Algebra

 **Algebra Rocks!

yr 7/8**
 * **Main Concepts. ** || **Lesson/activity/task ** ||
 * **Topic outline** || [[file:Algebra_unit_year8.doc]] ||
 * ** Introduction – why use letters to represent number, real life comparisons.    ** ||   ||
 * **Terms, expressions & equations ** ||  ||
 *  **Like terms  Algebra Machine – in/out, to letters, to x/y   ** || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">  ||
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">**<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">Rule to formulae - using tables to represent algebraic data. ** || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">  ||
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">**<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">Tables – identifying rules. (number patterns) **   || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">  ||
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">**<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">Backtracking and finding the value of the letter - using flowcharts **   || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">  ||
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">**<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"> Plotting points - linear graphs. Looking at growth factors (gradients)   ** || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">  ||
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">**<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">Pronumerals & substitution. ** || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"> ||
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">**<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">Using algebra to solve problems ** || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"> ||

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">**Websites** :
http://www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/07-1/lesson016.shtml A linear equations game where students pair up and solve single variable equations.