Year 7 unit 5: Algebra 1

CIMT textbook: Chapter 16

Video tutorials

Substitute values into algebraic formulae.


Explain the use of letters for numbers, the difference between a constant and a variable, and understand that the letter only represents a number and that exactly what it represents should be clearly defined.

Translate a simple situation into an algebraic expression.

Identify and collect like terms.

Use and design one step number machines.

Use the concept of balance to solve linear equations.

Links to Interactive CIMT resources

http://www.cimt.org.uk/projects/mepres/book7/bk7i16/bk7_16i1.htm
http://www.cimt.org.uk/projects/mepres/book7/bk7i16/bk7_16i2.htm
http://www.cimt.org.uk/projects/mepres/book7/bk7i16/bk7_16i3.htm