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BBC Skillswise: Formulas
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Activity Description
In this activity, students watch a short video on Formulas, receive instruction with the help of fact sheets, complete worksheets, and finally take a quiz on the topic. Formula factsheets include:
- Formulas
- What is a formula?
- Understanding terms and expressions
- Understanding formulas
- Working with formulas
Downloadable Worksheets include:
- Matching problems with calculations
- Missing numbers
- Solving problems
- Changing word problems into symbols and numbers
- Identifying formulas
- Identifying number patterns
- Identifying sequences
- Using a formula to find a value
- Writing formulas in words
Preparation
- Check that the Example Web Site (link above) is not blocked at your school.
- Review the different factsheets and worksheets for this lesson and decide on what you want to focus on in this lesson. There are no longer quizzes available; however, you can use one of the worksheets as a quiz or create your own. All worksheets have tips for tutors and answer sheets.
- If you are not in a computer lab, you will need to print the various fact sheets and worksheets for your students unless you are doing this as a group and have it projected in the front of the room.
Teacher Tips
- Be aware that since this comes from the UK that all measurements are in meters, liters, and monetary values are in British pounds.
- If you teach in a computer lab, each student can work on the worksheets independently.
Program Areas
- ABE: Adult Basic Education
- ASE: High School Equivalency Preparation
- ASE: High School Diploma
Levels
- Intermediate
- High