1. Expanding – Single Brackets – With Indices – Car Race
In this activity, 2 teams compete to finish the race first by
correctly answering 8 questions.
The Race Screen begins with an animation. Click/Touch the white box to choose a question. Click on a number to go to the corresponding question.
Click the ‘Answer’ box for the answer. Click the white box to return to the race.
Click the team’s car to move it forward one space. There is a winning animation.
This game has sound!

2. This game is flexible and can be run in a variety of ways:
Teams could choose questions individually, with the opportunity for
the other team to ‘steal’ if their answer is incorrect.
A whole team may complete a question with one student
being chosen to provide an answer.
Individual students from each team may compete
simultaneously for a quickest answer.
Red/Blue team students can be paired. The teacher can then either assess
which majority of a team got their answer correct fastest (using mini-whiteboards)
or poll the class as to how many red/blue team members won within each pair, and therefore determine the overall winning team.

3. Car Race
START

4. Red Car WINS!
Blue Car WINS!
GO!
Ready? 1 3 2

5. 13 10 8 15 4 1 12 6 7 3 16 2 11 14 5 9

6. Expand:
4𝑑(3𝑏𝑑+3ℎ)
12𝑏𝑑2+12𝑑ℎ
Answer

7. Expand:
𝑘2(𝑘3+4𝑡)
𝑘5+4𝑘2𝑡
Answer

8. Expand:
3𝑓2(𝑐𝑓2+𝑓)
3𝑐𝑓4+3𝑓3
Answer

9. Expand:
𝑥2(1−𝑥)
𝑥2−𝑥3
Answer

10. Expand:
3𝑦3 (𝑦+5ℎ)
3𝑦4+15ℎ𝑦3
Answer

11. Expand:
𝑞2(𝑞2−2)
𝑞4−2𝑞2
Answer

12. Expand:
2𝑤(2𝑤−3𝑗)
4𝑤2−6𝑗𝑤
Answer

13. Expand:
3𝑠2(2𝑠𝑡−4)
6𝑠3𝑡−12𝑠2
Answer

14. Expand:
𝑐(𝑐+𝑧)
𝑐2+𝑐𝑧
Answer

15. Expand:
2𝑛2(4𝑛+5𝑓)
8𝑛3+10𝑓𝑛2
Answer

16. Expand:
3𝑔3(2𝑔2+𝑏)
6𝑔5+3𝑏𝑔3
Answer

17. Expand:
2𝑎3(6𝑎+𝑤)
12𝑎4+2𝑎3𝑤
Answer

18. Expand:
6𝑣2(3𝑣2+4)
18𝑣4+24𝑣2
Answer

19. Expand:
2𝑥 (𝑡𝑥+𝑘)
4𝑡𝑥2+2𝑘𝑥
Answer

20. Expand:
2ℎ2 (ℎ−3𝑔)
2ℎ3−6𝑔ℎ2
Answer

21. Expand:
3𝑡2(2𝑡2+ℎ)
6𝑡4+3ℎ𝑡2
Answer

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