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Angle Problems
Solve angle problems.
Print on paper, cut up, students place their answer on the back, replace in the pile, another student answers and peer assesses the other answers on the back of the question.

Inequalities Mini-Guide
A self contained document originally designed for varying tasks per table completed on a rotation basis. There are information sheets and questions sheets.
It has however since been used to create a mini booklet for individual work.

Transformations (with a focus on Translation)
A few resources I created a few years ago. They adapt the standard unit resources.

Calculating the Interior Angles of a Polygon (Including Extension Problems)
A selection of problems around interior angles for students to solve. Follows on from the investigation into how side lengths link to angle sums. Leads into exterior angles and other problems.
EDIT: The first 4 slides for part of an Always, sometimes, never questioning session that I haven't obviously highlighted. I am fully aware that trapezium's don't have right angles. The task is designed to illicit misconceptions! Apologies for forgetting to signpost!

Area of a Segment
I couldn't find a good resource on area of a segment so I spent some time developing one.
The idea is to provide students with 5 breadcrumbs that then lead to the final outcome, namely solving segment area problems.
The powerpoint has 5 steps that provide practice of all the assumed knowledge and this then enables student to guess the objective of the lesson and subsequently solve two A* questions taken from the &'Bland&'; question papers ( A* questions, Paper 2) which couldn't be linked.

Interior Angles
A selection of problems around interior angles for students to solve. Follows on from the investigation into how side lengths link to angle sums. Leads into exterior angles and other problems.

School Canteen
Students run a school canteen.
1. They select 2 recipes to produce in their canteen.
2. They survey the class for demand for each dish using a tally chart.
3. They calculate the quantities required for each it recipe item in grams.
4. They round and convert into whole kg units to then cst each item.
5. They calculate profit by calculating total revenue and total cost.
This activity worked well just before Easter as a competitive challeneg completed in pairs with a middle attaining year 7 group.

Circle Theorems
An extension of a NRich problem whereby students investigate a 10 dot circle (printout available from NRICH under printable resources).
The problem begins by consolidating isosceles triangles within a 10 dot circle. The problem then moves into exploring a series of circle theorems using the triangles they found from the first 2 problems.
Once students have done this they have the basis from which to generalise circle theorems.

Maths in Careers - National Careers Week
A selection of starters/do nows to aid National Careers Week and the application of mathematics to a wide variety of jobs.

Rearranging Equations Revision Game
An opportunity to recap and revise simultaneous equations with a versatile resource.
Idea 1 -
Roll the dice to select the question and then race in pairs or small groups to gain the answer. Counters can be used to award point for the team with the first correct answer.
Idea 2 -
Connect 4. In pairs answer the question of your choice with the aim of forming 4 in a row.
Idea 3 -
In pairs take it in turns to roll a pair of dice and complete the question. A correct answer and you control the square, otherwise you partner has a turn to steal. Winner has the most squares.

Histograms Activities
A couple of activities to support lessons involving histograms. One a learner bingo and the other a True or False activity.

Percentages Game Board
Students create their own percentage questions at grades B and C with bonus questions being made at grade A. Students create as opposed to answer ensuring they develop a generality as to the question types and can better identify the processes required.

Area Problems
Three problems designed to get students learning by pursuing answers to big problems, consolidating understanding as they go.

Trigonometric Identities Tarsia
A tarsia puzzle designed to develop students' use of trigonometric identities. Useful for both initial teaching and revision and recap for C2.
Involves numerous problems all requiring the application of the two most basic trigonometric identities.

Inequalities
Lesson designed to teach the following objectives in a high pace, clear progress and differentiated manner to a KS3 group.
To identify integer values of inequalities.
To show inequalities on a number line.
To read inequalities off a number line.
The first power point contains all worksheets, progress checks, extension tasks and quiz quiz trade cards. The second is edited just to include the slides that are presented to the students.

Product of Prime Factors - Relay Race
Prime factor decomposition is an deal opportunity to build it something a little different with an Optimus Prime factor decomposition relay. In pairs or teams students receive the first piece of the puzzle and are instructed to write the number as the product of its prime. On successful completion they receive the second piece and so on.
It culminate with a race to build the transformer that then leads to the ultimate conclusion that prime factorisation is simply about transforming numbers from one look to another without changing who they truly are!
PDF attached for ease and a word document attached so that you can edit the difficulty and create your own. The lesson that I typically accompany the activity with is also included.

C2 Differentiation - Discovering Maximums, Minimums and Points of Inflection
Use the mix of 3 resources to introduce maximums, minimums and points of inflection. Students are encouraged to refer to graphs drawn via the free Desmos Graphing Calaculator and complete the set of rules they need to go on to tackle the chapter exercises or past exam questions. They'll also have a model answers to annotate and analyse for a method.

Drawing Quadratics
Lesson crafted to enable all students to draw quadratics with the outcomes:
To substitute values into quadratics.
To draw quadratic graphs.
To find solutions to quadratics graphically.
Easily adaptable to more difficult quadratics.