Terms In Harmony Coloring Activity
Terms in Harmony: Coloring Quest
Combining Like Terms • Simplify to Reveal the Color Palette
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Directions: Simplify each algebraic expression by combining like terms (remember: terms must have identical variables). Find your simplified answer among the three choices to determine that problem's color. Show your combining steps in each workspace box!
1 \( 5x + 7 + 3x + 2 \)
Work:
\( 8x + 9 \)
[Blue]
\( 15x + 9 \)
[Green]
\( 17x \)
[Yellow]
2 \( 9y - 4 - 3y + 11 \)
Work:
\( 6y + 15 \)
[Purple]
\( 6y + 7 \)
[Orange]
\( 12y + 7 \)
[Red]
3 \( 14 - 6m - 5 + 10m \)
Work:
\( 4m + 9 \)
[Green]
\( -4m + 9 \)
[Blue]
\( 16m + 9 \)
[Purple]
4 \( 7a + 4b + 2a - b \)
Work:
\( 9a + 4b \)
[Yellow]
\( 12ab \)
[Red]
\( 9a + 3b \)
[Purple]
5 \( 8x + 5y - 3x + 2y + 6 \)
Work:
\( 5x + 7y + 6 \)
[Red]
\( 11x + 7y + 6 \)
[Green]
\( 18xy \)
[Blue]
6 \( 12c - 8d - 5c - 3d \)
Work:
\( 7c - 5d \)
[Orange]
\( 7c - 11d \)
[Yellow]
\( 17c - 11d \)
[Purple]
7 \( 10 + 6p - 4q - 7 + 2p + 9q \)
Work:
\( 8p + 5q + 3 \)
[Blue]
\( 8p - 13q + 3 \)
[Red]
\( 16pq \)
[Yellow]
8 \( -3w + 8 - 5k + 9w - 12 - 2k \)
Work:
\( 6w - 3k - 4 \)
[Purple]
\( 6w - 7k - 4 \)
[Green]
\( 12w - 7k + 4 \)
[Orange]
Part 1 • Problems 1–8 Continue to Page 2 for Problems 9–15 • Page 1 of 3
Part 2
Multi-Variable & Multi-Term Challenges
Problems 9 – 15
9 \( 4x + 7y - 2x + 3 + 8x - 5y \)
Work:
\( 10x + 2y + 3 \)
[Orange]
\( 14x + 12y + 3 \)
[Blue]
\( 10x - 2y + 3 \)
[Red]
11 \( 15m - 9n + 4 - 6m - 4 + 2n \)
Work:
\( 9m - 7n + 8 \)
[Blue]
\( 9m - 7n \)
[Purple]
\( 9m - 11n \)
[Orange]
13 \( -8 + 11x - 3y + 5 - 4x + 9y - 2 \)
Work:
\( 7x + 6y + 1 \)
[Orange]
\( 15x + 6y - 5 \)
[Yellow]
\( 7x + 6y - 5 \)
[Blue]
15 \( 12a + 7b - 5c + 4 - 8a - 9b + 5c - 10 \)
Work:
\( 4a - 2b + 10c - 6 \)
[Blue]
\( 4a - 2b - 6 \)
[Orange]
\( 20a - 16b - 6 \)
[Yellow]
10 \( 9a - 4b + 6c - 5a + 11b - 8c \)
Work:
\( 4a + 7b + 2c \)
[Yellow]
\( 4a + 15b - 2c \)
[Green]
\( 4a + 7b - 2c \)
[Red]
12 \( 3u - 7v + 8w - 10 - 5u + 7v + 2 \)
Work:
\( -2u + 8w - 8 \)
[Yellow]
\( 2u + 14v + 8w - 8 \)
[Green]
\( -2u + 8w - 12 \)
[Red]
14 \( 6x^2 + 8x - 2x^2 + 3 - 5x + 9 \)
Work:
\( 4x^2 + 3x + 12 \)
[Green]
\( 7x^3 + 12 \)
[Purple]
\( 4x^2 + 13x + 12 \)
[Red]
Student Color Record (Fill Before Coloring)
Record your chosen color for each problem number below so you can color the mosaic smoothly on Page 3!
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Part 2 • Problems 9–15 Turn to Page 3 for the Stained Glass Mosaic Art Canvas • Page 2 of 3
Stained Glass Geometric Mosaic
Color every section matching its problem number (1–15) using your simplified answers!
Palette: Blue • Green • Orange • Purple • Red • Yellow
15 14 13 15 14 13 15 14 13 15 14 13 12 11 11 12 11 11 10 9 9 10 9 9 8 7 8 7 8 7 8 7 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 4 3 4 4 3 4 2 1 2 1 1
Double-check your like terms before coloring! Page 3 of 3 • Final Artwork Display