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Next time you're at a pool, consider how to calculate its area. Given the dimensions of a rectangular pool and the dimensions of a deck surrounding the pool as algebraic expressions, young mathematicians see how to calculate the areas. They watch an educational video that describes the necessary process.
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Instructional Ideas
- Provide the video to learners struggling with multiplication of binomials in a real-world context
Classroom Considerations
- Pupils should be familiar with FOIL or the distributive property
- Requires knowledge of combining like terms
- This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
- Shows all of the required work
- Diagram helps make the context easy to comprehend