Six classic maths problems from the 1150 AD book called Lilivati, each presented as a poem and with a short story to introduce the book. All of the problems involve forming and solving equations, and they also practice: - simultaneous equations - adding and multiplying fractions - square roots - Pythagoras Full solutions included.

A series of eight small sets of printable questions, each followed by an estimation question on the Powerpoint which uses the answers you have just calculated. The class work on the sets of questions individually then all attempt to estimate the final answer. I have found this very effective as a general revision activity with pupils in teams, scoring points out of 5 for the revision questions, and also a mark out of 5 for the quality of each estimate. The numeracy skills revised are: 1 - Rounding 2 - Perimeter and Area 3 - Angles 4 - Long Multiplication 5 - Units 6 - Decimals 7 - Big Numbers 8 - Time Provided with answers.

A fun activity to practice learning about the straight line. Includes - drawing graph from data points - working out the gradient - working out the y-intercept - working out the equation of a line from the graph - using the equation to interpolate missing points Solutions included

These notes complement my Course Notes for this SQA course. They include more further examples, more complicated statistical tests and links to Excel for examples.

A series of worksheets exploring the link between door codes, Euler Graphs and also De Brujn Graphs. This will introduce pupils to the concepts of - vertices - edges - degree of vertices - directed graphs

Two homeworks and a revision sheet on basic numeracy for National 4 Maths or National 4 Lifeskills Covers things like: decimals, money, fractions, ratio

A series of five homeworks covering the topics of - time (hours, days, weeks etc) - hourly salaries - tax - loans and repayments - money exchange - budgeting

A series of simple questions that I used over the Summer Holidays to prepare pupils for Higher Mathematics. Topics include - mixed arithmetic, negatives, algebra, fractions, algebra, surds, trigonometry, notation, indices, and some more complicated algebra

A simple powerpoint with all the different common words that indicate a pupil has to add (plus, together etc.) and all those that mean subtract (difference, change, etc.) Useful for pupils who struggle with questions with words in them. Aimed at CfE Level 1 (Scotland)

Two starters on calculating back bearings. The first relies on estimating bearings, the second on calculating a back bearing from a given bearings.

Some infinite sums that (if you go on long enough) add up to Pi. Pupils can try these with a calculator and see how far they get. More advanced pupils can think about which one converges the fastest, and why

A series of two part problems in the style of exam questions. Part (a) of each question is a proof using the trig identities. Part (b) then uses that proof to either solve a trig equation, find an integral, or differentiate to find the equation of a tangent. Answers given at the end.

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 problem about inviting six people to a party - will there always be a group that know each other, or a group that are all strangers? An introduction to the idea of edges and vertices, in the form of a fun problem.

Four worksheets covering the following topics - differences between times (minutes, hours days) - hourly wages (including time and a half and double time) Used for National 4 Lifeskills Finance Module

A chance for pupils to have fun with some numeracy and make a Power Point presentation researching how they would spend £1000. Includes an example (by me) and some results from a class of 15 year olds.

An introduction to Game Theory that I gave to a class of smart 16 year olds. Introduces the idea of a game, and gives some examples of simple two player games and up to zero sum games. Some fun examples of games you can play in class!

A powerpoint presentation to introduce the idea of functions having 'fixed points'. For example, the fixed point of f(x) = 2x - 5 is when x = 5. Goes on to talk about 2D fixed points, before finishing with a riddle that can be solved by thinking about fixed points.

A series of simple questions for pupils to answer on mini-whiteboards (or any other way). Topics here are combining simple terms and multiplying out brackets.

A powerpoint of short mixed revision questions. On the topics of negative numbers, brackets, solving equations, expand and simplify and then mixed revision. Can be used as a starter or revision.