MYP 2Year 8Term 2
Algebra
Algebra
Statement of inquiry
Abstraction allows us to reveal mathematical relationships, generalize patterns, and make predictions.
Assessed against
The MYP criteria this unit is marked against.
- Knowing and Understanding
What this unit covers
The sub-topics taught, in the order the department teaches them.
- 8.5.1 Index laws
- 8.5.2 Distributive law with single bracket
- 8.5.3 Factorising into a single bracket
- 8.5.4 Form multi-step equations using function machines
- 8.5.5 Solve multi-step equations using function machines (inverse operations)
- 8.5.6 Solve equations with the unknown on both sides
12 objectives
Learning objectives
What students should be able to do by the end of this unit.
Algebra Expressions
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- Identify and work with equivalent expressions.
- Substitute values into algebraic expressions, including with directed numbers.
- Simplify algebraic products.
- Apply the distributive rule involving a single bracket.
- Factorise expressions involving a single bracket.
- Simplify algebraic fractions where numerator and denominator share a common factor.
Equations
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- Use function machines to understand inverse algebraic operations.
- Solve one-step and two-step equations involving a single variable.
- Solve equations with brackets (using the distributive rule first).
- Solve multi-step equations including those with x on both sides.
- Solve equations involving fractional coefficients or fractions of x.
- Form an equation from a word problem and solve it.
Review pack
Curated revision materials parents and students can download.
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MYP framing
- Focus ATLs
- Communication: I can show my maths thinking clearly by setting out my work neatly and using maths symbols correctly. I can explain my ideas in different ways, not just give an answer, but also explain why it works.
- Self-Management: I can use my time wisely and practise independently by choosing helpful resources, such as videos and worked examples, to support my learning of mathematics.
- Key concepts
- Connections
- Relationships
- Global context
- Scientific and Technical Innovation – How do we understand the world in which we live? How do humans use integers to describe and interact with the world?
- Community engagement
- Community Building – building classroom community of support and helping each other
- Maths anxiety
- Peer tutoring