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Conceptual & immersive mathematics resources for developing a deeper understanding.
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Conceptual & immersive mathematics resources for developing a deeper understanding.
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πΆ Quadratics πΆ Completing The Square - Investigative Questions
Designed for Year 12 students to gain a deeper understanding of completing the square through investigation. Also suitable for high-ability GCSE students. Creative and engaging questions.
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π Core 1 Algebra Assessment with Full Solutions π Creative & Engaging Questions
50-mark practice assessment on challenging C1 algebraic manipulation. Creative and humerous questions to engage your students. Feel free to change the names to students in your class. Potentially suitable for high-ability GCSE students.
Includes two BONUS resources on the same topic and in a similar style!
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Ο History of Irrational Numbers Ο Engaging Starter for Roots, Surds or Trial & Improvement
The story of Pythagoras and Hippasus and the discovery of irrational numbers. Please read the PowerPoint slide notes to understand what each slide is about. An engaging and perhaps slightly elaborated historical tale! Suitable for any level. Discussions regarding the infinite number of permutations of numbers within irrational numbers can be truly mind-blowing! Imagine if every two digits was used to encode a letter of the alphabet... What stories would be hidden within?!
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πΌ "Real-Life" Trial & Improvement πΌ Colourful & Engaging Laminates
Five colourful and engaging questions on individual sheets designed to be laminated and worked on in groups. The questions encourage the use of critical thinking through trial & improvement although they could be investigated algebraically for high-ability groups or extension work.
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π SubstitutΓ©mon π Substitution Card Game Activity - Engaging & Competitive
A challenging, engaging, creative & competitive card game combining PokΓ©mon & substitution. Students create their own cards and compete under surprise "weather conditions" based on increasingly challenging algebraic expressions. This activity forces students to think deeply about the fundamentals of mathematical processes in order to create the best set of cards. Your students won't forget this lesson!
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β Brain Chains β Challenging Mental Maths Starter
Very challenging starter with 5 Brain Chain Levels. No pen/paper allowed. Brains only!
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β½ Substitution Worksheet β½ Self-discovery through Critical Thinking
Develops and understanding of the fundamentals of substitution through carefully-designed questions with an increasing level of challenge.
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πΎ Ultimate Substitution Laminate πΎ Colourful, Engaging & Educational!
Carefully-designed to develop a deep understanding of substitution without having to pre-teach any fixed methods. For the best result print in colour on two sheets of A4 and laminate them together back to back. The reverse side can then be filled in with a board marker which the students really enjoy. Colourful, engaging and encourages critical thinking. One of my favourite resources.
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π Algebra Code-Breaker π Self-Discovery & Increasing Challenge
Students decipher 3 phrases by solving equations of increasing difficulty to work out which numbers to replace with which letters. Carefully designed to be solvable using logical thinking and trial & improvement, no need to pre-teach how to solve equations.
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Sπlving Linear Equations Worksheet - Self-Discovery & Increasing Challenge
Uses simple yet carefully-designed equations that develop a deep understanding of the fundamentals of solving equations. Can be used as a self-discovery exercise whereby students are not taught how to solve equations, but must explore which value for each letter would make the equation true.
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β¬ Solving Algebraic Pyramids β¬ Increasing Challenge - PowerPoint Presentation
11 algebraic addition pyramids with an increasing degree of challenge.
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π½ Algebra Mega Mix π½ 6 Colourful Algebra Lesson Starters π½ Varying Challenge π½
Six colourful algebra lesson starters with varying difficulty.
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π Algebra as Shapes π Conceptual understanding of expressions
A worksheet based on the TakTile concept: using shapes to represent algebraic variables. This really makes students think about algebra in a different way and can help visual/kinaesthetic learners get their heads around algebra. A resource/concept that can be extended indefinitely. Designed to be printed as a two-sided colourful A4 laminate and includes large versions of the shapes to be printed on card or laminated for kinaesthetic representation and manipulation.
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π Minecraft Collecting Like Terms π Simplifying Algebra Laminate & Starter
A Minecraft-themed worksheet on collecting like terms with progressive difficulty. Designed to be printed two-per-page to create colourful A5 laminates. Includes a PowerPoint starter and an extension question on substitution.
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π Collecting Like Terms π Computer Activity with Real-Life Situations
A series of worksheets on Collecting Like Terms designed to be completed in the computer room. There is an interactive Excel sheet for students to enter their solutions and a web browser file that lets students access the worksheets from a school shared folder.
Note: There is a typo on the Excel sheet and I have lost the password to unprotect and correct it. Sorry! Challenge your students to find it!
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Rearranging Equations / Changing The Subject - PowerPoint Questions - Progressive Difficulty
A PowerPoint with progressively difficult questions on rearranging equations and changing the subject.
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π Space Chase π Inequalities Starter
A space-themed question to get students thinking about how inequalities can be used to represent real-life situations and to develop their understanding.
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β Introduction to Expressions & Formulae β Real-Life Context β
A simple introduction to basic algebra and how it can be used to represent real-life situations.
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Constructing Simple Formulae & Equations - Theme Park Laminate - Increasing Challenge
A humorous laminate that develops students' understanding of formula (real-life equations) by constructing their own for realistic theme park situations. Can easily be extended into linear graphs.
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Cornish Corner Shop - Excel Sheet for Percentages & Finance
A simple Cornish-themed Excel sheet for students to use Excel formula to calculate profits based on sale percentages. You will have to provide them with values and targets, such as calculating total profit with 10% off in the winter and 5% surcharge in the summer. Unprotect the Excel sheet to extent this resource.
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