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A shop which mainly offers secondary school mathematics materials such as worksheets, revision materials and investigations. Also on offer are English Language resources in particular advice on essay writing. Finally, the shop also offers materials geared towards career education such as giving students advice on how to compose CVs, university personal statements and covering letters with templates and model examples provided.

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A shop which mainly offers secondary school mathematics materials such as worksheets, revision materials and investigations. Also on offer are English Language resources in particular advice on essay writing. Finally, the shop also offers materials geared towards career education such as giving students advice on how to compose CVs, university personal statements and covering letters with templates and model examples provided.
KS3/GCSE Maths Powerpoint of Recognise and Draw nets of 3-D shapes Whole Lesson
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KS3/GCSE Maths Powerpoint of Recognise and Draw nets of 3-D shapes Whole Lesson

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A Powerpoint for KS3 and GCSE Foundation Students which helps them to recognise and draw nets of 3-D shapes (including Cubes, Cuboids and Triangular Based Prisms). There is sufficient material in the Powerpoint to cover a whole lesson. This could be used as the lesson before teaching students how to work out the surface area of 3-D shapes. In this resource, the pupils are taught how to recognise 3-D shapes before being scaffolded through how to draw them with worked examples of how to draw cuboids and cubes. There are questions for students to complete. The Powerpoint is quite interactive and there is also a strong cross-curricular link with Literacy.
GCSE Maths (Foundation and Higher) Ultimate Resource Pack
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GCSE Maths (Foundation and Higher) Ultimate Resource Pack

20 Resources
This bundle is extremely comprehensive and great value, containing 20 resources which can be used in the teaching and revision of GCSE Maths (Foundation and Higher). It contains banks of starter and exam questions, whole lessons on topics such as Relative Frequency, Area and Perimeter of 2-D Shapes and Constructing and Solving Linear Equations. This is supplemented by a range of tests and worksheets, in addition to a set of thought-provoking investigations for students on topics such as Areas of Triangles and Probability. It’s rounded off by a useful subject self-audit for student and qualified teachers to examine and assess their subject content knowledge.
KS3/GCSE Maths Constructing and Solving Linear Equations Whole Lesson
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KS3/GCSE Maths Constructing and Solving Linear Equations Whole Lesson

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A comprehensive Powerpoint for a whole lesson on constructing and solving linear equations for KS3 and GCSE foundation groups. Depending on the ability of the class, there is enough material on the Powerpoint for a couple of lessons if pupils need to be taken through the content more gradually. In the Powerpoint, pupils are introduced to the meaning of key words such as co-efficient, linear and equation, shown how to solve equations using the balance method and also how to construct and solve a linear equation when given information. There are plenty of worked examples and questions for pupils to attempt.
GCSE Maths Subject Self-Audit for Student Teachers
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GCSE Maths Subject Self-Audit for Student Teachers

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A useful resource for student Maths Teachers to self-assess and audit their subject knowledge of all topics in the curriculum. Topics are categorised by area and learner specification, with trainees able to easily use this resource to determine their own subject and pedagogical knowledge, whilst tracking the actions they’ve taken to improve their knowledge and when they’ve taught certain topics to pupils. This is also a really useful document for students to use as evidence to prove they are meeting the standards required to achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)…
Football Scores Investigation (GCSE Maths Probability)
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Football Scores Investigation (GCSE Maths Probability)

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This is an investigation (including teacher notes and worksheets) which is suitable for GCSE maths students, though higher ability KS3 students should be able to complete it. The problem students have to answer is ‘Can you find a formula to find out the total possible number of half-time scores if you know the full-time score of a football match?’ Probability is the main topic covered (listing outcomes, formula for total number of outcomes) as well as algebra topics such as expanding brackets, sequences, factorising and generalising formulae. Pupils can probably work on this independently with some teacher input in setting up the investigation and prompting pupils.
KS3/GCSE Maths Standard Form Whole Lesson
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KS3/GCSE Maths Standard Form Whole Lesson

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A whole lesson on standard form for more able KS3 maths groups and GCSE classes. Pupils are taught the definition of standard form, how to express numbers in standard form and how to evaluate standard form expressions. The laws of indices are also recapped. In this lesson there is a strong emphasis on mathematical notation and precision.
KS3 Maths Year 8 Properties of Polygons Sample Lesson Objectives
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KS3 Maths Year 8 Properties of Polygons Sample Lesson Objectives

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A set of sample learning objectives for teaching a Year 8 KS3 Maths class about Polygons (Classifying and Properties of). Differentiated objectives/outcomes are shown for the topic, literacy links, real world applications of the topic are displayed so that pupils can see the relevance of what they are learning as well as homework, merits and lesson questions pupils should be able to answer. This is an easily adaptable resource which can be changed and formatted to display any topic in the KS3 and GCSE Maths curriculum.
KS3 and KS4 Maths Algebra Investigation
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KS3 and KS4 Maths Algebra Investigation

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This is an interesting investigation which mainly covers the topics of rearranging formulae, expanding brackets and simplifying expressions. However, there are some links to ICT as the words input and output are introduced to students. The pupils are asked to think of a domino and using all the possible digits on the domino as input (if the numbers on the domino were 1 and 6: A=1 and B=6) into a given algorithm find an output. The pupils are then asked to find a formula which connects the input and output. This investigation is very logical and gets students to see patterns, but there is also a very logical, satisfying solution to the problem which is sequential and hopefully gets students to appreciate the rigor of mathematics.
KS3/KS4  Maths  Key Words Glossary
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KS3/KS4 Maths Key Words Glossary

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A handy glossary of terms (separated by each of the 4 strands of Mathematics: Number, Shape, Handling Data and Algebra) which will be very useful for pupils for revision purposes and act as a reminder for when they forget the meaning of key terminology. Suitable for both KS3 students or those studying foundation at KS4. Links excellently with Literacy and promotes the use of this within Mathematics.
Huge KS3 Maths Student Revision and Teacher Resource Pack
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Huge KS3 Maths Student Revision and Teacher Resource Pack

8 Resources
This is a great value, extremely useful resource to help students with KS3 Maths revision. It contains a glossary of all mathematical terms on the syllabus to help students become familiar with terminology and boost literacy skills, a test on the essential skills they will use in KS3 Maths as well as a handy formulae sheet for areas of 2-D shapes and properties of a circle. The pack also includes teaching/revision sheets for pupils on finding the area and circumference of a circle, ratios (simplifying and dividing an amount into given quantities), 2-D shapes (including Polygons), Triangular Numbers (which covers the properties and finding the nth term of the sequence with worked examples of exam questions). The pack concludes with an investigation teachers can use to show pupils the origin of the triangular numbers sequence.
KS3 /GCSE Maths Probability and Data Handling Starters
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KS3 /GCSE Maths Probability and Data Handling Starters

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An extremely useful set of KS3 starters on Probability and Handling Data. Topics covered include: basic probability, probability of an event, mean, median, mode and range, averages from a table and Pictograms. These are excellent to begin a lesson with or to check prior knowledge of a topic or as plenaries.
KS3 Maths Revision and Exam Practice Powerpoint
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KS3 Maths Revision and Exam Practice Powerpoint

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An extensive powerpoint featuring a selection of exam questions (and answers) for the KS3 Maths syllabus. Ideal for a revision lesson or as a test/assessment activity. Topics covered include: percentages, fractions, ratios, substitution, probability, area and volume of 2-D and 3-D shapes, factorising, substitution, expanding brackets, powers and indices, averages, angles and straight line graphs.
KS3/GCSE Maths Interior and Exterior Angles in a Polygon Powerpoint Whole Lesson
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KS3/GCSE Maths Interior and Exterior Angles in a Polygon Powerpoint Whole Lesson

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This is a Powerpoint teaching students how to find the interior and exterior angles of a polygon. It is equally suitable for KS3 and GCSE Foundation Maths students. There is sufficient material in the Powerpoint for at least 1 lesson, possibly 2 depending on how fast your class covers the content. The powerpoint shows pupils how to work out the interior and exterior angles of a polygon, firstly by providing them with key terms to learn, then by allowing them to investigate the link between the sum of the interior angles in a shape and the number of sides it has, before linking that to the exterior angle of a polygon. Other topics covered by this Powerpoint include: properties of shape, angle laws, generalising and substitution.
Year 10 GCSE Maths Surface Area Lesson Sample Learning Objective
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Year 10 GCSE Maths Surface Area Lesson Sample Learning Objective

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A set of sample learning objectives for teaching a Year 10 GCSE Maths class about Surface Area of 2-D Shapes (drawing and interpreting). Differentiated objectives/outcomes are shown for the topic, literacy links, real world applications of the topic are displayed so that pupils can see the relevance of what they are learning as well as homework, merits and lesson questions pupils should be able to answer. This is an easily adaptable resource which can be changed and formatted to display any topic in the KS3 and GCSE Maths curriculum.
Geometry KS3/GCSE Foundation Maths Resources
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Geometry KS3/GCSE Foundation Maths Resources

4 Resources
This is a set of excellent resources which cover geometry in KS3 maths/GCSE foundation. The 2-D shapes formulae sheet contains all of the area formulae for 2-D shapes as well as 3 diagrams illustrating the parts of a circle. The 2-D shapes revision sheet includes details of all the properties of 2-D shapes and contains a section on polygons. Also included in the resource is a revision aid on how to work out the circumference and area of a circle with worked examples and questions for students to attempt. There is also some worded questions on circumference and area which go beyond simply just asking them to calculate the area and circumference of a circle. Instead it gets them to draw on their literacy skills to decode the question and problem-solving abilities to attempt a style of question they may not have encountered before or be familiar with.
KS3 Maths Student Revision Pack
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KS3 Maths Student Revision Pack

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This bundle contains some very useful revision aids for KS3 maths pupils. It contains a glossary of all the mathematical terms used on the course which they can use for reference and to boost literacy skills and a formulae sheet of all the areas of 2-D shapes used on the syllabus. There is also a handy test on all the essential skills they need to use on the course.
GCSE Maths Higher Areas of Triangles Investigation
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GCSE Maths Higher Areas of Triangles Investigation

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Teacher notes on an investigation on areas of triangles, also covering topics such as simplifying surds, Pythagoras’ Theorem, congruency and algebraic formulae. The problem the students must solve is ‘When the perimeter of a triangle is 20 cm and it is an isosceles triangle, how many possible triangles can there be?’. Students find this out through working out the area of each possible triangle and seeing a pattern. An extension is also included in this resource which gets pupils to work out the total possible number of any triangle (not just isosceles) with a perimeter of 20 cm. Students then work to find a link between the base length of the triangle and the number of possible triangles which can be drawn with that base length. A worksheet is included for each activity as well as notes and guidance on how to conduct the investigation with pupils.
KS2/KS3/GCSE Square Numbers Investigation
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KS2/KS3/GCSE Square Numbers Investigation

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An investigation (including teacher notes and worksheets) into the origins of square numbers which guides students to generate the square numbers sequence and observe the patterns within it. This investigation would be suitable for a wide variety of age groups including KS2, KS3 and GCSE. In terms of differentiation, earlier stages of the investigation (looking at the patterns in the square numbers) may be more suitable for lower ability learners whereas the latter stages of the investigation (finding the nth term of a quadratic sequence) should stretch higher ability students. Topics covered in this resource are mental arithmetic, properties of numbers, nth term (quadratic) and sequences.
KS3/GCSE Maths Factors Investigation
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KS3/GCSE Maths Factors Investigation

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An investigation into the number of factors a number has. This resource gets pupils to devise a formula to work out the number of factors a number has. This investigation should take up a whole lesson, or could be set as a homework task. Topics covered include: factors, multiples, prime numbers, prime factor decomposition, powers and roots. This investigation is particularly useful in getting pupils to become familiar with mathematical notation. This resource is probably more suitable for GCSE students than KS3 pupils, though the investigation is very flexible- the teacher can progress to further stages of the investigation for more able groups.
KS3 and GCSE Maths Addition Starter
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KS3 and GCSE Maths Addition Starter

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A short, snappy starter which refreshes pupil’s mental arithmetic skills and provides a healthy mix of challenge and competition. This starter is suitable for all maths classes in secondary school and those in KS2. The task is this: Using digits from 1-9, make an addition with two 3 digit numbers to make another 3 digit number. Each digit from 1-9 can only be used once (carrying is allowed). . This could be done as a competition to encourage group work where pupils (in teams) are set a certain amount of time and must come up with as many different additions as they can. This starter is also useful for generating discussions as the pupils may notice certain patterns in the answers (i.e. the digits of the final answer always add up to 18) and the commutative law of addition (3 + 5 = 5 + 3).