Integer Exponents (Indices) Maze Activity This resource allows students to practise simplifying algebraic expressions with integer exponents (indices). There are two differentiated levels of the maze included in this resource: Maze 1: Positive exponents only Maze 2: Positive and negative exponents Depending on your students’ levels of confidence, this resource would be suitable for: ·› Skills practice GCSE or IGCSE students. ·› A refresher for A Level Maths students or IBDP AA and AI students who need to revise these techniques. This resource comes with an answer key. This resource is not editable.

This resource is a fun activity to help students practise the technique of simplifying basic surds. This activity would work well as retrieval practice at the start of a lesson or as a plenary consolidation exercise. Skills required for this activity: ·› Simplifying basic surds Suitable for: ·› Skills practice for GCSE or IGCSE students. ·› A refresher for A Level Maths students or IBDP AA and AI students who need to revise these techniques. Comes with: ·› Maze activity printout ·› Answer key This resource is not editable.

This resource is a topic test covering the full range of skills for GCSE and IGCSE linear simultaneous equations. It is suitable for GCSE and IGCSE students who have fully studied the topic. Skills assessed in this topic test: ·› Solving simultaneous equations by substitution. ·› Solving simultaneous equations by elimination. ·› Solving simultaneous equations graphically. ·› Word problems utilising the skills above. Using this resource: The test is designed to be administered in class under supervision of a teacher, although it could also be used as a take-home task. The topic test is designed to take 40 minutes. Extra time may be added as appropriate for individual students. Comes with: ·› Question paper with space for students to write their answers. ·› Full mark scheme in the style of a GCSE mark scheme. This resource is not editable.

This resource is a worksheet of 10 questions of increasing difficulty which assess the key knowledge and skills for the GCSE and IGCSE topic of highest common factor and lowest common multiple. Skills assessed: ·› Finding HCF and LCM ·› Problem solving (word problems) with HCF and LCM. Suitable for ·› Skills practice GCSE or IGCSE students. ·› Potential extension task for confident KS3 students. Comes with" ·› Worksheet of 10 questions with space for student answers. ·› Answer key This resource is not editable.

This resource is a worksheet of 10 questions of increasing difficulty which assess the key knowledge and skills for the GCSE and IGCSE topic of simplifying expressions with surds (not including rationalising the denominator). Skills assessed: ·› Simplifying basic surds. ·› Adding and subtracting surds. ·› Multiplying surds. Suitable for ·› Skills practice GCSE or IGCSE students. ·› Potential extension task for confident KS3 students. Comes with" ·› Worksheet of 10 questions with space for student answers. ·› Answer key This resource is not editable.

This resource is a worksheet of 10 questions of increasing difficulty which assess the key knowledge and skills for the GCSE and IGCSE topic of identifying factors multiples and primes. Skills assessed: ·› Identifying factors, multiples and primes from a list. ·› Prime factorisation of composite numbers. ·› Problem solving with prime factorisation. Suitable for ·› Skills practice GCSE or IGCSE students. ·› Potential extension task for confident KS3 students. Comes with" ·› Worksheet of 10 questions with space for student answers. ·› Answer key This resource is not editable.

This fun and challenging activity will get students moving around and discussing the topic of rearranging formulae. Content Covered: ·› Changing the subject of a formula - GCSE and IGCSE Mathematics. Suitable For: ·› An engaging starter activity to promote retrieval of information learned in a previous lesson with a GCSE or IGCSE class. ·› An opportunity to break up a GCSE or IGCSE lesson with some movement around the room. Comes With: ·› Teacher guidance including opportunities for differentiation and extension. ·› Formula cards in a printable PDF ·› Answer key This resource is not editable.

This activity requires students to sort 12 statements about factors, multiples and primes into three categories - always true, sometimes true, never true. This is a fantastic way to deeply assess and challenge students’ understanding of the mathematical content they have studied. Content Covered This activity draws on a variety of skills and knowledge from the GCSE and IGCSE curriculum on the topic of factors, multiples and primes. When to use this activity Depending on your students’ level of confidence with this topic, you might choose to use this starter in one of many ways: ·› A starter activity to promote retrieval of information learned in a previous lesson. ·› A discursive plenary activity to consolidate information learned during a lesson. ·› A main lesson activity to encourage rich discussion between students with opportunities to promote higher level thinking for the most confident students. Comes with: ·› Teacher Guidance, including suggested opportunities for differentiation and extension. ·› Statement Cards and instructions for students. ·› Graphic Organiser for cateogrising the statement cards. ·› Answer key with additional explanations. This resource is not editable.

This resource is a topic test covering the full range of skills for GCSE and IGCSE non-linear simultaneous equations. It is suitable for GCSE and IGCSE students who have fully studied the topic. Skills assessed in this topic test: ·› Solving simultaneous equations algebraically. ·› Solving simultaneous equations graphically. ·› Interpreting geometric results from solutions of equations. ·› Word problems utilising the skills above. Using this resource: The test is designed to be administered in class under supervision of a teacher, although it could also be used as a take-home task. The topic test is designed to take 45 minutes. Extra time may be added as appropriate for individual students. Comes with: ·› Question paper with space for students to write their answers. ·› Full mark scheme in the style of a GCSE mark scheme. This resource is not editable.

This resource is a topic test covering a wide range of skills for GCSE and IGCSE Pythagoras’ Theorem. It is suitable for GCSE and IGCSE students who have fully studied the topic of Pythagoras’ Theorem. Skills assessed in this topic test: ·› Finding the length of the hypotenuse. ·› Finding the length of another side. ·› Identifying right-angled triangles. ·› Word problems where the diagram is given. ·› Word problems where the diagram is not given. Using this reource: The test is designed to be administered in class under supervision of a teacher, although it could also be used as a take-home task. The topic test is designed to take 35 minutes. Extra time may be added as appropriate for individual students. Comes with: ·› Question paper with space for students to write their answers. ·› Full mark scheme in the style of a GCSE mark scheme. This resource is not editable.

This resource is a topic test covering a wide range of skills for GCSE and IGCSE factors, multiples and primes. It is suitable for GCSE and IGCSE students who have fully studied the topic of factors, multiples and primes. Skills assessed in this topic test: ·› Identifying factors, multiples and primes. ·› Prime factorisation ·› Finding HCF and LCM ·› Word problems utilising the skills above Using this reource: The test is designed to be administered in class under supervision of a teacher, although it could also be used as a take-home task. The topic test is designed to take 30 minutes. Extra time may be added as appropriate for individual students. Comes with: ·› Question paper with space for students to write their answers. ·› Full mark scheme in the style of a GCSE mark scheme. This resource is not editable.