These two revision lists go through the topics that are likely to appear on the non-calculator papers for OCR GCSE Maths J560 in June 2018. I’ve based these topics on what has come up on the past two papers and what appeared on Paper 1/4 last week. It also contains MathsWatch video references to support students in their revision.
Using marks from mock and other assessments you can use this spreadsheet and word document to create personalised revision checklists or feedback sheets. These would be great to use with year 11 students after mocks and information to provide to parents help them guide their young person. This makes mock data far more formative for students and parents.
This lesson starts by looking at finding the area of rectangles using algebra and builds up to expanding brackets more formally.
Contains a Find Someone Who starter, Smart Board file, find the error worksheet. It references a connect 4 worksheets created by arthompson1987. Check it out here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/expanding-double-brackets-grade-c-level-7-6417907
Here are a list of topics that haven't come up on the first papers for OCR J560 Maths GCSE Summer 2017 exam and that are likely to appear on the last two papers.
RallyCoach on dividing fractions, starting with proper fractions moving onto with whole numbers and then mixed numbers.
Pair cooperative learning strategy, students label themselves A and B and then take it in turns to coach each other as they complete their side of the worksheet.
Differentiated lesson on recapping and extending students knowledge of the laws of indices.
Lesson include differentiated starter on skills of powers and roots. Then 'Parallel' questions where teacher models a question and students answer a similar question on mini-whiteboard to check for understanding on multiplicative, division and bracket laws of indices. Then differentiated questions for students to complete in their books.
Then more 'parallel' questions on negative and 1/n laws of indices. Followed by a differentiated Rally Coach activity on laws of indices. Then a differentiated Pad Lock breaker activity. Then some questions to unpick misconceptions for a plenary.