This puzzle is based on addition of negative numbers. Each white square (positive) cancels out one black square (negative).
In the first part, students have to find out the main rule. In the second part, they have to fill in the missing numbers which will describe each puzzle, sum them up and get the final answer.
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ⓘ To display the puzzle on a white board, please follow the link. To be able to add changes/edit, please make a copy of the Google Sheet.
ⓘ To reveal the answers, change the colour of a text on the right side from white to black.
This is a great and easy way to introduce quadratics, roots and the general quadratic formula. The worksheet consists of six different cases. To create parabolas, the same numbers have to be match up (1-1, 2-2, etc.)
Useful for creating maths teaching materials when the software does not contain mathematical symbols or they are difficult to use.
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Puzzle-based learning? No worries - use this activity that promotes problem-solving skills in maths!
This puzzle is inspired by artist Piet Mondrian. The challenge is to divide a square in a way that will create the smallest possible difference between the area of the largest and the smallest rectangle. The rules are:
1 The square must be entirely covered by unique rectangles.
2 All rectangle edge lengths must be whole numbers.
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ⓘ For reference, here’s the Youtube video about this challenge:
The Mondrian Squares Puzzle
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These fun worksheets consists of 10 questions where students can practise finding the area of triangles, rectangles, trapeziums and circles. The first one can be used as a starter to scaffold how to find a length or width of shapes.
This resource is suitable to use with #GoForItApp.
Using this app you can transform classic questions into a fun, whole class activity.
▸ Upload the worksheet to #GoForItApp available here to be able to display the questions on your whiteboard.
▸ When going through the questions, use a class register together with your activity to increase student participation.
▸ If you find that you want to amend the starter, you can do it using the PowerPoint version - it’s a really easy process - you can find more information in Helpful Tips
▸ You can upload more than one starter based on a current lesson or a series of previous lessons. A variety of topics will increase students’ fluency. More starters you can find here
This resource is suitable to use with #GoForItApp.
Using this app you can transform classic questions into a fun, whole class activity.
▸ Upload the worksheet to #GoForItApp available here to be able to display the questions on your whiteboard.
▸ When going through the questions, use a class register together with your activity to increase student participation.
▸ If you find that you want to amend the starter, you can do it using the PowerPoint version - it’s a really easy process - you can find more information in Helpful Tips
▸ You can upload more than one starter based on a current lesson or a series of previous lessons. A variety of topics will increase students’ fluency. More starters you can find here
The worksheet covers similar shapes. It includes questions on polygons, 3D shapes, angles, and problem solving questions.
Perfect to practice calculations with fractions, decimals and surds as well as basic calculator skills.
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Do you want to take your activities to the next level?
This resource is suitable to use with #GoForItApp.
Using this app you can transform classic questions into a fun, whole class activity.
▸ Upload the worksheet to #GoForItApp available here to be able to display the questions on your whiteboard.
▸ When going through the questions, use a class register together with your activity to increase student participation.
▸ If you find that you want to amend the starter, you can do it using the PowerPoint version - it’s a really easy process - you can find more information in Helpful Tips
▸ You can upload more than one starter based on a current lesson or a series of previous lessons. A variety of topics will increase students’ fluency. More starters you can find here
The worksheet covers similar shapes. It includes questions on polygons, 3D shapes, angles, and problem solving questions.
Perfect to practice calculations with fractions, as well as basic calculator skills.
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Do you want to take your activities to the next level?
This resource is suitable to use with #GoForItApp.
Using this app you can transform classic questions into a fun, whole class activity.
▸ Upload the worksheet to #GoForItApp available here to be able to display the questions on your whiteboard.
▸ When going through the questions, use a class register together with your activity to increase student participation.
More starters and activities you can find here
This is a good resource that can be used to plot linear graphs using only two points, the x-intercept and the y-intercept. The worksheet consists of 12 questions where students can practise and improve algebra skills, finding coordinates and plotting linear graphs for a specific values of x. Questions 9-12 involve negative numbers.
ⓘ Print on A4 or A3 paper.
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Do you want to take your activities to the next level?
This resource is suitable to use with #GoForItApp.
Using this app you can transform classic questions into a fun, whole class activity.
▸ Upload the worksheet to #GoForItApp available here to be able to display the questions on your whiteboard.
▸ When going through the questions, use a class register together with your activity to increase student participation.
More starters and activities you can find here
The worksheets cover simplifying algebraic expressions. They include 24 questions. Perfect to introduce the concept of algebraic notation as well as showing the relation between operations (multiplication as repeated addition).
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Do you want to take your activities to the next level?
This resource is suitable to use with #GoForItApp.
Using this app you can transform classic questions into a fun, whole class activity.
▸ Upload the worksheet to #GoForItApp available here to be able to display the questions on your whiteboard.
▸ When going through the questions, use a class register together with your activity to increase student participation.
More starters and activities you can find here
Some topics are more difficult to explain in simple terms than others. Why not try an analogy?
When working with an expression such as 5a+2-3a, some students may not consider 2a+2 as a correct answer and may think that they ALWAYS need a SINGLE term e. g. 4a. The analogy used in this worksheet should help with these common misconceptions. It consists of 12 differentiated questions where students can identify and collect like terms.
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Do you want to take your activities to the next level?
This resource is suitable to use with #GoForItApp.
Using this app you can transform classic questions into a fun, whole class activity.
▸ Upload the worksheet to #GoForItApp available here to be able to display the questions on your whiteboard.
▸ When going through the questions, use a class register together with your activity to increase student participation.
More starters and activities you can find here
This resource is suitable to use with #GoForItApp.
Using this app you can transform classic questions into a fun, whole class activity.
▸ Upload the worksheet to #GoForItApp available here to be able to display the questions on your whiteboard.
▸ When going through the questions, use a class register together with your activity to increase student participation.
▸ You can upload more than one starter based on a current lesson or a series of previous lessons. A variety of topics will increase students’ fluency. More starters you can find here
This worksheet consists of 13 questions where students can practise and improve their reflection skills. Presentation on identifying a mirror line to use as a starter / whole-class activity.
This worksheet consists of 12 questions where students can practise drawing graphs of the form y=mx+c. Equations 7-12 need to be rearranged.
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Do you want to take your activities to the next level?
This resource is suitable to use with #GoForItApp.
Using this app you can transform classic questions into a fun, whole class activity.
▸ Upload the worksheet to #GoForItApp available here to be able to display the questions on your whiteboard.
▸ When going through the questions, use a class register together with your activity to increase student participation.
More starters and activities you can find here