A Tarsia activity on 4 Operations. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments, or spot any (non deliberate!) mistakes, please share them below. Many thanks to all the teachers who have helped me assemble these Tarsias over the years.

A Tarsia activity on 4 Operations. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments, or spot any (non deliberate!) mistakes, please share them below. Many thanks to Alan Catley, Gill Hillitt and lots of others for helping me assemble so many Tarsias!

A Tarsia activity on 4 Operations. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments, or spot any (non deliberate!) mistakes, please share them below. Many thanks to Alan Catley, Gill Hillitt and lots of others for helping me assemble so many Tarsias!

A Tarsia activity by Alan Catley. The idea here is to introduce the concept of algebraic partial fraction by first of splitting the fraction 3/28 into its partial fractions but note that there are lots of wrong answers (all ‘feasible’ initially) that have been placed around the edge of the puzzle. Once the correct numerical answer has been found the concept of only the simplest algebraic partial fraction can be introduced. They should then be able to find a few in the puzzle and will hopefully get inquisitive about the other more difficult cases.

A Tarsia activity by Alan Catley. These three activities basically cover most of the skills required to answer questions on this topic. Credit for these ideas goes to the Bring on the Maths activities on this topic but most of the questions in the three activities come from past papers. Perhaps a bit of Tarsia ‘overkill’ on one topic but it works really well.

A Tarsia activity by Alan Catley. Basically a series of past exam questions but the first time this was used I gave all three terms. This was a disaster as the students were able to spot the matches by only finding the first two terms when the most difficult job is finding the third term. Changed to just giving the third term and it became a huge success as a consolidation activity.

A Tarsia activity by Alan Catley. A great way of introducing the Factor Theorem but it took a long time to ensure that this is a unique solution! i.e. (x-1) is only a factor of one of the given functions etc. A wonderful group activity used in conjunction with a paused slow plot of y = 2x³ + x² – 4x – 3 on Autograph (at approx x = -2) where does this graph cut the x-axis? etc. The group will have to share the work out which means they discuss and share each other’s answers but the more they do the easier the puzzle gets. The ‘Start’ is a trivial one deliberately!

A Tarsia activity by Alan Catley. A specific topic that traditionally causes problems so lots of past exam questions turned into a Tarsia ‘follow me’ activity.

A Tarsia activity by Alan Catley. Please Note: This Tarsia contains images and the links to these images are broken when the Tarsia is copied. Before using this jigsaw you will need to paste the images into the correct positions on the Input screen. Further use of images showing graphs of functions plus their corresponding gradient graphs. These are matched to the function but the student then has to provide the derivative.

A Tarsia activity by Alan Catley. Please Note: This Tarsia contains images and the links to these images are broken when the Tarsia is copied. Before using this jigsaw you will need to paste the images into the correct positions on the Input screen. This activity involving images of lines intersecting circles and corresponding pairs of simultaneous equations can be used in a variety of ways.

A Tarsia activity by Alan Catley. This is designed for use when the focus of a lesson is to introduce the concept of the logarithm. The idea is to re-visit negative and fractional indices by asking students to solve the puzzle, discussing issues as they arise. Once completed the concept of the logarithm can be introduced and students can be asked to re-write each match in the puzzle as a log expression.

The 10th in Mr Barton's Gapminder World Video series. This week we take a look at Employment Rates around the world. Is it the case that the richer you are, the higher proportion of your population are in work? And how about if we just look at 15-24 year olds? Below the video you will find an option to download it and play it on a larger screen, or by clicking on the web-link you can see all the videos in this series

The 37th in Mr Barton's Autograph Video tutorial series. This week we take a look at one of the excellent Autograph Extras pages. The Dice Simulation page is fantastic for allowing your students to explore the concepts of experimental probability, sample sizes and distributions. Below the video you will find an option to download it and play it on a larger screen, or by clicking on the web-link you can see all the videos in this series.

The 9th in Mr Barton's Gapminder World Video series. In a video dedicated to Chris Holden, Amy Holden and their beautiful new baby daughter Isabelle Rose Holden, this week we look at some time series data on population growth rates around the world. How does the growth rate of the UK and USA compare to that of Qatar and Kosovo, and what on earth is going on in the Cayman Islands? Below the video you will find an option to download it and play it on a larger screen, or by clicking on the web-link you can see all the videos in this series

A video tutorial on reflections and rotations in 3D at KS3 / GCSE. The 36th in Mr Barton's Autograph Video tutorial series. Your students have mastered reflections and rotations in 2D, they are getting a bit cocky, they are thinking maths is easy. Well, let's see how they cope with another dimension! Below the video you will find an option to download it and play it on a larger screen, or by clicking on the web-link you can see all the videos in this series.

A Tarsia Jigsaw activity on telling the time on a 24 hour clock. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. By making adjustments such as removing answers and making deliberate mistakes, they can be made even more challenging and engaging to the students. To download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), click on the web-link. If you have any comments, or spot any (non deliberate!) mistakes, please share them below.

A Tarsia Jigsaw activity on simple probability from a pack of playing cards. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. By making adjustments such as removing answers and making deliberate mistakes, they can be made even more challenging and engaging to the students. To download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), click on the web-link. If you have any comments, or spot any (non deliberate!) mistakes, please share them below.

A Tarsia Jigsaw activity on finding averages (mean, median, mode) and the range. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. By making adjustments such as removing answers and making deliberate mistakes, they can be made even more challenging and engaging to the students. To download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), click on the web-link. If you have any comments, or spot any (non deliberate!) mistakes, please share them below.

A Tarsia Jigsaw activity on The Rules of Indices using numbers only. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. By making adjustments such as removing answers and making deliberate mistakes, they can be made even more challenging and engaging to the students. To download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), click on the web-link. If you have any comments, or spot any (non deliberate!) mistakes, please share them below.

A Tarsia Jigsaw activity on converting between Fractions, Decimals and Percentages. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. By making adjustments such as removing answers and making deliberate mistakes, they can be made even more challenging and engaging to the students. To download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), click on the web-link. If you have any comments, or spot any (non deliberate!) mistakes, please share them below.