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Here are some specific activities, investigations or visual aids we have picked out. Click anywhere in the grey area to access the resource.

• Algebragons Find the missing expressions in these partly completed algebraic arithmagon puzzles.
• Collecting Like Terms Video If you have forgotten what collecting like terms means watch this video for a quick refresher.
• Collecting Like Terms Practise your algebraic simplification skills with this self marking exercise.
• Brackets Levels 1 and 2 Learn how to remove brackets from simple algebraic expressions. This video is to help you do the online, self-marking exercise.
• Brackets Levels 3 to 5 Learn how to multiply the terms inside a pair of brackets by the term outside. This video is to help you do the online, self-marking exercise.
• Brackets Levels 6 to 8 Expand a pair of brackets using the clown's face method. This video is to help you do the online, self-marking exercise.
• Brackets Levels 9 and 10 The final video showing how algebraic expressions containing brackets can be simplified.
• Brackets Expand algebraic expressions containing brackets and simplify the resulting expression in this self marking exercise.
• Algebraic Perimeters Questions about the perimeters and areas of polygons given as algebraic expressions.
• Algebraic HCF Exercises providing practice finding the highest common factor of algebraic expressions.
• Algebraic LCM Exercises providing practice finding the lowest common multiple of algebraic expressions.
• Factorising Practise the skills of algebraic factorisation in this structured online self-marking exercise.
• Where am I with Algebra? Find out how developed your algebra skills are and then take them to the next level.
• Pascal's Triangle Get to know this famous number pattern with some revealing learning activities

Here are some exam-style questions on this statement:

• "The diagram shows an isosceles triangle (not drawn to scale)." ... more
• "Multiply out and simplify:" ... more
• "Two rectangles, not drawn to scale, are shown below. All measurements are in centimetres. Both rectangles have the same areas. Work out the perimeter of the rectangle on the left." ... more
• "(a) Simplify \( \left(\dfrac{3a}{a^3 - 3}\right)^0 \)" ... more
• "Expand and simplify the following expression:" ... more

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Click on a topic below for suggested lesson Starters, resources and activities from Transum.

• Algebra Pupils begin their study of algebra by investigating number patterns. Later they construct and express in symbolic form and use simple formulae involving one or many operations. They use brackets, indices and other constructs to apply algebra to real word problems. This leads to using algebra as an invaluable tool for solving problems, modelling situations and investigating ideas. If this topic were split into four sub topics they might be: Creating and simplifying expressions; Expanding and factorising expressions; Substituting and using formulae; Solving equations and real life problems; This is a powerful topic and has strong links to other branches of mathematics such as number, geometry and statistics. See also "Number Patterns", "Negative Numbers" and "Simultaneous Equations".