M-ALG-013Foundation & HigherReview: Pending

Factorise a difference of two squares

Algebra · Factorising (T-ALG-004)

v1 mapping, pending teacher review. Only AQA and Edexcel are mapped so far. The first 3 pilot worksheets and their worked answers are available; remaining worksheets are coming soon. All videos are still coming soon.

Retrieval: Recognise perfect squares
Fluency: Numeric and algebraic square terms
Reasoning: Expand a proposed factorisation to check equivalence.
Application: Show an expression has a particular factor
Common misconception: A factor must divide every term being factorised.

Video brief

Model how to factorise a difference of two squares. Explain each step; pause for a matching shadow question.

Planned video: V-ALG-013 · Video coming soon

Worksheets

Worksheets coming soon

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