Order of Operations GridWords: Simplifying & Evaluating Expressions
Evaluating Expressions & Simplifying Expressions (Using Order of Operations) - Fun Practice / Review
This set of 6 differentiated worksheets offers a fun way for your students to practice simplifying expressions using order of operations (or "PEMDAS") and evaluating for variables.
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If they shade/color all the simplified results correctly, a "GridWord" is revealed. Have your students act it out (sing, hop, etc.) or record it for a quick check.
The first 3 puzzles require students to simplify algebra expressions using order of operations (at different difficulty levels).
The next 3 puzzles require them to evaluate the expressions by plugging in for the variables, then simplify as well (at different difficulty levels).