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Mathswizards products have been developed for busy teachers who require well produced material. I worked as a specialist mathematics teacher for over 30 years and I also developed my own Mathswizard clubs for primary aged pupils. The products are mainly Power Points but not exclusively. They are usually games, puzzles and quizzes or activities built around a theme. The Taster products showcase an activity from the full length resource. I have had my work included in the KS4 Maths Boardworks.

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Mathswizards products have been developed for busy teachers who require well produced material. I worked as a specialist mathematics teacher for over 30 years and I also developed my own Mathswizard clubs for primary aged pupils. The products are mainly Power Points but not exclusively. They are usually games, puzzles and quizzes or activities built around a theme. The Taster products showcase an activity from the full length resource. I have had my work included in the KS4 Maths Boardworks.
Halloween Maths PowerPoint Quiz (year 3)
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Halloween Maths PowerPoint Quiz (year 3)

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This fun, engaging quiz enables groups of children to form teams and solve simple math problems in the context of Halloween. The 5 rounds are animated and have sound. The rounds are, Ordering Pumpkins, Ghostly Frames, Candy Corn Fractions, Cauldron Tally and Trick and Treat. The math content: ordering 2 and 3 digit numbers; doubling and halving; finding a quarter, a half and three quarters of an amount; tallying data; and 5x and 10x tables and even numbers. Suitable for years 3/4.
Ratio PowerPoint
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Ratio PowerPoint

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Using ratio to multiply quantities in recipes. 'Toad in the Hole' is the first recipe. Using the worksheet with 12 'Toad in the Hole' recipes, students have to identify the mistakes made. The PowerPoint shows the mistakes on animated slides. 'Cheese straws' is a second extended question.
Functional Skills Maths Level 1 : Cinema (Edexcel)
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Functional Skills Maths Level 1 : Cinema (Edexcel)

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This animated and interesting Power Point is based on The Cinema. Students have to decide which film 7 different groups of Cinema-goers are going to watch. Time in 24hr clock has to be converted to am/pm. The cost of tickets and also the length of the films, and adverts have to be considered. The second part of the lesson involves allocating seats with constraints and the cost of refurbishing the seating. A learner should be able to: A learner should be able to: • understand and use whole numbers in practical contexts • add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers using a range of strategies • add and subtract decimals up to two decimal places • solve problems requiring calculation, with common measures, including money and time. • convert units of measure in the same system • work out areas in practical situations • extract and interpret information from tables, diagrams, charts
Easter Maths PowerPoint Quiz Year 5/6
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Easter Maths PowerPoint Quiz Year 5/6

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Five fantastic maths problems to delight and challenge. In Cracked Eggs, 10 eggs have been incorrectly put back together. By matching the calculations to make numbers between 30 and 39 a solution can be found. Vectors have been used in Easter Egg Hunt to translate Easter eggs around a grid. A simple animation shows students how to work out vectors if this is new to them. Hot Cross Buns are sold in packs of 3 sizes. Finding combinations of packs up to 20 will solve this problem. In Easter Parade a girl wants to decorate a hat with flowers. But how many will she need? Finally the fox is on the lookout for his lunch. Numbered hens are put into hutches by sorting them into even, prime and multiples of 9. Each round is marked by another team during the quiz and the teacher records t he scores on the score slide using the keyboard. Accessible to years 4.5 or 6. Some groups will need more help than others to complete the rounds. This will influence time taken for quiz. Works well with all pupils using individual whiteboards, then collating answers for team.
Maths Blockbusters KS2 PowerPoint
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Maths Blockbusters KS2 PowerPoint

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Based on the TV show and boardgame, 3 themed boards for Halloween, Christmas and Easter have mathematical questions on doubling and halving to 100. These boards could be easily edited to make your own customised boards with easier or harder questions
Magic Maths PowerPoint Investigation : Playing Cards
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Magic Maths PowerPoint Investigation : Playing Cards

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Will your pupils think you have magical powers? Maybe! From a pack of playing cards select the diamonds and clubs 2-9. Put them on the desk face down. Get a student to come out and choose one of each suit. They can hold them up for the class to see. Click the card to advance the slide. A set of instructions appears and the class have to follow these to produce a number. Ask them to tell you the number. Click on the magic wand (for the magic sound) to help you find their two cards. There are 3 different puzzles each one is repeated making a total of 6. To find the cards from the first 2 puzzles subtract 12 . The diamond is the 10s digit and the units is the club. To find the next 2 puzzles, subtract 40. Again the 10s digit is the diamond and the units the club. For the last 2 puzzles, subtract 70. The hundreds digit is the diamond and the units the club. There is a separate worksheet for students to investigate how these puzzles work. Depending on the ability of the students algebra may be used.
Firework Frenzy Maths Powerpoint
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Firework Frenzy Maths Powerpoint

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A lively investigation into the number of ways fireworks can be let off. The challenge is to find out how many ways for 10 fireworks. Start simple, tabulate, look for patterns.
Seaside Maths PowerPoint Quiz
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Seaside Maths PowerPoint Quiz

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Fun end of term nostalgic quiz highlighting maths used on a traditional seaside holiday. (year 4) There are 5 rounds of problems for teams of children to solve. Buying ice creams, building sandcastles, donkey rides, sea shell patterns and finding sea creatures. The topics covered include money, rectangular pattern, tallying, time, combinations. Updated to allow score entry via keyboard. Ideal for end of year.
Chinese New Year Maths PowerPoint Quiz
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Chinese New Year Maths PowerPoint Quiz

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An interesting and engaging PowerPoint using maths to highlight the Chinese New Year in a quiz format. Teams of pupils collaborate to solve the problems or complete the activities. There are 5 rounds. In Chinese characters pupils have to find the mode as different characters appear on the screen such as Fate or Good Fortune. In Firework Festival fireworks last for different amounts of time and the combinations have to be found. The number of chopsticks needed for two restaurants with 2 types of table, square and rectangular.The Chinese Zodiac requires matching of years to the correct animal. Finally a magic square is used to calculate Steve Chan's lucky number. Updated so that the scores and team names can be entered via keyboard.
Algebra PowerPoints 2020 Bundle
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Algebra PowerPoints 2020 Bundle

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**Five resources each with a different focus. Including revising equations and inequalities. Formulae in real life situations. Crystal ball predictions. **
Magic Maths PowerPoint : Crystal Ball
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Magic Maths PowerPoint : Crystal Ball

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This resource will delight lovers of magic. Pupils are asked to choose a number and follow a set of instructions to reveal a number which the crystal ball predicts. There are four puzzles with positive integer answers and 2 with negative integer answers. This then leads into algebraic explanation with one puzzle and then pupils are asked to try it on two more. The algebra needed is multiplying out brackets and collecting like terms. Finally the pupils are challenged to invent their own puzzles to try out on a friend.
Number Problems PowerPoints
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Number Problems PowerPoints

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Four interactive PowerPoints based on Noughts and Crosses Ratio Division Money Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
Ratio Problems PowerPoint
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Ratio Problems PowerPoint

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An interactive noughts and crosses game with questions to test understanding. There are 4 multiple choice answers which offer an opportunity for discussion. An ideal resource to use as a starter. The questions could easily be altered to change the difficulty level. Example There are 14 red beads, 22 purple beads and 28 blue beads in a necklace. What is the ratio of purple to red to blue beads in its simplest form?
Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages Problems PowerPoint
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Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages Problems PowerPoint

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An interactive noughts and crosses game with questions to test understanding. There are 4 multiple choice answers which offer an opportunity for discussion. An ideal resource to use as a starter. The questions could easily be altered to change the difficulty level. Example Which of the following is the odd one out? 0.35 7/20 35%
Division Problems PowerPoint
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Division Problems PowerPoint

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An interactive noughts and crosses game with questions to test understanding. There are 4 multiple choice answers which offer an opportunity for discussion. An ideal resource to use as a starter. The questions could easily be altered to change the difficulty level. Example There are 5 pots of pens. Each pot has 4 pens. Can I share the pens between 8 pots equally? If yes, how many pens will be in each pot?
Money Problems PowerPoint
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Money Problems PowerPoint

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An interactive noughts and crosses game with questions to test understanding. There are 4 multiple choice answers which offer an opportunity for discussion. An ideal resource to use as a starter. The questions could easily be altered to change the difficulty level. Example A pack of 4 batteries cost £3.45. If you needed 22 batteries, how many packs would you need and how much would they cost?
Functional Skills Maths Level 2 PowerPoint: Z factor
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Functional Skills Maths Level 2 PowerPoint: Z factor

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Based on The X Factor, Z Factor is a show with 4 competitors, Groovy Growlers, Singer Simon, Frumpy Freddie and Smarty Pants. Each week one is voted out. Percentages, pie charts , bar charts compare results. This resource is animated with sound and should promote discussion as students try to find the winner.
Formulae substitution PowerPoint
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Formulae substitution PowerPoint

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This resource looks at formulae used in everyday life. The scenarios include: casino for calculating the value of chips, stopping distances using a link to RosPa website, height of frogs' jumps, BMI calculations, spirals using Pythagoras, Penpals comparing temperatures. There is enough material for a whole lesson and several extension activities. This is an interesting and engaging resource with animations.
Mean, median. mode and range PowerPoint
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Mean, median. mode and range PowerPoint

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Sid the Astronomer is watching the skies. He sees a Galaxy, Mars, Jupiter or Saturn. Pupils have to predict what he will see. The images are from Hubble. Pupils can then see how many they predict correctly and the class data can be used to find mean, median, mode and range. Useful for revision.
Maths Problems PowerPoint
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Maths Problems PowerPoint

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Problems from India, Babylonia, Italy, Greece and a method of multiplication from Egypt are included in this PowerPoint of multicultural maths. Each is a standalone activity. Three problems involve the building and solving of an equation. One problem involves four vessels which have to be filled and emptied to share a liquid equally. Each problem has a solution slide. The slides are animated.