Today we are going to make sure that everyone is on the same page when thinking about Algebra! Yay! Scroll through this document and complete the each section as directed. Watch the videos, fill in the blanks, and really concentrate!

You should take notes on what you learn today! I will be checking to see how convincing your work is in your notebooks!

The pattern above increases by 4 every time you increase position by 1. We're going to get into the patterns and how to figure them out later. First, we've got to cover the basics. Watch the video below to understand what a variable is and how we can combine like terms.

Now, Let's solidify our combining like terms practice with a few extra questions! Make sure to write your answers properly, doodloodloodloo... (pinkie finger waving), by always writing the term with the variable first. Complete the following questions that have blue bubbles next to them.

Now, watch this short video on distribution, which will help you combine like terms in bigger expressions

Things are a little different when you have more than one parentheses in your expression. Check out this video to learn how to distribute using a negative number and what happen when you are dealing with a really big expression!

Let's practice a few more distribution problems! Only answer the questions with the blue bubbles, keep things proper, and simplify!

Sometimes you will see expressions that have more than one pair of parentheses! Instead of crying, watch this short video to see how you can simplify those.