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The document provides the lesson plan for a Year 7 algebra class on the topic of like terms. It includes examples of like and unlike terms, activities for students to practice identifying like terms and combining like terms when adding or subtracting algebraic expressions. It also notes accommodations for a student with hearing impairment and provides suggested explanations and board examples to work through with the class.

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The document provides the lesson plan for a Year 7 algebra class on the topic of like terms. It includes examples of like and unlike terms, activities for students to practice identifying like terms and combining like terms when adding or subtracting algebraic expressions. It also notes accommodations for a student with hearing impairment and provides suggested explanations and board examples to work through with the class.

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Class: Year 7 Mixed

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Like Terms Activity Cards

Topic: Algebra
Lesson: Like Terms

New Century Year 7 Textbook Class Set

Teacher: Toby McGrath

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From last lesson Simplify these:


(1) 6 3 + 2
(2) 7 2

Examples of questions from previous


lesson, with Q4 linking the skills from last
lesson to todays focus of like terms.

(3)
(4) + + +

Reminder: Ensure you are facing the front


and speaking clearly and slowly during
explanations for [student with hearing
impairment]s benefit!

Like Terms
We can only add or subtract algebraic terms
that have exactly the same variable. We call
these like terms.
Some examples:

, 5, 3, 9 are like terms.

2 , 2 2 , 10 2 15 2 are like terms.

4, , 8 are like terms.

So are 5, 11, 4, 17 3.

6, 10, 2 7 are NOT like terms

Circle the like terms in the following:


(1) 2, 12, 2, 5, 3
(2) 3 2 , 5, 5, 2 , 10 2

Like terms are like groups or families of


algebraic terms. We cant add or subtract
terms from different families.

Make it clear that and 2 are not like terms.

Relate to dog breeds!


= labrador
= poodle
= labradoodle = different breed!

Go through the first two examples with the


class (ask for volunteers for ideas) and get
them to try questions 3 and 4 by themselves.
Ask for student volunteers for answers
and/or writing answers on the board.

Time

(3) 10, 10, 9, 5, 2


(4) 4, 42 , 11 2 , 112 , 52

We can only add and subtract like terms!


Simplify the following:
(1) 2 2 + 5 + 3 + 3
(2) 20 + 3 2 7 2
(3) 2 + 1 + 2 + 2 +

Once again, take the class through examples


1 and 2 but leave them to try 3 and 4
independently. Ask for student volunteers to
write answers on board
Make it clear to the students to look at the
sign () in front of the term when collecting.

(4) 7 2 + 6 2 2 4
Discuss with class the commutativity of
multiplication and how this relates to like
terms, ie =

True or false:
5 + 10 = 15 ?

After finishing examples, begin Like Terms


Activity provided, involving each student
being given an algebraic term on a card and
having to find their like term family and
correctly sum together all their like terms.

Exercise 12-05 page 400


Q1 and Q4.

10

4 2

11 2

14 2

13

10

52 2

92 2

2 2

202 2

4 2

7 2

15 2

12

-3

-10

8 2

2 2

21 2

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