A brilliant Tarsia activity by Gill Hillitt on Indices for A Level. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments or feedback for Gill, please share them below.

The 5th in Mr Barton's Gapminder World Video series. What is the relationship between a country's wealth and their children&'s maths scores? Which country&';s children perform best at maths? And finally, can we use this data to make a case that boys are better at maths than girls? Below the video you will find an option to download it and play it on a larger screen, or by clicking on the web-link you can see all the videos in this series

The forth video in Mr Barton's Autograph tutorial series. In this video we look at how we can carry out Enlargements in Autograph, which also leads us to our first viewing of a Dynamic Text Box! Below the video you will find an option to download it and play it on a larger screen, or by clicking on the web-link you can see all the videos in this series.

A brilliant Tarsia activity by Gill Hillitt on Indices for A Level. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments or feedback for Gill, please share them below.

Mr Barton's Web Whizz Video 7 each week I visit my favourite mathematics websites. Something a bit different this week - a really interesting set of online “calculators” from Cleave Books. Now, these are not your standard calculators. Oh no, these allow you and your students to calculate everything you could possibly want to know about 2D and 3D shapes, as well as everything from the Cost of Living to units of alcohol. This lends itself nicely to some rich challenging questions to pose to your students.

A video tutorial with a guide for the UKMT website ideal for KS3, GCSE and A Level maths students. The 2nd in a new series of videos where each week I visit my favourite mathematics websites. This week it is the turn of UKMT. It It's the home of the fantastic Maths Challenges and also one of the first places I visit if I want some rich, challenging problems for students of all ages and abilities. And what about the twist they put on Fizz Buzz?... classic! Please share how you use the website below.

A Tarsia activity on simple negative numbers. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments, or spot any (non deliberate!) mistakes, please share them below. Many thanks to all the teachers who have helped me assemble these Tarsias over the years.

A Tarsia activity on finding the percentage of an amount. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments, or spot any (non deliberate!) mistakes, please share them below. Many thanks to all the teachers who have helped me assemble these Tarsias over the years.

The tenth video in Mr Barton's Autograph tutorial series. This week I deal with a request from Lucius Evans who wanted to look at some of the Statistical functions on Autograph. Here I deal with a request from Lucius Evans who wanted to look at some of the Statistical functions on Autograph. We look at some of the things you can do with Raw Data, including dot plots and box and whisker diagrams. More stats to come next week! Below the video you will find an option to download it and play it on a larger screen, or by clicking on the web-link you can see all the videos in this series.

A brilliant Tarsia activity by Gill Hillitt on factorising quadratics. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments or feedback for Gill, please share them below.

A Tarsia activity on Number Sequences. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments, or spot any (non deliberate!) mistakes, please share them below. Many thanks to all the teachers who have helped me assemble these Tarsias over the years.

A brilliant Tarsia activity by Gill Hillitt on algebraic fractions. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments or feedback for Gill, please share them below.

The fifth video in Mr Barton's Autograph tutorial series. In this video you are guided step by step on how to use translations in Autograph. Ideal for KS3 and KS4 students. This time we complete the set of Transformations by looking at how we can carry out Translations in Autograph. Mr Barton also sorts out the screen size issue! Below the video you will find an option to download it and play it on a larger screen, or by clicking on the web-link you can see all the videos in this series.

In this video tutorial we take a look at the third of Autograph's wonderful Extras pages - Trigonometry. Ideal for GCSE and A Level. The 39th in Mr Barton's Autograph Video tutorial series.Here we see where the graphs each of the trigonometric ratios comes from using the unit circle, and observe the effect on the graphs where we manipulate some constants. Below the video you will find an option to download it and play it on a larger screen, or by clicking on the web-link you can see all the videos in this series.

A video tutorial on how to use Autograph to demonstrate integration, the Trapezium and Simpson's Rule. A good guide on how to use the software to show your students the origins of these techniques rather than just showing them the formulae. The 46th in Mr Barton's Autograph Video tutorial series. This week we move from differentiation to integration by taking a look at how Autograph can be used to introduce students to the concept of the area under the curve. The good news is that Autograph can easily and clearly illustrate estimating the area using rectangles.

The 10th in a new series of videos where each week I visit my favourite mathematics websites. Mr Reddy’s Geometry Toolbox is an absolutely essential tool when I am trying to teach students about measuring and constructing. Whether it’s drawing line of 7cm, measuring an angle of 40 degrees, or trying to use a compass, you can guarantee that mistakes will be made. But with the ability to carry out very clear demonstrations thanks to Mr Reddy, you might just get through these lessons with some of your hair left in place. Please share how you use the website below.

A Tarsia activity on types of number. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments, or spot any (non deliberate!) mistakes, please share them below. Many thanks to all the teachers who have helped me assemble these Tarsias over the years.

The 27th in Mr Barton's Autograph Video tutorial series. Following on from the last couple of weeks where we have looked at straight line graphs, this time we take a look at Autograph's excellent Gradient Function. We see how useful it can be for studying straight lines, and as a way of introducing older students to the joys of differentiation and calculus. Below the video you will find an option to download it and play it on a larger screen, or by clicking on the web-link you can see all the videos in this series.

Pupils are presented with sets of three trigonometric ratios and must decide which one is the odd one out.

Mr Barton's Web Whizz Video 8: This is a video review of a blog website. This is one of my “must visit on a regular basis” websites. It is a blog set up by a very enthusiastic and talented teacher that certainly keeps me up to date on the latest exciting developments in maths teaching and technology. There are gems such as online interactive whiteboards and collections of amazing rich tasks. The 8th in a new series of videos where each week I visit my favourite mathematics websites.