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Area and Multiplication
Take some intellectual fun and apply it to the concept of multiplying expressions together. A guide models how to break two numbers into an area model to multiply together in pieces similar to FOILing. The rest of the puzzles consist of...
Math Mammoth
Special Products
In this math activity, students write a four-part expression for the area of the whole rectangle and simplify it. They also practice multiplying the binomials.
PHET
Area Model Algebra
Expand the pupils knowledge of using area models to algebra. The interactive allows learners to use the same procedure of getting partial products when multiplying multi-digit numbers to multiplying polynomials. Scholars see how the...
Curated OER
FOILing
Students practice using the FOIL acronym as a procedure for multiplying two binomial expressions. FOIL occurs by multiplying the First terms, Outside terms, Inside terms and Last terms.