Assessment

Surds

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Young mathematicians learn how to simplify expressions with square roots by watching a video that shows several ways to rewrite expressions involving radicals. They work on questions where they rationalize denominators and expand and simplify radical expressions.

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Instructional Ideas
  • Use the worksheet with learners who are struggling with operations with square roots
Classroom Considerations
  • Note that some US learners may not be familiar with the terms surds
  • Pupils need to know how to multiply binomials through the distributive property/FOIL
Pros
  • Questions give detailed instructions on how to represent answers
Cons
  • Little variation in question format and type