Starter quiz
- Which of the below accurately completes the sentence? An algebraic term __________
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- must contain a constant.
- contains at least one variable or unknown. ✓
- must have an equals sign after it.
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- Simplify by collecting like terms.
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- Pick a number, any number. Double it. Add 10. Halve your answer. Subtract your original number. What did you notice?
- There is no pattern.
- The answer is always the number you started with.
- The answer is always 5. ✓
- The answer is always 5 but it only works for whole numbers.
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- "Pick a number, any number. Double it. Add 10. Halve your answer. Subtract your original number". Which of the below expressions models this?
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- What number comes next in this sequence?
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- Add any two consecutive whole numbers. Which of the below are true?
- The result is always odd. ✓
- The result is always "One more than double the smaller of your two numbers". ✓
- The result is always "One less than double the bigger of your two numbers". ✓
- The result is always even.
- The result can be odd or even.
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Exit quiz
- is an algebraic __________ for the sum of three consecutive numbers.
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- expression ✓
- equation
- formula
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- Some ink has spilled onto this addition pyramid. What would the expression in the top box of the pyramid be?
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- If we were working on a proof about six consecutive whole numbers, which expressions would we use?
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- We can express the number trick, "Pick a number. Multiply it by 6. Add 15. Divide by 3. Subtract 5" algebraically as (6n+15)\div3-5$$. What does it prove?
- We end up with the number we started with.
- We always end up with double the number we started with. ✓
- We always end up with 2.
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- Sam writes and says, "I have proven that the sum of three consecutive numbers is one more than a multiple of 3". Where is their error?
- are not consecutive numbers.
- Adding incorrectly.
- Incorrectly factorising ✓
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- Which of the below algebraic expressions supports the proof that the sum of two consecutive whole numbers is always odd?
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Standardised notation is important when using algebra.
- Algebra allows us to generalise real life problems.
- Algebra allows us to express relationships so that everyone can understand them.
Common misconception
A variable and an unknown are the same thing.
A variable's value is not fixed. It can take any value within a given range. This means algebraic statements using variables can form proofs
Keywords
Expression - Expressions contain one or more terms, where each term is separated by an operator.
Variable - A variable is a quantity that can take on a range of values.
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