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.

The presentation and accompanying sheet can be used to introduce plotting points on a scatter diagram, considering correlation and the line of best fit. The worksheet can then be given to students to practise the topic - worked solutions are provided.

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.

Once your group has learned the rules for simplifying, manipulating and rationalising these resources are great for revising all the knowledge and skills they need. The revision sheet has 4 pages of questions covering all the expected skills at GCSE level for this topic - fully worked solutions are included. The worksheet/homework contain examination-style questions. I use the first worksheet as examples in class and then the second sheet can be used as a homework. The test is 3 pages long and covers the basic skills up to some demanding examination-style questions. A mark scheme with worked answers is included.

The first 3 resources help students to learn to label the sides of the triangle correctly (adjacent, opposite and hypotenuse). There are then 2 worksheets, each with 18 questions to practise finding angles or sides using trigonometry. Answers are included. The short worksheet on angle of elevation/depression explains what the angles represent and has 4 examples for students to complete - answers are included. The multiple choice questions (including some non-calculator) can be used as an assessment after covering this topic. Answers are also included.

This worksheet starts with a refresher of the 2 methods to find the equation of a straight line if we know its gradient and a point it passes through. The next section is on finding tangents. There is an introduction with an explanation of the method, a couple of examples to work through as a class, and then 15 questions for students to do themselves. The next section is on finding normals. Again, there is an introduction with an explanation of the method, a couple of examples to work through as a class, and then 10 questions for students to do themselves. All answers to the students questions are included. Note that this resource was designed specifically for the Level 2 Further Maths qualification, so only covers differentiating functions with positive integer powers such as y=5x^3-4x+2, but can still be used an introduction to the general method of finding tangents and normals to a curve.

The first worksheet introduces the method for finding the point(s) on a curve with a particular gradient. There are a few examples to work through as a class and then 16 questions for students to attempt. The second worksheet focuses on finding stationary points. Again, it explains the method, has a few examples to work through as a class and then 20 questions for students to complete. The worksheet then has a section that can be used to explain how to determine the nature of a stationary point by considering the gradient of the curve just before/after the point. There are some examples to do as a class and then 8 questions for students to complete. The final worksheet can be used to explain and practise using the second derivative for determining the nature of stationary points. Answers to all exercises are included. Note that this resource was designed specifically for the Level 2 Further Maths qualification, so only covers differentiating functions with positive integer powers such as y=5x^3-4x+2, but can still be used an introduction to the general method of finding stationary points on a curve.

This worksheet covers the types of calculations that are possible with matrices and provides students with plenty of practice of each calculation. For each type of calculation there is an introduction, some examples to do as a class and then an exercise for students to work through. In total there are over 60 questions for students to complete, all answers to the exercises are provided. Note that this resource was designed specifically for the Level 2 Further Maths qualification, but can still be used an introduction to calculations with matrices.

The presentation and accompanying worksheet introduces the topic of differentiation by considering the gradients of progressively smaller chords that are used to estimate the gradient of the curve/tangent at the point. Students use this method to find the gradient at some points on the y=x^2 curve and then on the y=x^3 curve - from these results they should be able to guess at generalising the method for differentiating x^n and then ax^n. This presentation and worksheet take a while to work through so this may take up a whole lesson. The worksheet starts by reminding students how to differentiate and what dy/dx represents. In section A there are 18 examples of finding dy/dx to work through as a class, and then 30 questions for students to complete on their own. In section B there are a few examples of finding the gradient of a curve at a given point (to do as a class), then 10 questions for students to complete on their own. All answers are provided for the students' questions. Note that this resource was designed specifically for the Level 2 Further Maths qualification, so only covers differentiating functions with positive integer powers such as y=5x^3-4x+2, but can still be used an introduction to differentiation in general.

The powerpoint presentation revises all the knowledge/skills required for basic differentiation - finding gradients, stationary points and their nature, tangents and normals, increasing and decreasing functions. The accompanying document mirrors the presentation and is meant to be completed by the students by themselves or as you work through the presentation - the document then serves as a revision sheet for the whole topic of differentiation. Note that these resources were created specifically for the Level 2 Further Maths course but they would still work well for a summary of the methods for basic differentiation.

This worksheet can be used to introduce the technique required to use trigonometry to find sides/angles in isosceles triangles. There are 2 example problems to work through as a class then an exercise with 10 questions. The first 6 questions have diagrams provided as an aid, the last 4 questions are without diagrams. Answers are provided.

These resources can be used to introduce how the efficiency of algorithms can be compared and measured. In the first worksheet there is an example comparing bubble sort and shuttle sort, an example finding the order of an algorithm and then some examples using the order of an algorithm to estimate the time it will take to solve a problem of a particular size (fully-worked solutions are provided). In the second worksheet there are 12 exam-style questions on using the order of an algorithm to estimate the time it will take to solve a problem of a particular size. There is also the excel spreadsheet I created to generate examples - this can used to make as many more examples as you want.

After a few years of teaching packing algorithms by creating and working through examples on the board I got sick of it and created these resources. They make it easy to introduce, work through some examples and then there is another worksheet full of examples for students to attempt where the fully-worked solutions are already done, making it easy to check. The printable worksheets mean that students don't need to copy down lists of numbers or create tables to work on - this means they can spend the time just practising using the algorithm. There is also the excel spreadsheet I created to generate examples - this can used to make as many more examples as you want (instructions are on the spreadsheet).

The first worksheet has an introduction and explanation about increasing/decreasing functions, a few examples to work through as a class and then an exercise with 11 questions for students to complete. Answers to the exercise are included. The second worksheet gives students some practice at using differentiation to help sketch graphs. There are a couple of examples to go through with your class and then an exercise with 7 questions. Solutions are provided. Note that this resource was designed specifically for the Level 2 Further Maths qualification, so only covers differentiating functions with positive integer powers such as y=5x^3-4x+2, but can still be used an introduction to the general method of increasing/decreasing functions and sketching.

This worksheet contains over 20 questions on the forces and motion of connected vehicles - ideal practice for students preparing to sit their Mechanics 1 module exams. It has an introductory section which explains the important principles and terminology used, then there are 23 (multi-part) questions for students to work through. Answers to all questions are provided.