Algebra I: The Play

Playing What's My Number? would be a great warm-up game to introduce this activity. The resource begins with the cooperative group members drawing and counting to figure out the pattern in the number of restaurant goers seated at tables...

Provide Algebra I learners with a logical approach to making connections between the types of sequences and formulas with a lesson that uses what class members know about explicit formulas to develop an understanding of recursive formulas.

Students revise their Algebra plays. They collaborate in small groups to work on different aspects of the play and report to the class. They make modifications to their plans and review the Musical Rubric to incorporate the concepts...

Here are 17 various forms of problems that range from matching equivalent expressions to word problems. Included are problems for substutiing values into expressions and using the order of operations, simplifying algebraic expressions,...

You'll definitely find value in a helpful video. Young mathematicians watch a YouTube video to learn about evaluating algebraic expressions for given values. The video goes through several examples, including both mathematical and...

Combining functions can be as easy as 1 + 1 = 2. Pupils learn to determine the value of f + g, f - g, fg, or f/g for given functions and given input values. They watch a video that shows how to evaluate each function separately using a...

Prepare early for higher-level math. Viewers of a short video learn to evaluate functions for specified values. They also see how to substitute x + h to evaluate a difference quotient like the one used when algebraically determining...

Recognize the base. Part of a larger Algebra I series, the short video highlights the importance of recognizing the base to simplify expressions with exponents. In doing so, pupils notice the basic property that uses negative exponents.

After discussing the difference between rational and irrational numbers, the class pratices simplifying, adding, and subtracting radical expressions. They play a game which involves passing around cards until they have matching hands of...

Alphabet soup just got an upgrade. Pupils drag expressions from algebraic soup to indicate whether it is a like term to x or to y. Some challenge questions require combining the like terms to simplify expressions.