Today I was thinking about my eight grade students and I came up with this workshop that I want to share with you...
Algebra Reviewing
Workshop
Workshop
Key concepts
Polynomial, Monomial, Binomial, Trinomial, Exponent, Coefficient, Constant, Degree of a polynomial, leading coefficient, like terms, Variable, Algebra, quotient, product.
Fill in the blanks with the correct concept...
1) A ________________________ is an algebraic expression that contains sums of variables with coefficients and exponents.
2) A ___________________ is a number that goes before a variable in an algebraic expression (like any polynomial).
3) The ________________________ of a polynomial is given by the term with the greatest exponent.
4) In an algebraic expression, the ___________________ are terms that contain the same variables raised to the same power. Only the numerical coefficients are different.
5) A __________________ is a polynomial that contains only one term (it can be a number or a variable with coefficient and exponent)
6) A _________________ is a polynomial that contains two terms.
7) An ________________ refers to the number of times a number is multiplied by itself.
8) A __________________ is a term in an algebraic expression that contains only numbers (without variables).
9) A _________________ in an algebraic expression is represented by letters. Those letters are actually numbers in disguise.
10) In a polynomial, the _________________________ is the coefficient of the term with the highest exponent (or highest degree).
Second Part: A letter puzzle
Find here some of the key concepts given.
A B F G H I J L A V A R I A B L E T Y
D R I S K A E T L M O P E Y P O L I N O M
T O P R E A S X P I W A L G E B R A Y R E S T
U I E D X P R U P O L Y N O M I A L W E R T U V Y
G P O U I R E T O N E J A I L P R O D U C T U Y W
Y E A T E R A I N A D I V I S O R Y U R E W B E P
F A L C A O C O E F F I C I E N T O T P O R S I P E
X E R T I A S E N O T Y U E D O U B L W K N O M
S P O Y U S O P T P O P U E C O N S T A N T O R U
A N P A P O T I L A E M L I K E T E R M S A M O P E
R O T D E G R E E T O P U E R J A I B E R T I B L O
E R Y P O M O N T R I N O M I A L D P E F T A P T P
R Q U O T I E N T P F J L M N B A E I P W S L N E W
U N I T E D W O R L D A N D P E A C E W E R T V A
