After a few years of teaching sorting 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).

These resources are a great way for your students to revise the key points they need to remember and understand about bubble sort, shuttle sort and the first-fit algorithms. The multiple choice questions are a quick way to check/revise the key knowledge, or this could be used as a quick assessment (answers provided) The sorting and packing practice worksheet has 2 pages of examination-style questions for students to attempt (worked answers included). The final resource is a 4-page document starting with all the required knowledge and skills listed on the first page, followed by 2 pages of examination-style questions (worked answers provided).

This worksheet contains 25 pages questions on resultant forces and equilibrium - ideal practice for students preparing to sit their Mechanics 1 module exams. This is a huge resource of questions and covers finding the resultant from 2/3 forces (including use of bearings), total contact force, finding a force given the resultant, and a triangle of forces for equilibrium. At the start of each new type of question there is a short note with the required information or skill to be able to solve that type of problem. Many questions come with a diagram as an aid. Answers to all the questions are provided.

There is a large variety of questions, some with diagrams as an aid but then many later questions are without diagrams. Assumes knowledge of F=ma, constant acceleration formulas, resolving forces, and friction. This worksheet is a really good test to see if your students are secure with all the required knowledge for these problems. All answers are included.

This worksheet contains nearly 50 questions on collisions of objects - ideal practice for students preparing to sit their Mechanics 1 module exams. It has an introductory section which explains the conservation of momentum principle, then there are 18 questions with "before and after" diagrams to help students solve them. The remaining 29 questions are more demanding and typical of examination questions. Answers to all questions are provided.

These worksheets together contain over 30 pages of questions on objects on slopes - ideal practice for students preparing to sit their Mechanics 1 module exams. Many of the questions have accompanying diagrams as an aid. Answers to all questions are provided.

This short worksheet can be used to check that your students have understood how to use Newton's second law in situations where more than 1 force is acting on the object. The questions only involve objects on horizontal surfaces and all forces are parallel to the surface. The questions can easily be extended by asking students to work out the acceleration, mass or missing force in each question. Answers are not included as I usually work through this sheet with my class. Other mechanics resources are available - please see my shop.

This worksheet makes it easy to introduce and teach the trapezium rule to your classes. The first page has diagrams to illustrate the method and the derivation of the formula is broken down into steps for you to work through with your class. Projecting all this is so much easier than drawing it out by hand. The trapezium rule formula is then stated at the top of page 2, followed by 3 pages of examples of examination-style questions that test the use of the formula and your students’ understanding (is the answer from the trapezium rule an underestimate or overestimate, can they use their answer to deduce an estimate for a related integral, etc). Answers to all the examples are provided. Here is an example of one of my A level resources that is freely available: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/differentiation-and-integration-with-exponential-and-trigonometric-functions-new-a-level-11981186

This printable worksheet makes it easy to introduce the route inspection algorithm and will help your students understand how to apply the algorithm. The first page reminds students about Eulerian and semi-Eulerian graphs, how these are the types of graphs we require to solve the route inspection problem, and then has an example where you can introduce the idea of adding/repeating arcs to create the type of graph you need. The next page summarises the steps of the general algorithm and then the set of example questions begins. There are 14 questions in total, all with diagrams, with some requiring a closed route and some that do not. Fully worked solutions for all examples are provided.

It can be difficult to understand the forces acting when one object is placed on top of another. I have used this worksheet to help my students understand this type of problem and give them the opportunity to practise questions ranging from basic up to examination standard. There are 10 questions in total, worked solutions are included.

This worksheet can be used to teach and practise the method for finding the area between a curve and the y-axis using integration. The questions are designed so that students practise rearranging the curve y=f(x) into x=g(y) and then integrate with respect to y. The first page introduces this method and then there are 2 examples to work through as a class. There are then 3 more pages of questions, all with diagrams, for your students to attempt. Answers are provided.

This resource can be used to quickly introduce the method for expanding expressions of the form (1+ax)^n where n is a positive integer. It begins by showing expansions of (1+x)^n for small values of n and highlights the coefficients to introduce Pascal's triangle. It then shows how nCr can be used to find the required coefficients in the expansions and has a few expansions of the form (1+x)^n for students to complete. Next is a worked example expanding (1-x)^n to introduce the technique and the pattern of the signs of the terms in the expansion, followed by a few expansions of the form (1-x)^n for students to complete. Next is a worked example expanding (1+ax)^n to introduce the technique and the best way to set out the working, followed by a few expansions of the form (1+ax)^n for students to complete. The answers to all the expansions are included.

This worksheet has 4 pages of questions, each with a diagram, for your students to practise finding the area between two graphs. The first 4 questions are on areas between a curve and a line, the remaining questions are on areas between 2 curves. Answers to all questions are provided.

The first resource is a 9 page printable worksheet that you can work through with your class to cover the whole topic of quadratic functions in the new A level. Each section has a brief introduction or summary of key knowledge, then there are some examples to work through as a class to practise the skills. The worksheet covers: 1.Solving quadratic equations 2. Sketching graphs or finding the equation from the graph 3. Completing the square and its application for sketching, solving, vertex etc 4. Solving quadratic inequalities 5. Using the discriminant 6. Disguised quadratics Answers to all the examples are given at the back. The second resource is a set of questions designed to test the whole of the topic with some examination-style questions. Worked solutions are provided for these questions. Here is an example of one of my A level resources that is freely available: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/differentiation-and-integration-with-exponential-and-trigonometric-functions-new-a-level-11981186

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.

This 2-sided resource is designed to be used as a homework or test after teaching your class the following algebra topics: 1. Substitution of values into expressions or formulas 2. Simplifying expressions 2. Expanding of a single bracket or two brackets 4. Factorising using a single bracket Answers are provided.

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.

This set of resources includes everything you need to teach the graph transformations topic in the new A level. The printable resources will save you and your classes a lot of time which means there is more lesson time for them to practise and for you help develop their understanding. As the topic requires knowledge of the properties of some graphs (e.g. asymptotes) the first resource can be used to see which graphs they can already sketch and to discuss the asymptotes of particular graphs. The next resources are Geogebra files which can be used with the free Geogebra software. Each file can be used to discuss a particular type of graph transformation - there are sliders on each file that be changed or animated to see the initial graph transformed. This activity should help your class to visualise each type of transformation and start to get a feel for how the equation changes. The notes and examples start with revising each type of graph transformation - giving some different ways the transformations can be described and what the transformation looks like using y=f(x) and with a particular curve. Once completed this is a useful revision resource and helps them complete the exercise of questions on the reverse which includes questions asking for the new equation of a transformed graph, or for a description of the transformation applied. The final resource can be used to give your class practice of sketching transformations of y=f(x). The answers to all questions are included, including the sketches. Here is an example of one of my A level resources that is freely available: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/differentiation-and-integration-with-exponential-and-trigonometric-functions-new-a-level-11981186

I created these resources to try to help my classes understand the process of factorising quadratic expressions of the form x^2+bx+c. The idea behind them is to first get the class to practise finding the 2 numbers that have a specified product and sum, then to start to apply this to factorisation with some scaffolded questions. The first resource gets them to focus on finding the 2 numbers that have a specified product and sum. The 4-page worksheet is broken into four sections - both numbers positive, both numbers negative, one positive and one negative, and then a mixed section. The second resource is a spreadsheet activity where your classes can further practise the skill of finding the 2 numbers that have a specified product and sum. The questions are randomly generated and they get instant feedback on their answers, either telling them it is correct or telling them which requirement (product/sum) has not been met, giving them a chance to try again. It keeps track of how many each student has answered correctly so you can make this into a competitive activity. The final 4-page resource starts to apply the skill of finding 2 numbers that have a specified product and sum to factorising quadratics. Each section starts with a set of questions asking for 2 numbers with a specified product and sum, then asks the student to complete/write down the related factorisation. Each section concludes with some factorising questions with no scaffolding. Section A is both numbers positive, section B is both numbers negative, section C is one number positive and one number negative. Sections D has almost 50 quadratic expressions to factorise - starting with a few of each type and then moving onto mixed questions. Answers to both the worksheets are provided.