Histograms: GCSE questions for maths lessons. One PowerPoint with questions and answers, animated for a great teaching resource. Finally crack one of the most difficult topics with your students. Questions consist of a range of high level - M4 from CCEA. Free pdfs are available with questions and answers: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13047194 Please contact Cubed Maths if you identify any incorrections. cubed.maths@gmail.com 079 497 497 81 Key words: histograms, compound measures, stratified sampling, sample, estimation, mean, mode, median, quartile, interquartile range, frequency density, measurement, frequency, class width

Estimation and approximation: questions for maths lessons. One PowerPoint with questions and a separate PowerPoint with answers revealed on presentation. Questions consist of a range of medium level. Free pdfs are available with questions and answers: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13053978 Please contact Cubed Maths if you identify any incorrections. cubed.maths@gmail.com 079 497 497 81 Key words: Estimate, approximate, approximation, square root, round, decimals, area, division, multiplication.

A 22 slide PowerPoint showing some really important maths concepts in concrete form and which pupils should be aware of. Cuisenaire rods are the main focus but enhanced with the counting stick to produce a powerful arsenal for additive reasoning. It covers equivalence, inequalities, decimals, factors, primes, composites, fractions, squares and algebra. There is at least a weeks material for all ages at primary school and applicable to secondary students who have gaps in their understanding. Please review it if you download it and do put it to good use. The PowerPoint allows the teacher to introduce the key ideas to students via extensive use of animation. Most of the ideas are easier to access through animation and slow reveal.

75 Bar model questions and answers for GCSE thinking. The questions are from week 2 to 4 Barvember 2020. Each day, there are 2 accessible questions, another 2 that requires more thought and a final challenging question. All sorts of mathematical contexts are used. The solutions are efficient and designed to a minimum number of steps. Week 1 from 2020 can be freely downloaded from here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12881886

An 11 slide PowerPoint that uses Couch to 5K as a context for thinking about time, distance and speed. The cards and tables of each C25K session are useful to initiate class conversations about components of speed and how to go about getting fitter. Ratio and percentages can also be explored using this context. The correct answers are included and there is a spreadsheet containing the constructed charts which can be edited. A free pdf version of the slides without answers can be downloaded from here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12850965

A 46 slide PowerPoint that introduces or utilises many mathematical concepts. Mainly for post-primary settings but elements could be used in primary. A free pdf can be downloaded here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12555186 There is at least a months material for lessons and will be useful for revision classes or an introduction to the concepts involved. Please review it if you download it and do put it to good use. The PowerPoint allows the teacher to introduce the key ideas to students via animated slides. Most of the ideas are easier to access through animation and slow reveal. There are answers for most problems in the slides notes. These are the concepts covered: Match Combinations: generalisations, combinations, multiplicative reasoning Two-way grids: preparation for simultaneous equations Comparing texts: data handling, sample sizes, mode, range Direction and distance: compass directions, left and right directions, absolute, relative Rectangle: area, perimeter, asymptotes Square patterns: 1. multiplicative reasoning, graphs, tables, algebraic manipulation, sequences, linear, quadratic Dissecting a square/rectangle: tangram, square, parallelogram, triangle, proportion, percentages Problems about perimeter and area: area, perimeter Ratio and proportion mystery: percentages, ratio, proportion, average (mean) House swap: interpreting distance-time graph Probability mystery: probability, card sort Fractions mystery: fractions, card sort Venn diagrams: factors, multiples, prime numbers Broken window: logic Shikaku: introduction and development Three problems: algebraic reasoning Logic puzzle: introduction to this type of reasoning What’s it worth?: preparation for simultaneous equations Wacky races: ordinal and time logic puzzle, card sort Sudoku Znorlian: binary, sequences, card sort Roofs: algebraic reasoning Antidotes: ratio, percentages, fractions Percentage paradox: introduction to Simpson’s paradox Probability investigation: tally table, sequence of outcomes Card trick: binary, base 2 place value headings

Trial and improvement: questions for maths lessons. One PowerPoint with questions and a separate PowerPoint with questions and answers. Questions consist of a range of medium level. Free pdfs are available with questions and answers: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12976856 Please contact Cubed Maths if you identify any incorrections. cubed.maths@gmail.com 079 497 497 81 Key words: 𝑥, algebra, equation, rounding, decimal place

Inequalities: questions for maths lessons. One PowerPoint with questions and a separate PowerPoint with questions and answers. Questions consist of a range of medium level. Free pdfs are available with questions and answers: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12959723 Please contact Cubed Maths if you identify any incorrections. cubed.maths@gmail.com 07949749781 Key words: <, >, ≤, ≥, greater than, less than, equal to, number line, inequality, algebra, integer, one sign, two signs

A 22 slide PowerPoint that situates charts/graphs in the data handling cycle. It covers collecting, presenting, sorting and analysing data along with bar charts, line graphs, pie charts, decision tree diagrams, two-way tables, flow charts, Venn diagrams, stem & leaf diagrams and scatter graphs. There is at least a weeks material for GCSE lessons and will be useful for revision classes or an overview of the concepts involved. So, far instance, much greater depth would be required for averages. Please review it if you download it and do put it to good use. The PowerPoint allows the teacher to introduce the key ideas to students via animated slides. Most of the ideas are easier to access through animation and slow reveal.

Surds: questions for maths lessons. One PowerPoint with questions and a separate PowerPoint with answers revealed on presentation. Free pdfs are available with questions and answers: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13056997 Please contact Cubed Maths if you identify any incorrections. cubed.maths@gmail.com 079 497 497 81 Key words: simplify, expand, root, squared, difference of two squares, surd, rational, Pythagoras, cosine, cos, tangent, tan, space diagonal, area, cube, cuboid, trapezium

Surds: questions for maths lessons. One pdf with questions and a separate pdf with questions and answers. A PowerPoint is available with correct answers animated so that each question can be discussed as a class or group: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13057000 Please contact Cubed Maths if you identify any incorrections. cubed.maths@gmail.com 079 497 497 81 Key words: simplify, expand, root, squared, difference of two squares, surd, rational, Pythagoras, cosine, cos, tangent, tan, space diagonal, area, cube, cuboid, trapezium

Surds: questions for GCSE maths revision. One pdf with questions and answers. Please contact Cubed Maths if you identify any incorrections or have ideas for further papers. cubed.maths@gmail.com 079 497 497 81 Key words: plans, elevations, front, side, view, elevation, rotational symmetry, cube, cuboid, structure, grid, volume, 3-dimensional.

A spreadsheet to generate the dice outcomes of the seven dice in this popular game. It is useful if dice have gone missing or dice outcomes need to be presented to a group. There are two views: the faces of the dice and the position of the blockers on the board.

CCEA GCSE Grade Boundaries - from 2018 to 2024 for Northern Ireland Raw scores for every series available from 2018 to 2024 for the following subjects: English Language English Literature Mathematics Statistics Further Maths Double Award Science Single Award Science If there is demand, other subjects will be added.

CCEA and JCQ results. 14 years of analysis of GCSE results in Northern Ireland for English Language and Mathematics. Trends include: entries A* to A achievement A* to B achievement A* to C achievement differences in female and male achievement. Important for post-primary school and department self evaluation.

Maths activity: mean, median, mode, range. Two Excel workbooks, one with macros and one without. 11 values of dice throws show the relationships between: ordered values, the frequency table, the averages table and bar chart. The first workbook has the capability to randomly generate values or manual input. Macros must be enabled to use the second workbook that produces random values. Based on S4 unit in Improving Learning in Mathematics. Please contact Cubed Maths if you identify any limitations. cubed.maths@gmail.com 079 497 497 81 Key words: mean, median, mode, range, statistics, frequency tables, raw scores, ordering, bar charts, dice, random.

One page Maths diagnostic assessment. A pdf with diagnosic questions, rationale and assessment grid. The assessment is designed for an individual student with a teacher. The focus is method and understanding not correct answers. Can be used with a class. Should be carried out at the start and end of either an academic year, or an intervention. Please contact Cubed Maths if you identify any limitations. cubed.maths@gmail.com 079 497 497 81 Key words: Four rules of arithmetic, conceptual, procedural, computational, errors, mistakes, prior learning, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction, fractions, ratio, spatial reasoning, self-efficacy, times tables facts, 12-hour clock.

One page Maths diagnostic assessment. A PowerPoint with diagnosic questions, rationale and assessment grid. The assessment is designed for an individual student with a teacher. The focus is method and understanding not correct answers. Can be used with a class or edited to suit the needs of the educational context. Should be carried out at the start and end of either an academic year, or an intervention. Please contact Cubed Maths if you identify any limitations. cubed.maths@gmail.com 079 497 497 81 Key words: Four rules of arithmetic, conceptual, procedural, computational, errors, mistakes, prior learning, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction, fractions, ratio, spatial reasoning, self-efficacy, times tables facts, 12-hour clock.

Update October 2024. A macro enabled spreadsheet that provides visible representations of multiples and factors. Use drop-down menus to select integers to show factors and multiples highlighted in 1-100/1-200 number squares. One square shows the multiples of the first integer. Another shows the multiples of the second integer. The third shows the multiples of both. The same is shown for factors. There are 10 sheets: a) FactorsA - factors of all numbers from 2 up to 200. Show visibly why only integers to half-way are required b) Factors B - factors of all numbers from 2 up to 200, colour coded showing prime and square numbers c) F&M - factors & multiples side by side in two 1-200 number grids d) O&E - even & odd numbers shown in a 1-200 number grid e) PF - prime factors of three numbers as tiles f) HCF2 - factors of two integers, showing HCF (three 1-100 grids) b) HCF3 - factors of three integers, showing HCF (seven 1-100 grids) c) LCM2a - multiples of two integers, showing LCM (three 1-100 grids) d) LCM2b - multiples of three integers, showing LCM (seven 1-100 grids) e) LCM3 - multiples of two integers, showing LCM (one 1-1050 grid) Macros must be enabled. The sheets are protected so students/teachers can only type in integers in the correct cells. They can be easily unprotected to make changes. I would welcome any suggestions for improvement.