By the end of this unit, students will be able to:
- understand the concept of factorization and its significance in simplifying algebraic expressions;
- factorize algebraic expressions by identifying common factors, difference of squares, and other techniques;
- apply their knowledge to solve problems involving factorization.
Curriculum Alignment: Key Stage 3: Algebra
- simplify and manipulate algebraic expressions to maintain equivalence by:
- collecting like terms
- multiplying a single term over a bracket
- taking out common factors
- expanding products of 2 or more binomials