Algebraic expressions

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Algebraic expressions

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Algebra
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Expanding Brackets and Collecting Like Terms

Students learn how to find the sum and difference of two algebraic expressions by expanding brackets.  Learning ...
Key Stage 3 / Year 8 Term 4
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Algebra
Algebra
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Expanding Cubic Expressions

Students learn how to write the product of three binomials by expanding a cubic expression. Learning progresses ...
GCSE / Year 9 Term 2
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Algebra
Algebra
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Factorising Expressions into a Pair of Brackets

Students learn how to factorise an algebraic expression into a pair of brackets using the highest common factor....
Key Stage 3 / Year 8 Term 4
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Algebra
Algebra
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Factorising Expressions with Powers

Students learn how to factorise expressions with powers by taking out the highest common factor.  As learning pr...
GCSE / Year 9 Term 2
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Algebra
Algebra
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Multiplying and Dividing with Algebra

Students learn about multiplying and dividing with algebra using the correct notation.  More able students are c...
Key Stage 3 / Year 7 Term 2
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Algebra
Algebra
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Multiplying out algebraic brackets

Students learn how to expand a pair of brackets with the constant and unknown on the outside.  As learning progr...
Key Stage 3 / Year 8 Term 4
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Algebra
Algebra
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Revising Expanding Brackets

Students revise how to expand a single pair of brackets by a number and term.  Learning progresses onto simplify...
GCSE / Year 11 Term 4
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Algebra
Algebra
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Revising Factorising Expressions

Students revise how to factorise algebraic expressions by taking out the highest common factor.  As learning pro...
GCSE / Year 11 Term 4
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Algebra
Algebra
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Simplifying Expressions by Collecting Like Terms

Students learn about simplifying expressions by collecting like terms.  As learning progresses they consider a m...
Key Stage 3 / Year 7 Term 2
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Algebra
Algebra
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Solving an Equation with Function Machines

Students learn about solving an equation with function machines.  More able students can use the balance method ...
Key Stage 3 / Year 7 Term 2
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Algebra
Algebra
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Substituting Numbers into Expressions

Students learn about substituting numbers into expressions.  Using the order of operations they are taught how t...
Key Stage 3 / Year 7 Term 2
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Algebra
Algebra
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Writing Expressions using Diagrams

Students learn about writing expressions using diagrams.  As learning progresses they create their own shapes fr...
Key Stage 3 / Year 7 Term 2
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Algebra
Algebra
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Writing Expressions using Keywords

Students learn about writing expressions using keywords.  More able students are challenged to write expressions...
Key Stage 3 / Year 7 Term 2
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Algebra
Algebra
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Substitution Into Algebraic Expressions

Students learn how to substitute known values into algebraic expressions using algebra notation and the order of...
GCSE / Year 9 Term 2
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Algebra
Algebra
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Expanding Algebraic Expressions

Students learn how to expand algebraic expression from a set of brackets.  As learning progresses they find the ...
GCSE / Year 9 Term 2
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Algebra
Algebra
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Factorising Quadratics ax^2 + bx + c

Students learn how to factorise quadratics in the form ax2 + bx + c involving positive and negative terms into t...
GCSE / Year 9 Term 2
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Practical Tips for Using Mini-Whiteboards in a Mathematics Lesson

May 1, 2019
In this blog I will share some practical tips for using mini-whiteboards in a mathematics lesson.  I use mini-whiteboards nearly every lesson because they help the students show me the progress they are making.  When I understand what the misconceptions are I am able to address them in subsequent examples as part of my feedback.  […]

Showing Progress during a Mathematics Lesson

April 17, 2019
Demonstrating student progression during a mathematics lesson is about understanding the learning objective and breaking that down into explicit success criteria. Using Success Criteria Take, for example, a lesson on calculating the area of compound rectilinear shapes. The intended learning objective was written on the main whiteboard. Success criteria were used to break down the individual […]

Plotting and Interpreting Conversion Graphs

March 26, 2019
Plotting and interpreting conversion graphs requires linking together several mathematical techniques.  Recent U.K. examiner reports indicate there are several common misconceptions when plotting and interpreting conversion graphs.  These include: drawing non-linear scales on the x or y axis, using the incorrect units when converting between imperial and metric measurements, taking inaccurate readings from either axis not […]