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Lessons and Diferentiated Resources to reduce the planning mountain
Expanding Brackets-Grid Method
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Expanding Brackets-Grid Method

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GCSE Higher Lesson. Understand how to multiply two or three brackets together using the grid method… Starter: Algebraic expressions multiplication grid. Worked examples on grid multiplication with numbers extending to algebra. Multiplying two brackets, differentiated questions and answers. Squaring brackets. Multiplying three brackets.Cubing brackets. Practical problems. Worksheet following lesson design. All answers included.
Inverse Functions
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Inverse Functions

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GCSE Higher Lesson. Use inverse operations to find inverse functions, using the correct notation. Starter: Completing input-output machines. Explanation of inverses using input-output machines. Worked examples, differentiated questions and answers.Worksheet following lesson design. All answers included.
Index Laws: negative and fractional indices
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Index Laws: negative and fractional indices

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GCSE Higher Lesson. Understand and using two Laws of Indices: Numbers with negative indices Numbers with fractional indices Starter: 10Q MC on writing numbers using indices. Worked examples on each of the rules, separate differentiated questions and answers on each rule. Worksheet following lesson design. All answers included.
Indices: Prime Factorisation
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Indices: Prime Factorisation

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GCSE Higher Lesson. Finding and writing prime factorisations of numbers using indices Starter: finding factors, understanding indices. Review of prime and composite numbers. Worked examples on finding prime factorisations, separate differentiated questions and answers. Harder mixed problems including finding square and cube roots Worksheet following lesson design. All answers included.
Raw Numerical Data:  Vertical Line Charts
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Raw Numerical Data: Vertical Line Charts

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GCSE Higher Lesson. Understand and use Vertical Line Charts Highlighting the similarities and differences between bar charts and vertical line charts. Examples and question slides on drawing and problem solving. Worksheet following lesson design. All answers included.
Raw Numerical Data: Quartiles and Box Plots
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Raw Numerical Data: Quartiles and Box Plots

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GCSE Higher Lesson. Extending the use of the Median to look at Quartiles. Examples of how to find the Quartiles with different sizes of data sets. Explanation and examples of how box plots are formed. Questions on all topics. Worksheet following lesson design. All answers included.
Converting Units
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Converting Units

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GCSE Higher Lesson. Converting between metric and imperial units.Starter on choosing reasonable units. Worked examples and question slides on converting between gallons and litres, miles and kilometres, kilograms and pounds and inches and centimetres. Plenary examining area. Worksheet reviewing lesson. All answers included.
Density
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Density

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GCSE Higher Lesson. Calculate with mass, volume and density. Starter on comparing substances and/or proportional reasoning with bar model diagrams . Using a formula triangle. Worked examples. Question slides. Worksheet reviewing lesson. All answers included.
Scales and Maps
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Scales and Maps

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GCSE Higher Lesson. Understand a map scale and use a map scale to find distances. Starter on unitary ratios. Converting between metric lengths. Worked examples including unit conversion. Question slides. Worksheet reviewing lesson. All answers included.
Writing Numbers in Standard Form
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Writing Numbers in Standard Form

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9-1 GCSE Lesson covering what standard form is, why we use it. How to convert from ordinary numbers to standard form and vice-versa. Examples and a differentiated LIMBO worksheet all with answers provided. Plenary is an exam style question involving converting between units of mass and ordering.
3D Pythagoras
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3D Pythagoras

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9-1 GCSE Lesson: Starter reviews Pythagoras in 2 dimensions. Worked examples of finding lengths in cubes, cuboids, triangular prism. Questions on 3 D Pythagoras. All answers included.
LIMBO Percentages: Differentiated Activity
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LIMBO Percentages: Differentiated Activity

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GCSE Maths. LIMBO [the lower you go, the harder it gets...] differentiated worksheets on 1] Finding a % of a Quantity 2] % Change 3] Write Proportions as %s 4] Reverse %s 5] % Equivalences 6] % Multipliers
Calculations with Upper and Lower Bounds and Error intervals
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Calculations with Upper and Lower Bounds and Error intervals

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Whole lesson compliant with 9-1 GCSE specifications. Starter reviews finding upper and lower bounds and looks at calculating bounds for two variables. Examples of questions where bounds or error intervals are applied. GCSE exam style questions alkso included. All answers included.
Year 6 SATs Review Starter - February, March + April
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Year 6 SATs Review Starter - February, March + April

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A set of 5 questions for each day in February and March reviewing 3 arithmetic questions and 2 reasoning questions and in April reviewing 2 arithmetic questions and 3 reasoning questions. Ideal as lesson starter. Full answers provided. Could be used as KS3 starter reviewing previous learning.
Proportion - Identifying Direct Proportion
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Proportion - Identifying Direct Proportion

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Lesson using idea of a function machine to explain the definitions and explore examples of direct proportion. Covers use of division and how to express using multiplication. Worked examples. Questions on identifying direct proportion and on finding missing values. All answers provided.