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Here are some specific activities, investigations or visual aids we have picked out. Click anywhere in the grey area to access the resource. The options may go beyong the scope of this level of the Functional Skills requirements.

• BIDMAS A self marking exercise testing the application of BIDMAS, an acronym describing the order of operations used when evaluating expressions.
• BIDMAS Video A reminder of the order of operations often referred to as BIDMAS, BODMAS or PEMDAS.
• Connecting Rules If you are given the values of x and y which of these equations is correct?
• Substitution Examples A projectable set of animated examples to help prepare pupils to do the Substitution online exercise.
• Substitution Video Lots of examples of substituting values into algebraic expressions. This video is to help you do the online, self-marking exercise.
• Substitution Substitute the given values into the algebraic expressions.
• Stable Scales Ten balance puzzles to prepare you for solving equations.
• Missing Operations Exercise Each box represents a missing operation (add, subtract, multiply or divide). What are they?
• DiceGebra An online board game for two players evaluating algebraic equations and inequalities.
• Substitution Sort Order the algebraic expressions according to their value with the given substitution.

Here is an Advanced Starter on this statement:

• X Divided by 2Y
  Why do different calculators not agree on the order of operations? more

Click on a topic below for suggested lesson Starters, resources and activities from Transum.

• Algebra Pupils begin their study of algebra by investigating number patterns. Later they construct and express in symbolic form and use simple formulae involving one or many operations. They use brackets, indices and other constructs to apply algebra to real word problems. This leads to using algebra as an invaluable tool for solving problems, modelling situations and investigating ideas. If this topic were split into four sub topics they might be: Creating and simplifying expressions; Expanding and factorising expressions; Substituting and using formulae; Solving equations and real life problems; This is a powerful topic and has strong links to other branches of mathematics such as number, geometry and statistics. See also "Number Patterns", "Negative Numbers" and "Simultaneous Equations".