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Variables on Both Sides Worksheets and Activities

Solving equations with variables on both sides, including distributing first and combining like terms before you move the variable.

This unit is written for 8th Grade. Buy the whole unit bundle for $20.00, or just the piece you need: cut & paste, error analysis, escape room, guided notes, matching, maze and test prep. Every page comes as a print-ready PDF plus an editable Word file, with a full answer key.

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Variables on Both Sides

Everything below in one download: cut & paste, error analysis, escape room, guided notes, matching, maze, test prep.

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Each Variables on Both Sides activity on its own

Cut & Paste

Variables on Both Sides: Cut & Paste

Students cut, sort and glue. Wrong placements are visible from across the room.

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Error Analysis

Variables on Both Sides: Error Analysis

Worked problems with one real student mistake. Students find it, explain it and fix it.

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Escape Room

Variables on Both Sides: Escape Room

Three paper levels and a decoder. No locks or props to buy, and a wrong answer will not decode.

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Guided Notes

Variables on Both Sides: Guided Notes

Worked examples one step per line, with PowerPoint and SMART Notebook slides, blank and completed.

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Matching

Variables on Both Sides: Matching

Cards that only pair one way, so a wrong match shows itself. Good for partners and stations.

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Maze

Variables on Both Sides: Maze

Self-checking: students follow their answer to the next square, and a wrong answer leads nowhere.

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Test Prep

Variables on Both Sides: Test Prep

Mixed multiple choice and written questions in state-test wording, answer key with the work shown.

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