This is an attempt to relate algebraic questions that children struggle with to worded questions they can all do. It is designed to start you off, building up from 'I think of a number' to a full blown linear equation.

KS3/ GCSE algebra relating to everyday examples. I wrote this a while ago in a desperate bid to make algebra relate to the real lives of children. You could set up a spreadsheet in Excel and use formulas, or they can do the activity in class.

Forming and solving equations in a functional way. How Many MP4 Players In A Box? - Equations. Having really struggled with a class over solving equations I came up with this idea of finding out how many MP4 players are in a box. It's an attempt to make solving equations more accessible, including multiplying out brackets.

Cut out and match shapes with names and their volume formulae.

This worksheet activity is designed to be used as a simple introduction to rearranging formulae in algebra, but getting students to calculate using the formula initially before rearranging it to work backwards using inverse operations.

This is a distance/time activity for KS3 / GCSE students where they graph Jim Pond's journey across Europe to deliver a package then answer some questions about it.

Some quizzes on fun maths facts. Ideal for KS3 and KS4 students. I decided to do a maths quiz in the style of a pub quiz - hope you enjoy it. It's supposed to be a bit of fun, end of term type thing.

These three powperpoints are designed to lead people through multiplying out brackets. I would suggest searching for Alex Bellos' different ways of doing long multiplication on YouTube as they link nicely in with the first bit of the 'Multiplying out 2 brackets' presentation and are a bit of fun too.

KS4 Maths Revision worksheets: Directed Numbers, Sequences, Pythagoras and Trigonometry, Graphs & Charts, Factors, Multiples é Ratio, Equations é Formulae, Frequency Tables, Rounding, Estimationé Reciprocals, This is an attempt to make revision a little more interesting for those doing the modular OCR GCSE course. Calculate the answers, convert to letters and find my next destination on my 'Revision World Tour'.

KS4 Maths Revision Worksheets Place Value & Negatives, Sequences, Bearings and Scales, Graphs é Charts, Factors, Multiples é Ratio, Equations é Formulae, Average é Range, Rounding. This is an attempt to make revision a little more interesting for those doing the modular OCR GCSE course. Calculate the answers, convert to letters and find my next destination on my 'Revision World Tour'.

Here are 3 frequency tables and the mean, mode and range from each. The student cut and stick the results and tables into the correct groups.

How can I do these addition calculations on my calculator when the calculator has lost its addition sign? This is to get across the fact that 2 negatives make a positive.

Find the equation of the line and the circle, then calculate the points where the streaker crosses the boundary

Three fielders throw a cricket ball from one position to the wicketkeeper. Can you find the equations of their throws?

This powerpoint is for classes to do in teams. Each summer related question takes 30 seconds to answer (an alarm goes off and the link to the answer appears). There are 5 topics areas: Number, Algebra, Shape & Space, Data Handling, Pot Luck. Each topic has 5 questions worth a different amount of points based upon difficulty.

Work out the missing angles in this still from a bowler bowling a ball and the batsman hitting it.

Where Does The Fielder Intercept The Ball? This is essentially simultaneous equations solved graphically, but in the guise of a fielder stopping a ball whilst playing cricket.

This leads on from 'Misleading Graphs' where the students have to draw a graph in an effort to convince a Small Business Manager to give them a loan.

This sheet starts off with some examples and questions about surds - pretty easy ones to be honest. There is a surds 'joke' at the end to complete. This was an attempt to make surds a little more interesting and to show just how easy they really are.

Explain how Spidey got to where he did and then tell him how he could have done it in one easy step. This is solely concerned with reflections and rotations.