Higher tier e-library
3D Trigonometry Lesson
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A comprehensive set of lesson resources involving Pythagoras and Trigonometry in 3D including differentiated activities, a memory poster Kagan style activity and a 'create your own question' activity. Note that grades do not relate to the new specification. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 17/08/2015
Algebra Match and Algebra Sort
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Two activities which provide the opportunity for students to consider the order of operations in the formation of expressions. The activities are on pages 25 and 35 of the document. You will need to register for an account to access this resource, this is free of charge.20/05/2015
Applications of simultaneous equations
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A worksheet of demanding questions in which students solve simultaneous equations, many of which have one is linear and one is quadratic in a range of mathematical contexts. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 04/08/2015
Arcs and Sectors - Pizza Maths
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A worksheet which involves finding arc lengths, sector areas and reverse problems to find the angle of a sector. The questions are set in the context of pizza slices. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 17/06/2015
Arcs, Sectors and Segments
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A number of powerpoints which consider finding the length of arcs and areas of sectors in real life contexts. There is an extension into section G23h of the specification to use the formula �½absinC to find the area of a segment. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 17/06/2015
Catchphrase: Squares, Roots and Cubes
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A powerpoint introducing squares, square roots, cubes and cube roots, with differentiated exercises and some fairly challenging metal calculations in a 'Catchphrase' style plenary activity. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 04/08/2015
Changing the subject of area and volume formulae
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A straightforward worksheet in which students must rearrange various formulae for area and volume - the later questions are more suitable for higher tier students. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 05/08/2015
Circle Theorem Bingo
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Students design their own bingo grid from the numbers provided, then answer questions based on three theorems (tangent at right angles to radius; angle in a semicircle; perpendicular from the centre bisects a chord.) You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 21/08/2015
Circle theorems - Tick or Trash
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Students are presented with 5 questions and two answers for each. They must identify which is correct (tick) and which is incorrect (trash). A template is included for students to design a similar activity of their own. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 21/08/2015
Comparing box and whisker plots
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A comprehensive powerpoint and associated worksheet in which students must interpret boxplots in a range of contexts including film genres. The method for drawing a boxplot from a cumulative frequency graph is demonstrated. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 02/06/2015
Comparing distributions using averages
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Classroom activities involving calculations of the mean, median, mode and range to compare and contrast two sets of data. Includes a comparison of which type of average is most suitable when. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 04/08/2015
Comparing experimental and theoretical probability
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Straightforward investigation in which students consider the relative frequency of events such as 'rolling a 2' from experimental and theoretical perspectives. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 23/07/2015
Completing the square powerpoint
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A full lesson of activities including a starter and a quiz to complete the lesson - students learn to complete the square and use it to solve quadratic equations. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 19/08/2015
Connect 4 activity. Circles - area, perimeter, area and arc length
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A worksheet in which students play 'connect 4' where pupils work with a partner to find 4 correct answers on questions relating to arc length and sector area. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 17/08/2015
Constructing Triangles
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Useful handouts with written step by step instructions for how to construct various types of triangle, along with a worksheet of lots of triangles to practise constructions. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 23/07/2015
Converting Fractions, Decimals and Percentages differentiated
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Differentiated worksheet in which students must convert between fractions, decimals and percentages (the columns for percentages could be omitted if preferred as this topic occurs later in the routemap; student are likely to be familiar with percentages from Key Stage 3 however). You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 02/06/2015
Coordinates
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A powerpoint (with some printable slides at the end to use as worksheets) which involves a range of geometrical problems, plotting and reading off coordinates and creating an image by plotting coordinates. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 02/06/2015
Correlation, Line of Best Fit: Monopoly Maths
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Students investigate to see if there is any association between the distance from 'go' and the rent charged for various properties on a monopoly board. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 23/07/2015
Decimals Powerpoint
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A powerpoint from Mr Barton Maths which discusses different types of decimals, shows methods for the four operations and illustrates how to convert a recurring decimal to a fraction. (Section 4 is only suitable for Higher tier students.) You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 02/06/2015
Density, mass and volume
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A differentiated powerpoint and associated worksheets introducing the idea of density and providing lots of practice at different levels of demand. (Note: The grades relate to previous specifications and there are some names/dates that will need changing to suit the specific class or removing). You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 24/07/2015
Direct and inverse proportion card sort game
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Students must sort the cards describing real life situations into either direct or inverse proportion and then solve the problems by creating and interpreting equations. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 19/08/2015
Double brackets starter / plenary activity
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Designed for use with an interactive voting system this multiple choice quiz offers practise in factorising expressions into two brackets including a couple of challenging questions suitable only for higher tier students. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 05/08/2015
Egyptian Graph Dancing
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An active task in which students use their arms to form the shape of given graphs and illustrate the relationship between transformed graphs. (Note: This activity includes some work on stretches which provides an extension beyond the specification. The last couple of slides on the graph of y=log(x) can be omitted.) You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 21/08/2015
Enlargements by negative and fractional scale factors
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A sheet of five puzzles, each of which produces a letter and together the letters spell out a word. (The fractional puzzles are only suitable for Higher tier students.) You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 23/07/2015
Equation of a Circle 1
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A video tutorial which explains how the equation of a circle in general form is derived. This is the first of a series of ten video tutorials - the others could be used as extension material and as helpful introductory work to AS level Mathematics. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 19/08/2015
Equation of tangents to circles
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A well constructed worksheet in which students must sketch circles centred on the origin and use their sketch and calculations to find the equation of a tangent to the circle at a given point. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 19/08/2015
Error Bounds
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A basic worksheet which looks at the limits of accuracy for measurements given to the nearest whole number (suitable for students at both tiers) and to a given number of decimal places (suitable for Higher tier students). You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 24/07/2015
Exact trig values and plotting trig graphs
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A structured worksheet in which students review the exact values of trig functions then use tables of values to plot the trig functions of sin, cos and tan. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 21/08/2015
