Binomials Lesson 2 Episode 7 (Teachers)

Mauricio and Emily reflect on their drawing from Episode 6 and write equations to express different ways to find the area of the new room.

Focus Questions

For use in a classroom, pause the video and ask these questions:

[Pause the video at 2:08] Can you think of another way to express the area of Jazmine’s office? How might you express the area of Jazmine’s office using parts of the drawing?
[Pause the video at 8:02] Can you write new expressions for each part of the expression 30 + 24 + 9 + 80 to show how each number was found?

Supporting Dialogue

[Pause the video at 3:05] Tell a partner why you think the sum 30 + 24 + 9 + 80 is equal to the area of Jazmine’s office.