It used to be quite easy to come up with examples to teach/practise trial and improvement, but using iteration is a very different beast and needs some carefully chosen and prepared questions. This worksheet contains a brief introduction/reminder about iterative formulae and their use in sequences, then has one example of using iteration to find a root of an equation, to work through as a class. The following exercise has 7 questions for students to attempt on their own. Answers are included.

This worksheet contains over 20 questions for students to practise solving 3-term quadratic inequalities. For the first handful of questions a sketch of the quadratic graph is provided as an aid. The questions become increasingly difficult and this worksheet will be a good challenge for able GCSE pupils who know the methods for solving quadratic equations. All answers are included at the end of the worksheet.

This powerpoint presentation contains 25 multiple-choice questions on the topic of area and perimeter of circles and sectors. It is a fun way to assess the whole class at the end of teaching this topic, or it can be used as a competitive activity with the class divided into teams. The questions are designed to be attempted without a calculator. Each questions has 4 possible answers from A to D. This activity works best if each person/team has (coloured) cards with the letters A to D on to hold up to show what they think is the correct answer.

These printable resources are ideal for getting students to practise working out coordinates for quadratic functions and drawing their graphs. Partially completed tables and graph paper are provided for each question. The first worksheet contains 10 questions all of the form y=x^2+ax+b. The second worksheet contains 8 questions, some of the form y=x^2+ax+b and some are y=ax^2+bx+c where a>1. Some of these questions are harder that the first worksheet because there isn’t any “symmetry” within the y-values in the table, which serves as a check. The homework contains 6 questions: 4 of the form y=x^2+ax+b, 2 of the form y=ax^2+bx+c where a>1. All solutions are included to print or project for your class to check their tables and graphs.

Two versions (with/without frequency tables) of a treasure hunt activity for a class to attempt individually or in groups. There are 24 questions, numbered from 1 to 24. Each group chooses a number from 1 to 24 at random (or you can assign them a start number), and this is the number of the first question they should attempt - this should be written in the top-left circle on their answer grid. Their answer to their first question should be a whole number from 1 to 24 - this should be written in the next circle on their grid and this is the number of the next question they should attempt. e.g. if a group starts on Q6 and they think the answer to Q6 is 13 then after Q6 they should attempt Q13 (and they should have 6 -> 13 on their answer grid). If they answer the questions correctly they end up with the same chain of answers as on the solution, if they make a mistake they will repeat an earlier question and at that point you can decide how much help to give them sorting out their error(s). This activity works best if you can stick the 24 questions around a large classroom or sports hall so the groups have to run around to find their next question. All the classes I've done these activities with have loved them.

These worksheets make teaching/revising these diagrams easier as you can project the axes/diagrams onto a board and your class can work directly on or from the provided axes/diagram. The worksheet on cumulative frequency is a 6 page document where students get to practise drawing cumulative frequency diagrams and deducing information from them, such as median, interquartile range etc. The second worksheet introduces how box and whisker plots are drawn and how to interpret them or use them to compare two sets of data. The third worksheet provides more practice of box and whisker diagrams but then also includes some questions involving cumulative frequency, as these diagrams often appear together in examination questions. Answers to all the worksheets are included.

This 12-page worksheet starts by introducing a method for drawing pie charts and has an example to work through as a class, followed by 6 examples for students to complete. The next section focuses on getting information from a pie chart - starting with an example to work through as a class and then 6 examples for students to complete. All answers are included.

This worksheet contains nearly 50 questions on collisions of objects - ideal practice for students preparing to sit their Mechanics 1 module exams. It has an introductory section which explains the conservation of momentum principle, then there are 18 questions with "before and after" diagrams to help students solve them. The remaining 29 questions are more demanding and typical of examination questions. Answers to all questions are provided.

These worksheets together contain over 30 pages of questions on objects on slopes - ideal practice for students preparing to sit their Mechanics 1 module exams. Many of the questions have accompanying diagrams as an aid. Answers to all questions are provided.

This worksheet can be used to teach and practise the method for finding the area between a curve and the y-axis using integration. The questions are designed so that students practise rearranging the curve y=f(x) into x=g(y) and then integrate with respect to y. The first page introduces this method and then there are 2 examples to work through as a class. There are then 3 more pages of questions, all with diagrams, for your students to attempt. Answers are provided.

The first resource is a 9 page printable worksheet that you can work through with your class to cover the whole topic of quadratic functions in the new A level. Each section has a brief introduction or summary of key knowledge, then there are some examples to work through as a class to practise the skills. The worksheet covers: 1.Solving quadratic equations 2. Sketching graphs or finding the equation from the graph 3. Completing the square and its application for sketching, solving, vertex etc 4. Solving quadratic inequalities 5. Using the discriminant 6. Disguised quadratics Answers to all the examples are given at the back. The second resource is a set of questions designed to test the whole of the topic with some examination-style questions. Worked solutions are provided for these questions. Here is an example of one of my A level resources that is freely available: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/differentiation-and-integration-with-exponential-and-trigonometric-functions-new-a-level-11981186

These worksheets can be used to introduce and practise the new GCSE topic of equation of a circle (centred at origin) and the equation of a tangent to a circle. The first worksheet starts with an activity that helps the students to realise that x^2 + y^2 = k is the equation of a circle and is followed by some questions to practise using it. The second document is an 8-page worksheet which can be used to revise all the necessary skills/knowledge required before studying the equation of a tangent to a circle. Working through this first seemed to really help my GCSE group with this topic. Answers are included. The third document is a 9-page worksheet which focusses on finding the equation of a tangent to a given circle at a particular point or with a particular gradient. All answers are included.

The powerpoint presentation can be used to introduce this topic, containing examples and explanations. The notes and examples sheet can just be handed out as a reminder during the tasks, or later as a revision resource. The first activity just requires the students to indicate on a grid whether each item is an equation, expression, identity or formula. The second activity involves cutting out each item and putting/sticking it into the correct column on the answer table. All answers are included.

This worksheet can be used to teach/practise the required knowledge and skills expected at A level for the intersections of graphs. The introduction discusses the different methods that can be used but then focuses on the method of substitution. There are then a few examples to illustrate the method, including questions about the geometrical interpretation of the answers. The final section shows how the discriminant can be used to determine/show the number of points of intersection, with examples to illustrate the method. Fully worked solutions to all examples are provided.

This 21-page resource introduces the method of differentiation as required for the new A level. In every section it contains examples to work through with your class followed by an exercise of questions for students to attempt themselves (answers included). The sections are: 1. Gradient function - sketching the graph of the derivative of a function 2. Estimating the gradient of a curve at a point, leading to differentiation from first principles 3. Differentiation of ax^n 4. Simplifying functions into the required form before differentiating 5. Using and interpreting derivatives 6. Increasing and decreasing functions 7. Second derivatives This projectable and printable resource will save you having to write out any notes/examples or draw any graphs when teaching the topic, and will make things easier for your students as they can just work directly on the given axes and spaces provided for solutions. Also included is a 2-page assessment that can be used as a homework or test. Fully worked solutions to this assessment are provided. Here is an example of one of my A level resources that is freely available: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/differentiation-and-integration-with-exponential-and-trigonometric-functions-new-a-level-11981186

This 30-page resource covers all the required knowledge and techniques for logarithms, as required for the new A level. In every section it contains notes, explanations and examples to work through with your class followed by an exercise of questions for students to attempt themselves (answers included). The sections are: 1.Writing and evaluating logarithms 2.Using base 10 and base e 3.Evaluating logarithms on a calculator 4.Logarithms as the inverse of raising to a power 5.Solving equations that involve logarithms 6.Laws of logarithms 7.Solving equations with an unknown power 8.Disguised quadratic equations In all there are over 300 questions in the various exercises for your students to work through. This projectable and printable resource will save you having to create or write out any notes/examples when teaching the topic, and will make things easier for your students as they can just work directly on the given spaces provided for solutions. Answers to all exercises are included. Also included is a 16-question assessment that can be used as a homework or a test. Fully worked solutions are provided. Here is an example of one of my A level resources that is freely available: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/differentiation-and-integration-with-exponential-and-trigonometric-functions-new-a-level-11981186

This 19-page resource covers all the required knowledge and techniques for using the Newton Raphson method to find roots of an equation, as required for the new A level. In each section it contains notes, explanations and examples to work through with your class followed by an exercise of questions for students to attempt themselves (answers included). Also included is multiple-choice assessment that can be used as a plenary or brief homework. The sections/topics are: 1.Introduction to the method (a) the iterative formula and a graphical interpretation of the process (b) using the method to find successive approximations or an estimate of a root © different ways in which the formula may be written © illustrating the method on a diagram 2.Conditions where the Newton Raphson method fails (a) what happens if an approximation occurs at a stationary point of f(x) (b) situations where successive approximations converge to a different root © situations where successive approximations do not converge to a root (d) what happens if an approximation is outside the domain of f(x) This projectable and printable resource will save you having to create or write out any notes/examples when teaching the topic, and will make things easier for your students as they can just work directly on the given spaces provided for solutions. The exercises contains 35 questions for your students to complete. Answers to all exercises are included. Here is an example of one of my A level resources that is freely available: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/differentiation-and-integration-with-exponential-and-trigonometric-functions-new-a-level-11981186

These resources will give your class plenty of practice of using the factor theorem and the common questions that follow finding a factor of a cubic polynomial. The first resource focuses on showing that (ax+b) is a factor of f(x) and then using it to write f(x) as a product of a linear and quadratic factor. There is an example to work through as a group and then an exercise with 14 questions - answers are provided. The second resource has 2 sections. The first section focuses on factorising cubics fully, either as a product of a linear and quadratic factor, or as a product of 3 linear factors. The second section focuses on solving f(x)=0 and, in later questions, relates the solutions to the graph of f(x). In total there are 26 questions - answers are provided.

This worksheet will give your class a bit of practice of finding the reciprocal of different types of numbers. Each section starts with an explanation and/or examples, followed by a short exercise of questions for students to complete. The sections are: Reciprocal of an integer Reciprocal of a fraction of the form 1/n Reciprocal of a fraction of the form a/b (includes conversion of mixed fractions to improper) Reciprocal of a decimal (requires conversion of decimal to fraction) The answers to the questions in the exercises are included.

This is a simple worksheet I created for my year 7 class to practise identifying different types of triangles and for them to work things out using their properties. The first page is to work through with your class to complete the notes on each type of triangle and its properties. This includes how sides of equal length may be indicated on a diagram. There is then a 2-page exercise for your class to attempt themselves. The questions include: State the type of triangle from its diagram and given information State the size of and unknown angle in a triangle (does NOT assume knowledge of angle sum being 180) State the type of triangle from some information about some of its sides/angles (no diagram) Considering what type(s) of triangle can contain, for example, an obtuse angle Answers to the exercise are included.