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This week's video seminar
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Learning intentions
Simplify algebraic expressions
Expand and simplify single brackets
Expand double brackets
Total study time this week: 4 hours
Office hours
If you have any questions or need support, please join our drop-in Q&A session on Google Meet at the time shown below.
Teacher: Mr Gurung
Office hours: Wednesday 4-5pm (click to join)
You can also email your teacher at any time.
Tasks to be submitted by 4pm on Friday:
In Lesson 4, there is a MathsWatch task which tests your understanding of everything covered this week. You must answer all questions. Keep retrying the task until you get at least 70%. Make sure you've done the other lessons first.
Lesson 1: Collecting like terms
Before you start, watch this week's video seminar above. All the work this lesson should be answered on paper. You do not need a calculator.
Watch this video on simplifying algebra. Copy down all the examples. Press pause and answer the practice questions when the video tells you to. (15 mins)
Complete Questions 1-2 below. Write down the questions and your answers on paper. (15 mins)
Mark your work in purple pen, using these solutions. Write down the correct answers if you got any wrong. (5 mins)
Watch this video on collecting like terms. Copy down all the examples. Press pause and answer the practice questions when the video tells you to. (10 mins)
Complete Question 3 below. Write down the questions and your answers on paper. (10 mins)
Mark your work in purple pen, using these solutions. Write down the correct answers if you got any wrong. (5 mins)
Lesson 2: Expanding and simplifying single brackets
All the work this lesson should be answered on paper. You do not need a calculator, but you can use one if you want to.
Watch this video on expanding single brackets. Copy down all the examples. Press pause and answer the practice questions when the video tells you to. (10 mins)
Complete Questions 1-3 below. Write down the questions and your answers on paper. Do as many as you can in 15 minutes. (15 mins)
Watch this video on expanding and simplifying brackets. Copy down all the examples. Press pause and answer the practice questions when the video tells you to. (10 mins)
Complete Questions 5-6 below. Write down the questions and your answers on paper. Do as many as you can in 15 minutes. (15 mins)
Lesson 3: Expanding double brackets
All the work this lesson should be answered on paper. You do not need a calculator, but you can use one if you want to.
Watch this video on expanding double brackets. Copy down all the examples. Press pause and answer the practice questions when the video tells you to. You can stop watching the video when it introduces triple brackets. (10 mins)
Complete Questions 1-2 below. Write down the questions and your answers on paper. Do as many as you can in 25 minutes. (25 mins)
Go back to the video at the start of this lesson, and watch the last bit which is about triple brackets. Copy down all the examples. (10 mins)
Task 3: Review of this week's learning
This is an online lesson, to be completed on MathsWatch.
Sign in to MathsWatch. If you don't know your login, you can ask your Maths teacher.
Complete all the questions which are set on 'Area of basic shapes'. (45 mins)
If you get stuck on a question, watch the MathsWatch video to help you, or email your teacher, or drop in to our Office Hours. (15 mins)
Try the questions again if you score less than 70%. It's important that you fully understand this week's work.
Tasks from previous weeks
Attribution: The practice questions on this page are taken from Corbett Maths. We're also linking to resources from MathsWatch and Hegarty Maths.
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