Combining Like Terms and Distributive Property

Combining Like Terms/Distributive Property Review

Multiple Choice

Recall the meaning of each letter in our SOAR norms. What does S stand for?

• sit up straight

• self control

• strive for success

Multiple Choice

What does the O stand for in SOAR?

• on task

• on time

Multiple Choice

What does the A stand for in SOAR?

• ask questions

• answer questions

• achievement

Multiple Choice

What does the R stand for in SOAR?

• respect yourself and others

• read and write correctly

Multiple Choice

What are our STAR expectations?

• sit up straight, track the speaker, achievement, respect

• self control, track the speaker, ask questions, respect

• sit up straight, track the speaker, ask and answer questions, respect

Learning Targets

• I can recall the meaning of combining like terms and how to use the distributive property with 85% mastery.

• I can follow SOAR norms and STAR expectations during virtual learning with 100% mastery.

Unpacking the Learning Target

I can recall (remember) the meaning of combining like terms (adding and subtracting similar variables/numbers) and how to use the distributive property (multiplying the number on the outside of parentheses to everything on the inside of parentheses) with 85% mastery.

Combining Like Terms

• add or subtract terms that are "alike"

• 15b + 5a + 21b

• 15b + 21b both have the same variable, so we would add those terms together

• 15b + 21b = 36b

• then bring down 5a to finish your answer

• final answer: 36b + 5a

Distributive Property

• multiply the number on the outside of ( ) to everything on the inside of ( )

• 6( a + 4)

• (multiply 6 times a) + (multiply 6 times 4)

• 6 times a= 6a

• 6 times 4 = 24

• final answer: 6a + 24

Poll

What does it mean to combine like terms?

• add like variables and numbers

• subtract like variables and numbers

• add and subtract like variables and numbers

Poll

How is the distributive property used?

• multiply what's on the outside of the ( ) times everything on the inside of the ( )

• add what's on the outside of the ( ) to everything on the inside of the ( )