Introduce learners to what factoring represents and it's relationship to a square with a resource about factoring and the method of area models. The questions are scaffolded to begin with introductory questions and eventually have learners tackle more challenging, thought provoking questions. 

Concepts

multiplication binomials, multiplication polynomials, factoring, factoring polynomials, factoring trinomials, area model

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Use some of the worksheets in class as notes and assign some for homework

Classroom Considerations

• The resource only uses the area model to factor and doesn't address factoring by grouping or guess and check
• The resource is a sample of the original and does not contain all the topics listed in the table of contents

Pros

• Thorough resource that includes a variety of questioning regarding area models

Cons

• While explanations are provided, the answer keys are not

Common Core

HSA-SSE.A.1.a HSA-SSE.B.3.a MP2