40
Which one doesn’t belong?
5 - 9 =
-9 + 5 =
-9 -(-5) =
-9 - 5 =
Different color splats cover different numbers.
What numbers could be under the splats
to create the total in the box?
Splat
-6
How many ways..
can you write an expression equivalent to:
Suggestions:
-2x + 10
Expression Strings
8x - 2x - 5
8x - 2 - 5
8x - 2 - 4x - 5
-5 - 4x -2 + 8x
Same but Different
2(x + 4) = 18
2x + 8 = 18
-8 -8
2x = 10
2 2
x = 5
2(x + 4) = 18
2 2
x + 4 = 9
-4 -4
x = 5
What do you notice? What do you wonder?