Week 1 · Days 1–7
⚖️Day 1: Foundations: Expressions, Equations & Forces
Today's plan
Start with Block 1. Finish one card, then move to the next.
- 1. Tap a card.
- 2. Do the steps inside.
- 3. Tap done and continue.
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Block 1Hands-on
Do Now
PEMDAS showdown — evaluate 4 + 3 x 2 versus (4 + 3) x 2 and explain why parentheses change everything.
Do this: Follow the steps away from the screen.
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Block 2
Math
Expression cleanup crew — combine like terms and distribute through 5x + 3x - 2 and 3(x + 2) + 4x.
Do this: Solve each problem and tap Check.
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Block 3
Reading & Analysis
Brake-check reading — how do cars stop? Nail the central idea plus two supporting details.
Do this: Read the passage, then answer the questions.
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Block 4
Writing
Friction defense — claim that friction helps more than it hurts, with two real examples.
Do this: Write in the box using the checklist.
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Block 5Hands-on
Movement
Lab warm-up: twenty jumping jacks and a full stretch.
Do this: Follow the steps away from the screen.
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Block 6
Science or Social Studies
Force hunt in the kitchen — find five pushes or pulls and label each like a physics detective.
Do this: Read the lesson, then respond.
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Block 7Hands-on
Independent Reading
Launch The Giver or your chosen novel and log where you start.
Do this: Follow the steps away from the screen.
📚 This week's words
coefficientconstantvariablelike termsdistributive propertyinverse operationforcenet forcebalanced forcefrictioncentral ideaclaimevidencesovereignty