Introducing Algebra

KS3 algebra for age 11 plus: expressions, substitution, solving equations and straight-line graphs.

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What Is Algebra? printable preview
No. 621Ages 11 to 14

What Is Algebra?

Letters standing in for numbers, with the parts of an expression labelled and the notation that trips people up made plain.

Writing Expressions printable preview
No. 622Ages 11 to 14

Writing Expressions

Turning everyday phrases into algebra, from five more than a number to a number multiplied by itself, with practice.

Substitution printable preview
No. 623Ages 11 to 14

Substitution

Swap each letter for its value and work it out, with two worked examples and four questions to try.

Collecting Like Terms printable preview
No. 624Ages 11 to 14

Collecting Like Terms

How to simplify by adding the terms that share a letter, with a sorted example and four to simplify yourself.

Expanding Brackets printable preview
No. 625Ages 11 to 14

Expanding Brackets

Multiply everything inside the bracket by the term outside, shown with clear arrows and four questions.

One-Step Equations printable preview
No. 626Ages 11 to 14

One-Step Equations

Solving with inverse operations and a balance you can picture, keeping both sides equal all the way to the answer.

Two-Step Equations printable preview
No. 627Ages 11 to 14

Two-Step Equations

Undo the plus or minus first, then the times or divide, with two fully worked examples and four to solve.

Sequences and the nth Term printable preview
No. 628Ages 11 to 14

Sequences and the nth Term

Spot the common difference, build the nth term rule, and jump straight to any term in a linear sequence.

Straight-Line Graphs printable preview
No. 629Ages 11 to 14

Straight-Line Graphs

Reading y = mx + c off a plotted line, with a table of values, gradient triangle and labelled axes.

Algebra Practice printable previewType or write in
No. 630Ages 11 to 14

Algebra Practice

A mixed write-in worksheet across substitution, simplifying, expanding and solving, with a full answer key.

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