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The Resources within this shop are all designed for the teaching of Mathematics for those in the age range 7 - 18 years old. Most resources consist of a PowerPoint lesson followed by a worksheet for the students. With over twenty nine years of experience, the powerpoint/worksheets within the shop have been used successfully by myself and colleagues over that time. As a head of department for over 15 years, the department has yearly been judged as adding substantial value to students grades.

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The Resources within this shop are all designed for the teaching of Mathematics for those in the age range 7 - 18 years old. Most resources consist of a PowerPoint lesson followed by a worksheet for the students. With over twenty nine years of experience, the powerpoint/worksheets within the shop have been used successfully by myself and colleagues over that time. As a head of department for over 15 years, the department has yearly been judged as adding substantial value to students grades.
GCSE Foundation Run around game 5
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GCSE Foundation Run around game 5

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This activity is aimed at Foundation students who are revising for their GCSE examination. Each round consists of four questions. Print the slides 8 to 13 on A4 paper and place one printed slide per table. Students are put into pairs (either by choice or teacher selection) and are given a copy of slide 14 and a few sheets of pieces of A4 paper. The pairs are designated a starting table and the timer (slide 2) is started. The students are then given 5 minutes to answer the four questions on that table. Once the five minutes is up the students move clockwise to the next table and start the next set of four questions and the timer of slide 3 is started. This continues until all students have completed the six tables worth of questions. The answering of the questions takes no more than 30 minutes. Students then remain at their final table, swap their answer sheet with the nearest table and the answers are produced. At this stage I go through the questions before revealing the answers. In this way the students have had a go at GCSE style foundation questions and have also seen a demonstration as to how they should have been answered. Finally, students add up their score and the highest score get a prize!
Perpendicular Lines
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Perpendicular Lines

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This lesson is used to introduce students to perpendicular lines. Finding the gradient of a perpendicular line and the equation of such lines. The lesson is followed with a worksheet which can be used in class or as a piece of homework. Answers are included.
Frequency Polygon & Cumulative Frequency Revision
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Frequency Polygon & Cumulative Frequency Revision

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This revision lesson reminds students how to draw both Frequency polygons and cumulative frequency curves. This is done through both worked examples and a few for them to have a go at before checking answers at the board. The lesson also reminds students how the median and Interquartile range are found from the cumulative frequency curve.
Properties of a velocity time graph revision
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Properties of a velocity time graph revision

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This revision lesson looks at revising with students the understanding that area under a curve represents distance travelled and the gradient of a tangent represents acceleration when looking at a velocity time graph. The revision lessons is a mixture of worked examples and questions for the students to attempt before reviewing at the board.
Arithmetic Progressions
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Arithmetic Progressions

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This lesson furthers a students knowledge from GCSE of the arithmetic progression. It introduces the students to a formula used for the nth term and has a proof for the sum of n term. The lesson then has a series of worked examples.
New GCSE Test Material grades 6 & 7
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New GCSE Test Material grades 6 & 7

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These tests can be used to check whether students have met the standards required for topics which have been labelled as grade 6 or 7 in the new GCSE. Clearly I have listed which topics are tested and students are given this list in advance so that they can revise the highlighted topics. The idea is that students will answer the questions on paper and/or graph paper.
Area of a circle
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Area of a circle

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This worksheet can be used by students who have just been taught how to find the area of a circle. I have a PowerPoint which I use over two lessons which firstly encourages them to find the formula for the area of a circle. Then collectively we write down a better formula with some verbal history thrown in, before attempting some examples at the board. This PowerPoint is available to purchase. On completing the PowerPoint students can then demonstrate their new skills with this worksheet. The answers to this worksheet are included with the PowerPoint.
Error bounds for continuous or Discrete data
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Error bounds for continuous or Discrete data

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These two lessons consists of worked examples on error bounds for discrete or continuous data. After each lesson there is a worksheet which can be printed for students to answer either in class or as a piece of homework.
Best Buys Revision
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Best Buys Revision

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With my year 11 foundation group struggling with recent Best Buy questions I put these two slides together for further practice. I worked through the first example and then they attempted the following questions before we checked answers together. It is only a short piece but follows the same pattern as most of my other revision lessons. However the other revision lessons tend to last the length of a lesson.
Conditional Probability
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Conditional Probability

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This lesson is aimed at the higher level student. It is designed to be taught after the tree diagram lesson. Probably late into year 10 or early year 11. The worked examples demonstrate how the tree diagram can be used to answer some questions, but also demonstrates another quicker method of dealing with repeated events.
GCSE Revision: Circle problems
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GCSE Revision: Circle problems

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This lesson and worksheet looks at three types of questions I have seen involving the equation of a circle. The worksheet comes with the answers. The examples are not worked through. It is something I’ve just put together during a snow day! Worked examples will be added at a later date.
Transformations Rotations
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Transformations Rotations

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A lesson demonstrating how to complete the necessary rotations, whether on a grid or involving the xy axis. This lesson also contains a worksheet which can be used in class or as a piece of homework.
Right Angled Trigonometry Introduction
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Right Angled Trigonometry Introduction

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An introduction for students meeting Trigonometry for the first time. Covering several lessons. Demonstrates how to label the sides of a right angled triangle. Introduces students to the three Trig ratios before looking at finding angles.
Transformations: Translations
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Transformations: Translations

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The lesson contains a series of examples demonstrating how an object moves when given a translation. The lesson ends with a worksheet which can be printed for students to answer in class or as a piece of homework.
The Sine Rule
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The Sine Rule

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Lesson introduces students to the Sine Rule formula which can be used for a variety of triangles. The lesson then has a series of worked examples before ending with a a number of questions for students to complete. The worksheet has answers with it.
Right Angled Trigonometry Workbook
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Right Angled Trigonometry Workbook

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This workbook can be used with the Power point set. It introduces students to labeling up a triangle. Investigate the Sine ratio, Cosine ratio and Tangent ratio. The booklet has a variety of worksheets for each of these individually before mixing it up a little. The booklet then concludes with students having questions where they have to find the labeled angle. The booklet can be printed as an A5 booklet, which I find is easily placed in their books.
Geometric Progressions
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Geometric Progressions

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This lesson has several worked examples introducing students to the geometric series. The lesson ends with a worksheet which can be printed for students to answer in class or as a piece of homework. Recent update includes on extra example.
The Cosine Rule
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The Cosine Rule

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Lesson introduces students to the Cosine Rule formula which can be used for a variety of triangles. The lesson then has a series of worked examples before ending with a a number of questions for students to complete.
Composite Functions
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Composite Functions

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This powerpoint lesson follows any lesson that has introduced functions to students. The lesson begins by demonstrating how functions could be combined together in order to make other functions. It then demonstrates, through worked examples, how to calculate a composite function. The worksheet has two uses, the first three questions are designed for students to demonstrate they have followed the process of finding a composite function. The remaining questions, whilst continuing this process, leads us to another lesson on Inverse Functions. The composite for the remaining questions work out to be repeatedly x.
Revision for end of term Assessments
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Revision for end of term Assessments

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This serious of revision slides has been produced for my students revising for their recent assessments. It can be used with Key stage 2 students, Key stage 3 students and Key stage 4 students studying Foundation at GCSE. The topics covered are Percentages with and without a calculator Fractions with and without a calculator Ratio cancelling down Dividing into a given ratio Algebraic expressions and simplifying Solving simple equations Angles properties. Probability of a single event Area of a rectangle, triangle & Trapezium