Codebreaker on writing numbers in standard form and performing operations on numbers in standard form. All numbers used have positive indices of 10. Find the answer to the questions to get a number, then use the code to find the answer to the joke. I used this with a year 7 student I tutor, but probably suitable for years 7, 8 and 9 and a starter activity for GCSE.

One-sided battleships game on GCSE Cell Biology topic. 25 possible questions to answer on eukaryotes, prokaryotes, cell specialisation and cell differentiation. I play this with students I tutor online, so I pick places for the battleships to go and then they answer the questions to guess that square. They win when they have ‘sunk’ all of my battleships. Answers included, questions made based on the AQA GCSE specification’s content (covering topics 4.1.1.1-4.1.1.4).

Codebreaker on the area and perimeter of compound shapes. Find the answer to the questions to get a number, then use the code to find the answer to the joke. I used this with a year 8 student I tutor, but probably suitable for years 7-9.

Ionic Formulae Noughts and Crosses. Write the correct ionic formula for the compound formed between the element in the row and column to put a nought/cross in that square. 2 player activity, 3 different boards so best of 3 wins. Answers included.

One-sided battleships game on KS3 energy resources and costs topic. 25 possible questions to answer on kWh calculations, renewable and non-renewable energy, and power. I play this with students I tutor online, so I pick places for the battleships to go and then they answer the questions to guess that square. They win when they have ‘sunk’ all of my battleships. Answers included, questions made based on the AQA KS3 specification’s content.

Codebreaker on factorising simple quadratics (without coefficients of x^2). Find the answer to the questions to get a number, then use the code to find the answer to the joke. I used this with a year 8 student I tutor, but probably suitable for years 8 and 9 and a starter activity for GCSE.

Codebreaker on a mix of different algebraic questions, including expanding double brackets, solving linear equations and inequalities. Find the answer to the questions to get a number, then use the code to find the answer to the Christmas joke. I used this with a year 8 student I tutor, but probably suitable for years 7-9 and foundation GCSE.

Codebreaker on finding x from linear equations. Find the answer to the questions to get a number, then use the code to find the answer to the joke. I used this with a year 8 student I tutor, but probably suitable for years 7-9 and foundation GCSE.

Codebreaker on finding x from linear equations. Find the answer to the questions to get a number, then use the code to find the answer to the joke. I used this with a year 8 student I tutor, but probably suitable for years 7-9 and foundation GCSE.