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AlgebraCommon
Expanding double brackets
Grid method with like terms colour-coded: x squared, x terms and numbers. Moves to negatives and then to brackets like (3x − 1)(2x + 5).
A free GCSE Foundation and Higher algebra lesson on expanding double brackets, spec code A4. It has a lesson deck to teach from with a visualiser, a worksheet with answers, a puzzle, an exit ticket, end of unit tests and a method video.
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Expanding double brackets
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Expanding double brackets
Puzzle
Four Fours:Expanding double brackets
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Algebraic expressions test:Foundation A
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Expanding, factorising and quadratics test:Higher
Method video
Expanding brackets
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