This lesson uses area to introduce simultaneous equations.
Students move from informal to formal solutions effortlessly!
This was inspired by the NCETM departmental workshops, and two of their documents are included in the download with worksheets and lesson plan.
Zeb Friedman is a maths teacher. You can find more of her resources on her website, springmaths.org, as well as her TES page, Zebfriedman, and you can follow her on Twitter at @zebfriedman.
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