Equations+Lesson+by+Lesson

Here is a quick summary of tasks that you should have completed in class.

Thursday 15th July Join the 8k maths wikispace and set up your own wikispace page with your name. Comment on the discussion about 1:1 learning. Watch the magic maths video and comment in the online discussion. Go onto mathletics and do the two pretests on equations. Write a comment on your wikispace page about the lesson including a comment on your effort and achievement.

Friday 16th July Guess your birthday trick. Use the powerpoint on linear equations to access the work on "the function machine" and "number patterns". Write a response on your wikispace of how well you did. Did you understand it? Try the revision work on algebra. There are multiple activities to try out. Acess through the powerpoint links. Comment on your wikipage.

Monday 26th July.

How to solve equations with brackets. Go to powerpoint on linear equations page, use the link to find LINEAR EQUATIONS BRACKETS :http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/book8/bk8i8/bk8_8i2.htm

Work through this site putting your answers in online. Then go to mathletics and complete the set activities. You may have been set some harder work if you have done well on the tasks so far!! Write your mathletics scores and then a review of how you are finding the equations work. What have you scored well at? Is there an area that you need to go back over? How hard do you think you have been working? Have a look at Mr Baillie's example page on this wiki for ideas.

Thursday 29th July Use the link above to complete work on equations and brackets. Then [|Algebra equations with brackets]

Friday 30th July Then go to this site.[|Balancing algebra] Make the equations and solve them using the instructions. Then write onto your home wiki page how you solve equations with unkowns on both sides. What is your process? (Think about doing opposites) Use the [|eQuation Generator]to generate equations and then try and solve them. Write your working out step by step into your book. Change the options to work through different equation types.

Monday 2nd August [|Solving equations Tutorial] Work through this tutorial that explains how to solve equations. Go to Mathletics and complete the activities on solving equations.

Tuesday 3rd August [|Solving Equations Powerpoint] • We will go through this powerpoint in class. After you have seen it, write three examples and show step by step how to solve them. Write a paragraph to explain how to solve linear equations. What are the rules to follow to solve and find unknowns? [|Spot the errors!] • Can you spot the errors. Highlight the ones that you find to be incorrect. Then create a correct document. Save in your wikispace portfolio.

Thursday 5th August, Friday 6th August, Tuesday 10th August.

Work on Peter's Gardening service assignment. Produce a digital (word / powerpoint) documaent that answers the investigation. You can download the assignment sheet from the Linear Equations page.