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Lessons and Diferentiated Resources to reduce the planning mountain
Function Machines: Finding rules
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Function Machines: Finding rules

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Lesson explores definitions and representations of input-output machines. Explores why multiple inputs and outputs are needed to find the rule being used by a machine. Exploration of how to find which rule is being used by exploring the effects of multiplying or dividing consecutive inputs. Worked examples and questions. All answers included.
Angle Reasoning: Angles in a Triangle
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Angle Reasoning: Angles in a Triangle

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Lesson uses alternate angles and angles on a straight line to explain why angles in a triangle up to 180 degrees. Worked examples and questions on finding missing angles. Extends to include isosceles triangles, then exterior angles and opposite angles. All answers included.
Function Machines: Introducing Algebra
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Function Machines: Introducing Algebra

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Lesson exploring the use of letters with function machines to describe a relationship. Reviews two-step function machines to find outputs and then introduces the ideas of using letters as the inputs. Looks at what the expression looks like if the output is a letter or if both are letters. Worked examples, questions and all answers included.
Fraction Calculations_Multiply & Divide
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Fraction Calculations_Multiply & Divide

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Starter - Multiple Choice [converting between Mixed and Improper, Equivalent Fractions]. 1. Multiplying Fractions. 2. Multiplying Fractions with cancelling 3. Dividing Fractions. 4] Multiplying and dividing with Mixed Numbers. Worked examples and questions for each skill. All answers included.
Fraction Calculations - Four Operations
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Fraction Calculations - Four Operations

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Starter: Multiple Choice reviewing improper fractions and mixed numbers and equivalence. All 4 operations explained through worked examples and question slides. Also looks at using Mixed Numbers with all 4 operations. All answers included.
Angle Reasoning: Special Polygons
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Angle Reasoning: Special Polygons

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Lesson looks at angle properties of isosceles triangles and asks missing angle questions. Moves to look at rhombus, parallelogram, isosceles trapezium and kite and asks missing angle questions. Then finding missing angles in a more complicated diagram. All answers included.
Angle Reasoning - Angles on Straight Lines inc. Opposite Angles
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Angle Reasoning - Angles on Straight Lines inc. Opposite Angles

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Lesson explains why angles on a straight line add up to 180 degrees. Worked examples and questions on finding missing angles. Explanation of why opposite angles are equal. Worked examples and questions on finding missing angles giving reasons. Extends with questions using algebra rather than numerical information.
Ratio - Combining Ratios
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Ratio - Combining Ratios

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“If a:b = 3:4 and b:c = 5:6, find the ratio a : b : c”. Lesson examining both algebraic and worded examples of combining ratios. Full explanation of use of LCM and equivalent ratios. Fully worked examples. Questions of both types. All answers included.
Ratio: Simplifying ratios_ decimals/ fractions
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Ratio: Simplifying ratios_ decimals/ fractions

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Lesson looking at how we simplify rations which have either decimals or fractions as their component shares. Starter reviews simplifying and sharing with integer shares. Ratios with decimals looks at multiplying by powers of 10 and then simplifying where appropriate. Ratios with fractions looks at examples with common denominators and with different denominators. Differentiated slides on each topic. All worked examples and question slides include answers.
Factorising into a single bracket
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Factorising into a single bracket

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Starter reviews CF and HCF with integers. Explanation and worked examples of HCF with algebraic expressions. Multiple Choice on HCF of algebraic expressions. Explanation and worked examples on factorising. Multiple Choice on factorising. Differentiated worksheet slide. All answers included.
Find CF and HCF of Algebraic Expressions
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Find CF and HCF of Algebraic Expressions

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Lesson looking at finding Common Factors and Highest Common Factors of Algebraic Expressions. Starts with review of factors and common factors for number. Uses listing factors for algebraic expressions to introduce ideas before looking at a more factorising approach. Plenary looks at working backwards from factors to expressions using Venn diagrams. All worked examples and question slides have answers included.
Recurring and Terminating Decimals
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Recurring and Terminating Decimals

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9-1 GCSE lesson. Starter: Converting from terminating decimals into fractions. Definitions of terminating, recurring and non-repeating decimals. How to know if a fraction is a terminating or non-terminating decimal [non-calculator] using prime factors. How to convert from a recurring decimal to a fraction using algebra. All ideas have worked examples. Differentiated slide of questions. All answers included.
Input Output Machine: Loop Cards
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Input Output Machine: Loop Cards

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Lesson prompting pupils to create their own set of loop cards. Introduction of 1] input output machine 2] one-step and two-step machines 3] Loops Examples of Loops with one-step and two-step machines.
Fraction Calculations: Add & Subtract
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Fraction Calculations: Add & Subtract

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Lesson aimed at reviewing these skills. Starter - Multiple Choice [converting between mixed and improper, equivalent fractions]. Fractions with the same denominators. 2. Fractions with different denominators 3. Mixed Numbers. Worked examples. Differentiated worksheet slide. All answers included.
Introducing and Simplifying Surds
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Introducing and Simplifying Surds

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Starter looks at factorising numbers using square numbers as one of the factors. Rational and Irrational numbers are explained and defined. Surds are then defined and explained in the context of square roots. Simplifying a surd is demonstrated and full simplification is explained using root 48. Question slides on each skill included. All answers provided.
Drawing Non-Linear Graphs
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Drawing Non-Linear Graphs

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Plotting Quadratic Graphs using tables of values. Review of straight line graphs and substitution. Worked examples of different quadratic curves and what is meant by “appropriate axis”. Questions and all answers all included.
Solving Equations Graphically
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Solving Equations Graphically

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Lesson explores solving non-linear equations graphically. Examples look at adding horizontal lines [y=4 etc] and then sloping lines [y=x+2] to solve different problems.
Recognising Graphs
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Recognising Graphs

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Examines 4 types of graphs: Linear, Quadratic, Cubic and Reciprocal. Defines properties of each and similarities (intercept). Multiple Choice questions looking at matching names and then equations to graphs.
Linear Programming Constraints
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Linear Programming Constraints

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Written for the AQA GCSE topic. Starter looks at solving linear inequalities. Linear Programming definitions explained. Links to drawing inequalities made explicit. Worked examples of writing constraints. Questions. All answers included.
Linear Programming Solutions
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Linear Programming Solutions

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Written for the AQA GCSE topic. Starter looks at identifying inequalities on graphs. Worked examples of maximising objective functions. Worksheet with graph questions to solidify learning. All answers included.