Two codebreakers: one of frequency tables and one with grouped frequency. The usual; you know how these work by now… Typo corrected…

The aim of this is as a starter or plenary but could be used as a class activity. This activity is designed to get students thinking and discussing properties of number. The aim is to allow students to show what they do/don't know and understand. I have two versions: one where students find the number given the properties and vice versa which I suspect will create more discussion. There will be extra properties I've left out on purpose. There is a blank to make up your own too.

This covers adding and subtracting vectors and multiples of vectors before moving on to describing journeys using vectors. This is essentially a load of questions on vectors but they should encourage discussion in class. Typo corrected

This is designed to encourage students to explain their working rather than just read out an answer at the end. I have given an example of solutions but these are not the only solutions for each. This should encourage discussion too.

Use the information to cost the building of a swimming pool. I have tried to use genuine values for costs of hire and labour, so the the results should be fairly accurate.

Answer the questions involving density, mass and volume to reveal the punchline to a joke. These work well as either class activities, online school activities of as a homework and students seems to like the challenge and competition to find the punchline first.

This involves the old water issue, requiring 4 litres when you only have containers of 3 litres and 5 litres, plus an interactive game from subtangent.com. I have done a powerpoint version exported from SmartBoard too, on request, and now I have worked out how to embed the video! Enjoy!

Calculate how much of the wall can be covered by Willis and Granite's new invention and draw your own conclusions! Involves area, percentages and as a result proportion.

These are an attempt to break from the monotony of past papers in the run up to exam season. I have taken 2 or 4 (depending on whether they will fit on a page!) questions from past papers and put them on one sheet; I will photocopy onto A3 for students to have a go in groups and discuss. The aims/rules etc are all listed if you wish to follow them and hopefully they all make sense. I have also provided answers.

The Easter Bunny has decided to leave eggs on co-ordinates on linear graphs. Find the co-ordinates of the eggs. He has also left eggs but mixed up the equations; can you match the correct equations with the correct graphs?

This worksheet cover negative quadratic graphs. The curves are drawn and students must find the equations using the roots. They can then solve simultaneous equations using their graphs, both y = a number and y= mx+c and we finish off with some differentiation and calculating of gradients and normals. There are 4 parts to this so you can stop or start at the appropriate level for your class.

Four screens each with four questions that have the same answer but the question is missing information; can your class work out what information is missing? This is designed to create discussion (some questions have multiple answers possible) and I intend to use these as starters. Topics include gradient, equations of lines, probability, solving equations, indices and many more.

Worded pie chart questions with a terrible joke to unravel; my Year 7s enjoyed it as a starter…

This was designed to revise plotting linear graphs from an equation before moving on to non-linear (quadratic, cubic, reciprocal and exponential). I have deliberately changed scales to suit each graph/equation so that they aren’t just -5 to 5 on x and y axes, going up in 1s; hopefully this makes the students concentrate and think a bit more!

Cut out the cards and the students use the clues to guess each shape.

Work out who wins each fight in this game of algebraic Tekken by substituting in the points scores for each strike landed!

This is designed to be a starting point for simplifying expressions containing different letters and how different letters must remain separate. I've use the apples and bananas thing purely because I couldn&'t think of anything better.

Help Santa and the elves by writing and solving, when required, some inequalities regarding Santa's trip on Christmas Eve.

Captain America wants some new shields made. You have to calculate the area then volume of the shields. The rare alloy, vibranium, that the shields are made from is limited so using old, broken shields you have to calculate if he has enough of the alloy; this part is sectors of circles. I have intentionally split the activity into two so that you can stop after the initial areas of circles depending on the class.

The usual terrible joke in a bid to get my A level students to remember the exact trig results. These are specifically for the A level curriculum as radians are involved and negative angles in number 3. Number one is available separately.