Unit 6 · Standard 6.AT.7
Simplify Algebraic Expressions
My Notes Level 1 Support Level 2 Standard Level 3 Enrichment
Today's objectives
Content Objective: I can simplify algebraic expressions by combining like terms.
Language Objective: I can explain my steps using the words like terms, combine, simplify, and coefficient.
📖 See Learn It for the explanation and worked examples, and the Vocab tab for the words. These are your notes to fill in and keep.
✏️ Fill in each blank as we go. Use the Word Bank to help you.
👆 Tap any word to see its meaning and a picture.
Level 3: try the blanks from memory first, then check the bank.
- 1Terms with the same variable part, like 3y and 8y, are .
- 2To add or subtract like terms into a single term is to them.
- 3Rewriting an expression in a shorter form that is still equal to it is to it.
- 4The number multiplied by a variable is the .
- 5A number or variable separated by + or − signs is a .
- 6Multiplying each part of a sum by a number uses the property.
Write About the Math
Simplify the total order expression. What does each part of the simplified expression tell you?Simplifica la expresión del pedido total. ¿Qué te dice cada parte de la expresión simplificada?
Say your answer to a partner first. Then write it, using at least two of these words:
Model: You can only combine items of the same type, just like like terms. — Students explain microphones combine with microphones (4 + 2 + 6 = 12) but not with stands, connecting this to combining like terms in algebra.
Start
Complete the frames. Use the word bank.Completa las oraciones. Usa el banco de palabras.
- The total order simplifies to ___m + ___. The ___ tells us ___ and the ___ tells us ___.
- My answer is ___ because ___.Mi respuesta es ___ porque ___.
Build
Write two connected sentences. Use because, so, or but.Escribe dos oraciones conectadas. Usa porque, entonces o pero.
- My claim is ___.Mi afirmación es ___.
- My evidence is ___, so ___.Mi evidencia es ___, entonces ___.
Explain
Write a claim, give math evidence, and explain your reasoning.Escribe una afirmación, da evidencia matemática y explica tu razonamiento.