1. Simplifying Expressions – Multiplication – Blockbusters
In this activity, a red and blue team compete to link their sides of the game board.
Click/Touch a letter hexagon to go to the corresponding question.
Click the ‘Answer’ box for the answer and again to return to the game board.
Click the colour of the team to claim that hexagon for them.
When a team completes the link, click either the red or blue star
in the bottom-right corner for 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 assess which majority of a team got their answer correct fastest (using mini-whiteboards).

3. B L O C K E U I G F L S T J C W Y D E M R T O R S

4. H A Q S F E L I G N U P B Z C W Y D V M R T O X K

5. Simplify:
𝑥2×𝑥 𝑥3
Answer

6. Simplify:
2𝑥2×𝑥
2𝑥3
Answer

7. Simplify:
𝑦×𝑦2 𝑦3
Answer

8. Simplify:
2𝑥×2𝑥
4𝑥2
Answer

9. Simplify:
𝑥×𝑥 𝑥2
Answer

10. Simplify:
3𝑥×𝑥
3𝑥2
Answer

11. Simplify:
𝑦×2𝑦2
2𝑦3
Answer

12. Simplify:
3×3𝑦2
9𝑦2
Answer

13. Simplify:
2𝑥2×2𝑥
4𝑥3
Answer

14. Simplify:
3×3𝑥×𝑥
9𝑥2
Answer

15. Simplify:
3𝑦×3𝑦×2
18𝑦2
Answer

16. Simplify:
5𝑥×𝑥2
5𝑥3
Answer

17. Simplify:
2𝑦3×𝑦
2𝑦4
Answer

18. Simplify:
𝑥3×𝑥2 𝑥5
Answer

19. Simplify:
2𝑥2×𝑥2
2𝑥4
Answer

20. Simplify:
𝑥2×𝑦2
𝑥2𝑦2
Answer

21. Simplify:
2𝑥×𝑦2
2𝑥𝑦2
Answer

22. Simplify:
𝑦2×3𝑥
3𝑥𝑦2
Answer

23. Simplify:
2𝑥×2𝑦2
4𝑥𝑦2
Answer

24. Simplify:
5𝑥2×2𝑥
10𝑥3
Answer

25. Simplify:
2𝑦×3𝑦
6𝑦2
Answer

26. Simplify:
6𝑥2×2𝑥𝑦2
12𝑥3𝑦2
Answer

27. Simplify:
2𝑦×3𝑦2
6𝑦3
Answer

28. Simplify:
3×2𝑥×2𝑥
12𝑥2
Answer

29. Simplify:
3𝑥×2𝑦×2𝑥
12𝑥2𝑦
Answer

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