What makes terms like terms? Individuals explore the question as they view the video presentation. The lesson first models classifying like terms. The instructor goes on to demonstrate combining like terms in polynomial expressions of varying degrees.

Concepts

like terms, combining like terms, polynomials, addition polynomials

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Post as a resource for absent pupils or those needing extra instruction
• Begin with linear and constant terms only and progress to higher degree terms

Classroom Considerations

• Requires proficiency with adding and subtracting integers

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Incorporates color to highlight like terms within a polynomial
• Factors the coefficients of like terms to reinforce the distributive property

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 RST.6-8.8 RST.9-10.8