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Features of my lesson plans for KS3 and KS4 maths include sub-dividing topics into steps so that students develop one skill at a time, colour coded diagrams and explanations, worked solutions and putting the maths into real-life contexts. I am also focusing on different types of problem-solving questions and on questions where different topics are combined, say shape and algebra, probability and algebra, proportion and area. I welcome feedback and am open to suggestions for new lesson topics.

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Features of my lesson plans for KS3 and KS4 maths include sub-dividing topics into steps so that students develop one skill at a time, colour coded diagrams and explanations, worked solutions and putting the maths into real-life contexts. I am also focusing on different types of problem-solving questions and on questions where different topics are combined, say shape and algebra, probability and algebra, proportion and area. I welcome feedback and am open to suggestions for new lesson topics.
Problems Area and Algebra (Foundation)
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Problems Area and Algebra (Foundation)

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This resource is for KS4 students taking the Foundation paper. The resource consists of a lesson presentation and a worksheet. The lesson presentation includes a starter, examples and worked solutions to the questions on the worksheet. The lesson teaches pupils how to find a linear expression for a composite area, how to form an equation and how to solve the linear equation to find the unknown.
Problems of Area and Algebra (Linear)
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Problems of Area and Algebra (Linear)

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This resource is for KS4 students. The resource consists of a lesson presentation and a worksheet. The lesson presentation includes a starter, examples and worked solutions to the questions on the worksheet. The lesson teaches pupils how to find a linear expression for a composite area, how to form an equation and how to solve the linear equation to find the unknown.
Problems of Area and Algebra (Quadratic)
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Problems of Area and Algebra (Quadratic)

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This resource is for KS4 students. The resource consists of a lesson presentation and a worksheet. The lesson presentation includes a starter, examples and worked solutions to the questions on the worksheet. The lesson teaches pupils how to find a quadratic expression for a composite area, how to form an equation and how to solve the quadratic equation to find the unknown.
Games of Profit and Loss
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Games of Profit and Loss

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This resource is for high ability KS4 students. The resource consists of a lesson presentation and a worksheet. The lesson presentation includes a starter and worked solutions to all questions on the differentiated worksheet. The lesson teaches students to calculate the expected revenue and costs from games of chance such as ‘The Crown and Anchor’. They can then estimate the expected profit or loss.
Probability Problems involving Algebra
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Probability Problems involving Algebra

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This lesson is for middle to high ability KS4 students. It teaches them how to use algebra to solve probability problems where there is an unknown. This could involve solving a linear equation or deriving a quadratic equation from a tree diagram and solving it. The resource consists of a lesson presentation and a worksheet. The lesson presentation includes a starter, an example and worked solutions to the questions on the worksheet.
Rate of Flow
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Rate of Flow

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This lesson is for KS4 students and teaches them to tackle problems involving rate of flow of a liquid, the volume of a liquid and time. The topic follows the model used to teach density and speed. The resource consists of a lesson presentation and worksheet. The lesson presentation consists of a starter, examples and worked solutions to all the questions on the worksheet. There are three exercises in the lesson with examples before each. The first exercise requires students to find the rate of flow, the second volume or time and the third exercise has more difficult contextual questions.
Volume to Money Contextual Problems
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Volume to Money Contextual Problems

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This resource is for all KS4 students and teaches them how to tackle a common GCSE problem solving question. This lesson teaches students to tackle problems involving measuring a volume, calculating the number of items required and the cost of purchasing these items. The resource consists of a lesson presentation and a worksheet. The lesson presentation includes examples and fully worked solutions for the questions on the worksheet. The lesson is structured so that students start with easier two-stage problems involving finding volume and then cost, before tackling the harder three-stage questions.
Surface Area to Money Problems
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Surface Area to Money Problems

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This resource is for all KS4 students and teaches them how to tackle a common GCSE problem solving question. This lesson teaches students to tackle problems involving measuring a surface area, calculating the number of items required and the cost of purchasing these items. The resource consists of a lesson presentation and a worksheet. The lesson presentation includes examples and fully worked solutions for the questions on the worksheet. The lesson is structured so that students start with easier two-stage problems involving finding surface area and then cost, before tackling the harder three-stage questions.
Perimeter to Money Contextual Problems
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Perimeter to Money Contextual Problems

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This lesson teaches students to tackle problems involving measuring a perimeter, calculating the number of items required and the cost of purchasing these items. The lesson includes examples and fully worked solutions for the questions on the worksheet.
Area to Money Contextual Problems
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Area to Money Contextual Problems

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This resource is for all KS4 students and teaches them how to tackle a common GCSE problem solving question. This lesson teaches students to tackle problems involving measuring an area, calculating the number of items such as tins or bags required and the cost of purchasing these items. The resource consists of a lesson presentation, a worksheet and a handout. The lesson presentation includes examples and fully worked solutions for the questions on the worksheet. The lesson is structured so that students start with easier two-stage problems involving finding area and then cost, before tackling the harder three-stage questions. The handout (HO) is a copy of the examples covered in the lesson and can be printed out for students to save them having to copy off the board.
Sketching Quadratic Graphs
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Sketching Quadratic Graphs

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This resource is for KS4 students looking for a 7-9 grade. The resource consists of a lesson presentation and a worksheet. The lesson presentation includes a starter and worked solutions to all the questions on the worksheet. Students learn how to find where the quadratic graph cuts the axes, the line of symmetry of the graph and the coordinates of the turning point. Students learn to then sketch the graph.
KS4 Geometric Proof
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KS4 Geometric Proof

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This lesson looks at geometric proof for advanced KS4 students. The resource consists of a lesson presentation and a worksheet. The lesson presentation includes a starter and worked solutions to all questions on the worksheet. The starter asks students to prove that the sum of angles in a triangle is 180 degrees and prove the size of the interior and exterior angles in a pentagon. The first part of the lesson involves an example and questions involving proving properties of a common shape. The second part of the lesson involves an example and questions involving properties of composite shapes.
KS3 Geometric Proof
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KS3 Geometric Proof

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This resource looks at geometric proof for KS3 students. The resource consists of a lesson presentation, a worksheet and a handout showing the conditions for congruent triangles. The lesson presentation includes a starter, examples and worked solutions to the questions on the differentiated worksheet. Questions include the angles in regular polygons, the angles between diagonals, using parallel lines and a line of symmetry.
KS4 Algebraic Proof Extension
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KS4 Algebraic Proof Extension

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This resource is for KS4 students and follows on from ‘KS4 Algebraic Proof’. There are two lesson presentations and two accompanying worksheet/handout. In this resource, the idea of algebraic proof is extended to include any two numbers and not just consecutive numbers. This is in the lesson ‘3. Any Two Numbers KS4’ with the accompanying worksheet. Work done in this lesson is then used in ‘4. Sometimes Always Never KS4’ with its accompanying activity.
KS4 Algebraic Proof
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KS4 Algebraic Proof

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This resource is for KS4 students. Start with ‘1. Algebraic Proof Introduction KS4’ and the accompanying handouts and then continue with ‘2. Algebraic Proof Multiples KS4’ and its worksheet. Students are introduced to the idea of expressing consecutive numbers as n, n+1 … and to the expressions for odd and even numbers. In the second lesson presentation, students learn how to sum consecutive terms and prove that the sum is a multiple of a particular number.
KS3 Algebraic Proof Extension
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KS3 Algebraic Proof Extension

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This resource follows on from ‘KS3 Algebraic Proof’. The resource consists of two lesson presentations and accompanying worksheets or handouts. The idea of algebraic proof is extended to include any two numbers and not just consecutive numbers. This is in the lesson ‘3. Any Two Numbers’ with the accompanying worksheet. Work done in this lesson is then used in ‘4. Sometimes Always Never’ with its accompanying activity. The lesson presentations contain worked solutions for all activities and questions.
KS3 Algebraic Proof
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KS3 Algebraic Proof

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These two lessons are for capable KS3 students. Start with ‘1. Algebraic Proof Introduction’ and the accompanying handouts and then continue with ‘2. Algebraic Proof Multiples’ and its worksheet. Students are introduced to the idea of letting any number be n and to finding expressions for consecutive numbers, odd and even numbers. Students then find expressions for sums and products and finally learn how to prove that such an expression is a multiple of a specified number.
Degree of Accuracy
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Degree of Accuracy

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The resource consists of a lesson presentation and worksheet. This lesson is the fourth and final in the series on Upper and Lower Bounds. In this lesson, students learn how to find the degree of accuracy to which a measurement can be given. Again the concept is explained through real-life contexts.
Upper and Lower Bounds with Division
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Upper and Lower Bounds with Division

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This lesson is the third in the series and follows on from ‘Upper and Lower Bounds for Area and Volume’. This time the upper and lower bounds are calculated for a quantity involving the DIVISION of one quantity by another, for both of which upper and lower bounds are known. Again the concept is explained using real-life contexts.
Upper & Lower Bounds with Multiplication
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Upper & Lower Bounds with Multiplication

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This lesson follows on from ‘Upper and Lower Bounds in Context’ and again uses real life contexts to explain the concept. It teaches students how to find the upper and lower bounds for area and volume involving the multiplication of two or three lengths, each of which have their own upper and lower bounds.