Glossary
Revision
Working with integers
Order of operations
The language of algebra
From words to expressions
Finding the value of a symbol
Phrases to expressions
Challenge 1
More about variables
Simplifying expressions
Multiplying
Dividing
Putting it together
Like terms
Adding and subtracting
Mixing it up
Find the errors
Powers
Multiplying powers
Dividing powers
Find the errors
Powers of powers
Mixing it up
Find the errors
Challenge 2
Brackets
Expanding
Factorising
Challenge 3
Find the errors
Challenge 4
Formulae and substitution
With one variable
Removeable section in centre of book. Pull out and cut up.
Challenge 5
Challenge 6
Understanding instructions in algebra
Solving linear equations
One-step equations – adding and subtracting
One-step equations – multiplying and dividing
Mixing it up
Find the errors
Mixing it up
Forming then solving linear equations
Challenge 7
Two-step equations
Find the errors
Forming then solving two-step linear equations
Challenge 8
With variables on both sides
Find the errors
With brackets
Find the errors
Mixing it up
Challenge 9
Understanding instructions in algebra
Revision 1
Revision 2
Answers
Charlotte has over 10 years’ experience in teaching Mathematics, the majority of this as Assistant HOD of Mathematics and Dean of Year 9 at Darfield High School. She has also undertaken a year at St Margaret’s – a high decile, girls’ school. Here she focused on teaching the junior levels (including Year 7 and 8).
Victoria has twenty years’ experience in teaching Mathematics and has recently retired as Teacher of Mathematics and Specialist Classroom Teacher at Riccarton High School. She has received a Jim Campbell award for teaching excellence (2003) and an Ernest Duncan award in Mathematics (2007).