apt4Maths: USING A CALCULATOR PowerPoint for GCSE Maths (Lesson 13 of 13 on Calculations)

PowerPoint Presentation on Using a Calculator – The Basics (13 slides): Explains how you can use calculators to solve more complicated problems, and reviews how to interpret answers displayed on a calculator, linked with time and money. It has been written by a highly experienced teacher (of 25+ years), senior examiner and reviser for Maths and Stats examinations. It includes:

Lesson objectives
Step-by-step explanations of the subject matter
Examples to aid understanding
Questions to check understanding
Answers to questions, with explanations
Suggestions regarding which topic(s) should be moved on to next

This is 1 of 13 PowerPoint Presentations on ‘Calculations’ that APT Initiatives has published for GCSE (and Key Stage 3) Mathematics. The full set of 13 PowerPoints (205 slides, excluding Title Pages) covers the following calculation-based topics:

01 Addition (15 slides).
02 Subtraction (17 slides).
03 Multiply and Divide by Powers of Ten (16 slides).
04 Standard (Index) Form (17 slides).
05 Multiplication (Integers) (29 slides).
06 Multiplying Decimals (7 slides).
07 Short and Long Division (Integers) (16 slides).
08 Dividing Decimals (8 slides).
09 Equivalent Calculations (20 slides).
10 Working with Negative Numbers (20 slides).
11 BIDMAS (13 slides).
12 Solving Wordy Problems (14 slides).
13 Using a Calculator – The Basics (13 slides).

These PowerPoint Presentations are one of several sets of PowerPoint Presentations, which essentially relate to the ‘Number’ section of the Maths specifications. These other sets concern:

Place Value and Approximations
Fractions
Percentages.

Note: Work on multiplying and dividing by powers of ten as well as standard form is also included in the ‘Place Value and Approximations’ Pack.

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