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Tim Silvester’s Maths Resources

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I have written a range of free and premium resources to assess and develop student understanding and to help students to prepare for examinations. My homework resources cover a broad range of the curriculum and they are carefully written and presented to be both professional and effective in aiding student progress. All assignments have answer papers provided and monitoring documents are available to record and analyse student performance.

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I have written a range of free and premium resources to assess and develop student understanding and to help students to prepare for examinations. My homework resources cover a broad range of the curriculum and they are carefully written and presented to be both professional and effective in aiding student progress. All assignments have answer papers provided and monitoring documents are available to record and analyse student performance.
Worksheet to practise Simple and Compound interest, and reverse proportion
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Worksheet to practise Simple and Compound interest, and reverse proportion

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Practice questions covering a range of problems mainly involving compound growth. There are three questions at the beginning specifying 'simple' interest to remind students that there is a difference between simple growth and compound growth, but the bulk of the worksheet asks students to practice compounding interest over a specified number of time periods, and to apply reasoning to reverse the compounded growth in order to find the original amount.
Real life graphs and use of formulae
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Real life graphs and use of formulae

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A simple resource with two sides presenting 4 different real life graphs with applied questions provided. The worksheet should take between 15 and 20 minutes to complete and is intended as a plenary.
Prime Factor Decomposition
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Prime Factor Decomposition

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A series of worksheets to provide practice for prime factor decomposition, writing values as products of prime factors, using decomposition to understand properties of square numbers and cube numbers, decompose algebraic terms, and apply decomposition to the process of finding HCF and LCM. This can be used in conjunction with my 'Steps for Success' document and the section on 'Factors and Multiples' in that document.
Functions and inverse functions
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Functions and inverse functions

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A worksheet intended as a plenary to check understanding of function machines, and the order of operations implicit within equations. A short check on the understanding of inverse operations is included. This worksheet should take around 10 minutes for students to complete.
Indices worksheet
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Indices worksheet

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Questions based on simplifying powers and roots with answers. This worksheet provides some summaric practice of the topic.
Direct and Indirect Proportion Practice Worksheet
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Direct and Indirect Proportion Practice Worksheet

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Worksheet comprising 4 sections to build understanding of direct and indirect (or inverse) proportion. Plenty of practice available to keep students occupied and to challenge students to ensure they are able to tackle problems successfully. This worksheet would work well with the 'Steps for Success' document that I have made available for free where a stepped approach for dealing with the topic is detailed.
Fractions and the four operations
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Fractions and the four operations

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A simple resource covering proper and improper fractions and the four operations; should take students between 30 and 40 minutes to complete with applied questions included.
3D shapes worksheet
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3D shapes worksheet

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A simple resource covering labelling 3D shapes, plan views and side elevations, isometric drawing and planes of symmetry for classroom practice.
Introduction to Algebra: how much does each animal weigh?
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Introduction to Algebra: how much does each animal weigh?

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Suitable either as a short activity, or a lesson or sequence of lessons; the excel document provides two worksheets each with a set of 6 scales and a variety of animals on each. The premise is simple, students must determine the weight of each animal. This is a simple introduction to Algebra, but can be seen as a simple problem solving activity. If the teacher starts by recording the 6 sets of scales as abstract algebra (eg c = 10, 2c = h, 2c + 2h = 2d based on the first set of scales), it is easy to share with students how much easier Algebra is when dealing with concrete (animals and pictures) as opposed to abstract (numbers and letters). To extend the students, and to create an excellent creative activity that is perfectly differentiated, ask students to create their own scales that 'build' towards a final unknown. The challenge is to ensure each scale is sequential, the 'Maths' works and the solution can be found, and the symbols or theme that the student chooses to use is manageable! I have had students create 'Christmas' themes with Father Christmas, reindeer, presents, elves etc, and students who have used simple quadrilateral shapes. They choose according to their artistic ability, and to the complexity of the problem they wish to create. Once created, the students have produced their own puzzles that their peers can attempt to solve at the beginning of the next lesson, evaluate in terms of difficulty, and offer words of advice on how the worksheet could be improved.
Data diagrams self assessment rubrics
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Data diagrams self assessment rubrics

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These rubrics are designed to ensure students check the quality of their statistical diagrams before moving on, or asking the teacher if their diagram is correct and of a suitable standard. They share success criteria, ensure students are applying the models of self and peer assessment with structure, and simplify the process of monitoring the standard of student work when creating statistical diagrams.
Example of one of the 22 homework assignments for Years 11 to 16 by Tim Silvester
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Example of one of the 22 homework assignments for Years 11 to 16 by Tim Silvester

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This is one of the 22 homework documents that you can purchase; it is easy for students to write on, teachers are advised to print off any 4 consecutive pages for the students according to ability, there is a monitoring document available to record results and monitor progression, and a huge variety of topics are covered in every page ensuring excellent coverage of the Curriculum. This is both a revision and homework resource which is easy to mark. It is a precursor to my bundle of 36 GCSE assignments designed for the new specification 2016, and suitable for US teachers as an excellent set of resources to challenge students and evaluate progress.
The four operations: practice with integers, fractions, decimals, surds, algebraic terms
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The four operations: practice with integers, fractions, decimals, surds, algebraic terms

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This worksheet is a good starter activity, or the basis of a longer lesson. The key aim is to apply a consistent understanding of each of the four operations; addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, regardless of the topic area. For addition, subtraction and division, the 'denomination' of each term needs to be the same. For example; 4a + 2a, 4a - 2a, and 4a / 2a are all straight forward provided we understand that + means 'get some more', - means 'take some away' and divide means 'put into groups of... or piles of'. For multiplication, we can use 'logical language'; eg 2a x 3b = 6ab hence 2 'root3' x 3 'root 5' = 6 'root 3' 'root 5', which of course can be simplified to 6 'root 15'. Further explanation of this approach to the four operations is provided in the Maths 'Help Booklet' which I have authored and is available for free from the TES site.
Coordinate Geometry review worksheet for AS level
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Coordinate Geometry review worksheet for AS level

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This is a series of questions which assess understanding of linear graphs, tangents, the equations of a circle, and the ability to find points of intersection. It is a useful summary worksheet for AS level students to complete after studying the first chapter on coordinate geometry as part of the Core course. It also provides a useful guide to the content of the AQA Level 2 Certificate in Further Maths course, and provides extension material for GCSE students.
Essay writing rubric
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Essay writing rubric

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This rubric is designed for use by all subjects where essay writing skills are required. It can be used for self assessment, or as a quick diagnostic tool for a teacher to evaluate strengths and weaknesses and help students to identify personal targets for improvement. The rubric is linked with the new GCSE grading structure to map progression from Age 11 to 16. The rubric also allows for subjects to compare performance of a student in a cross curricular manner, and therefore to ensure a cohesive and consistent approach in terms of assessment and feedback.
Fractions: Addition, Subtraction and Division
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Fractions: Addition, Subtraction and Division

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This worksheet builds an understanding of fractions based on 'cups' and encourages students to consistently ensure fractions have the same denomination (determined by the denominators) in order to add, subtract and divide (make groups or piles).