These are extensive notes that I have made to teach this SQA Course. Includes many example questions and follow ups on Excel. I’ve also included here a course outline, essential exam skills and a practice exam with solutions. *Updated 2020 to have Course Notes for pupils (with spaces for answers) and Course Notes for teachers (answers filled in) *Updated 2022 with corrections

This is a series of PowerPoints and questions introducing and testing knowledge of Distance, Speed and Time. Starting with simple Time questions, pupils will learn how to recognise different types of DST question, and how to solve them. - Some introductory questions that check pupils can convert between 12hr and 24hr time, and convert between hours and minutes - Checking pupils can recognise whether they are being asked a Distance, Speed or Time question. - Estimating speeds of different forms of transport - A class project for each group to work out the time it takes to get somewhere, by different forms of transport - A couple of PowerPoints on timetables DST Starters - Some standard test-level DST questions - A spreadsheet and graph of the distance from school and time it takes to get there from one example class.

A Powerpoint of Pythagoras questions covering the following topics: Squaring and square rooting Solving the equations that result from Pythagoras equations Finding long and short sides on triangles(with and without a calculator) ‘Double Pythagoras’ with two applications 3D Pythagoras with a space diagonal Distance between co-ordinates Converse of Pythagoras Answers at the bottom of each slide

A Power Point that includes questions on finding 10% (and 20%, 30% etc) and another one for 15%, 25%, 35% et cetera, Useful for teaching the topic or just for practice.

This is a free-standing resource on ordering decimal numbers. It involves ordering heights like 1.5 metres, 1.43 meters and 145 cm. It's taken from a Murder Mystery Package I wrote hence it includes a small riddle element at the end. There are two levels of difficulty (A is easier than B) that both have the same solution. Full solutions included.

A group activity to practice using bearings. Each group designs a route (choosing how many paces and how many bearings for each leg of the journey) then swaps with another group to see if they can follow the given route. Each group will need a compass (or compass app on phone).

A series of pictures of the same school (Mearns Castle in Scotland) taken from further and further away. For each picture pupils have to work out which is the correct scale.

A PowerPoint with some activities and help using this calculator.

An interactive Who Wants to Be a Millionaire game focused on numeracy questions. The questions near the end get very tricky! They are on the following topics - percentage, area, ratio, factorising, probability, volume, negative numbers, difference of squares, scale factors, angles, sequences, DST I normally do this with pupils writing their letters on mini-whiteboards before the right answer is displayed, and you can also do something with the lifelines if you like.

This is a free-standing resource on addition and subtraction of whole numbers. It involves additions like 12 + 29 or 145 - 56 It's taken from a Murder Mystery Package I wrote hence it includes a small riddle element at the end. There are two levels of difficulty (A is easier than B) that both have the same solution. Full solutions included.

A series of increasingly difficult problems involving solving Trig Equations, in radians. Begins with sin x = 1/2, then builds in double angle formulas and trig identities. Answers given at the end.

A simple one-page practice on finding the area of lots of circles given the diameter or radius. Later questions are just fractions of circles.

Instructions to make your own net of a cube, then a series of example nets - can you work out which ones form a cube? Answers now on the Power Point.

A fun crossword to be done alone or in pairs. Tests easy decimals (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division). Solution provided. Based on original by eam_larkin.

Three sets of questions revising: - Trig Graphs - Sine Rule, Cosine Rule and Area of Triangle (everything except trig identities) Plus an extra couple of questions as a Homework Edit: added some Powerpoint slides for revision Provided with full worked solutions

Three challenging homeworks for Advanced Higher Maths covering the following topics Proof by Induction (lots of this) Direct proof Proof by Contradiction Counterexamples Proof by contrapositive All provided with full worked solutions

A series of questions testing speed calculations, which are the ones pupils find hardest in DST. Full solutions provided.

A series of three worksheets on solving equations. Covers all types of equations: Simple: n + 3 = 5 Multiple n: 2n - 3 = 5 Subtracting variable: 5 - 2n = 1 Tricky numbers: 31 + 3n = 5 Squares and roots: 30 – 2n^2 = 12 Brackets: 3(n + 2) = 11 Letters on both sides: 3(3 + n) = 4(n - 3) Now with solutions included. Edit: Added Powerpoint of two pages on same topic plus ‘Think of a Number’ problems

This contains a dynamic introduction to Stem and Leaf diagrams, using a sort of game. There are then examples to be worked through in groups, and further practice questions to be attempted individually. All provided with answers and commentary.

A series of nicely presented questions each with some money coming in and some expenses. It's quite simple but gives pupils plenty of practice dealing with the terminology and some simple numeracy.