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KIT KAT : ) Algebra is wonderful. It allows you to do a variety of things such as walking a dog, baking cake, flying a kite, and winning a game of master trainer. Which of course, would never help Kate, because Kat always wins because her passion for pokemon releases a fire within. Algebra can be written into many different forms, such as basic equations, problem solving, and geometry. Algebra is very good. It rocks . I couldn't live with out it. It can help you figure out many different things in life. If you have troubles with figuring out how many nails you'll need for a deck, no worries ALGEBRA is here to save the day.

Basic Terms of Algebra: Variable: A letter that represents a number Expression: X + 8 There is more than one answer Equation: -X + 8 = 17 It is an equation and there is only one answer Variable and Integer: X (variable) + 8 (integer) Isolate: to seperate to get by itself

In algebra you always want to be able to isolate the variable. Isolating the variable allows you to figure out what it's value is. After figuring out the value of your variable you can go back to your original question and subsitute the variable for the integer and prove your problem right. Here are the steps to figure out algebra equations with a variety of different operations.

LOTS OF WORDS :)

Another thing you can do with algebra is turn algebra into words and word equations into algebra. If you question was 2 (4+N) that question in words would be two groups of the sum of four and a number. You can use a variety of different words other than plus, subtract, multiply and divide....



BEDMAS. You need to learn what BEDMAS means in order to do algebra properly. Each letter stands for a different operation. They are listed in a certain order for a reason. This is the order you have to do the operations in your problem. The B stands for brackets. You have to figure out any math work inside the brackets before you do anything else in the equation. The E stands for exponents. After completing the work in the brackets you have to figure out what the exponents are worth. For example 4² = 4 x 4 or 16. The D stands for division and the M stands for multiplication. These two are like brothers. There isn't a specific order between the two. You do the operations as they appear. You still have to do the brackets and exponents before but after that you do multiplication and division as they appear in the problem. The A stands for addition and the S stands for subtraction. After you do both multiplication and division you have to do addition and subtraction. This is the same as the multiplication and division. You do either addition or subtraction in the order they appear.



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Algebra tiles can help you figure out lots of problems that you don't get right away. First you have to know what each tile represents:



>> There are a few basic terms you need to know before figuring out how to do this. If you have Integers think of it as money. Here are some examples of how to turn an algebra equation into an Alge Tile Problem.
 * N = Variable
 * + 1 & -1 = constants
 * if its + you have $
 * if it is a - you owe money

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Two Step Problems aren't all that hard. All you have to do is cancle an extra constant using it's oppisite.

Here are the steps : 1. Isolate the variable 2. Cancle the constant using it's oppisite 3. Cancle ou tht evariable to one - Balance 4. Subsitute to Check ( Subsitute to Equality)

Here are some examples :)

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KATE's REFELCTION Why did you choose the concepts you did for your unproject? I chose algebra because it is a topic I am really interested in and it makes sense to me. I wanted to show all the information that I learned in that section

• How does this project provide an overview of your best mathematical understanding of what you have learned so far? This project displays lots of what you learned. It shows your understanding of the math theory and see if you could do it correctly. it also shows all of the different things we learned when it comes to Technology. We learned so many different things throughtout the year that helped us in this project. It also showed our creative side that doesn't always show through • Did you learn anything from this assignment?

I learned more things about doing a project and working with other people and the methods we used to imput the information we wanted to more than anything about algebra. I wanted to do algebra becuase it was something that made sense to be so i wanted to display that for everyone else to see. This project didn't teach me anything new about algebra but I loved it !

Was it educationally valuable to you? (Be honest with this. If you got nothing out of this assignment then say that, but be specific about what you didn't like and offer a suggestion to improve it in the future.) I think that this project helped a lot. I really understand algebra but it still helped and refreshed all of th ething we learned. Algebra really isn't that difficult so I wouldn't say that I learned anything new about algebra. I did learn a lot about working in with a partner on a project. Throughout the whole year we did many projects with lots of rules and things to meet and they were mostly by yourself. This project gave you the freedom to do what ever you want how ever you want. It was awesome. I had lots of fun doing this project and after our many attempts of working on it we did get it done:) It's an awesome way to end the year : )

KAT's REFLECTION Why did you choose the concepts you did for your unproject? Algebra to me seemed like it would be a fun thing to do.

• How do this project provide an overview of your best mathematical understanding of what you have learned so far? This project displays our understanding of algebra well. We could not only write the steps, but show the steps in a fun way which took a lot of creativity as well.

• Did you learn anything from this assignment? This assignment really cleared up my understanding of algebra. It took me some time to understand algebra, but this project sped up the process for me, and I'm glad I had a chance to do it.

Was it educationally valuable to you? (Be honest with this. If you got nothing out of this assignment then say that, but be specific about what you didn't like and offer a suggestion to improve it in the future.) This project helped me understand agebra a lot better, and it cleared up any things that I didn't understand. I wouldn't say algebra is hard, but for me things weren't really registering in my head, but after this project, I now understand, and the best part about it is that I got to learn in a fun way. I really enjoyed doing this assignment with Kate :) She is the best partner in the world. [8] Shake Shake, A-Shake Shake, A-Shake It!

Final Project
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