Order of Operations Webquest

Order of Operations WebQuest

Order of Operations – PEMDAS

Go to the following website: http://www.mathsisfun.com/operation-order-pemdas.html

1. List five operations______, ______, ______, ______, ______.

2. What is the order of operations?

First P______

Second E______

Third MD______

Fourth AS______

3. What acronym (abbreviation such as NATO and IBM that is formed using the initial letters of words or word parts in a phrase or name) does the United States use to help you remember the order of operations? ______

4. What saying can you use to help you remember the order of operations?

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5. In the problem, 3 + 6 x 2, what was step 1?______

What was step 2?______

6. In the problem, (3 + 6) x 2, what was step 1? ______

What was step 2?______

7. In the problem, 12/6 x 3, what was step 1? ______

What was step 2? ______

8. In the problem, 7 + (6 x 5² + 3), what was step 1?______

What was step 2?______

What was step 3?______

What was step 4? ______

9. What should be the first step of the problem 6 + 3(7 – 3 x 2)²?

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10. What should be the last step of the problem 35 ÷ (16 - 3²) x 2?

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Matching Game

Go to the website: http://www.quia.com/mc/281615.html

11. How did you do on the Matching Game? Circle One

Perfect—I didn’t make any mistakes

Great—I only got a few wrong

I need more practice—I made several mistakes

Orders of Operations Around the World

Go to the website: http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/

12a. Canada uses the acronym BEDMAS. Do a search for BEDMAS and found out what operation “B” stands for. ______

b. This operation is the same as what operation in PEMDAS?

13. The United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand commonly use the acronym BODMAS but it is sometimes written as BOMDAS. Sometimes the “D” for division is listed before the “M” for multiplication and sometimes the “M” for multiplication is listed before the “D” for division. Why can the “M” and the “D” switch places without changing the order of operations? ______

14. PEMDAS is sometimes expressed as the mnemonic "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally", "Please Execute My Dumb Assassin Sam", "Panda Express Makes Delicious Avocado Soup”, or "Please Excuse My Deadly Angry Samurai." After viewing the examples, make your own mnemonic. Write your mnemonic here: ______

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Order of Operations Quiz

Go to the website:

http://www.quia.com/quiz/307941.html?AP_rand=1950621384

15. After taking the quiz, submit your answers. What was your score?______% How many points did you earn out of 21?_____

16.If you missed any questions, what numbers were they?______