Order of Operations Hidden Message Digital and Printable | Math Activity

This Order of Operations Hidden Message activity is an engaging, no-prep, digital and printable activity that will challenge and delight your students!

Students will evaluate 17 expressions with the order of operations to reveal the hidden message.

The expressions consist of

5 with no parentheses and no exponents;

5 with parentheses and no exponents;

4 with exponents and no parentheses;

3 with exponents and parentheses,

all requiring positive integers as answers.

Solutions are included for convenience so you can check student work quickly.

This fun, educational activity is sure to draw your students in while they learn problem solving strategies.

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Solution

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Common Core Standards:

CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.6.EE.A.1