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Basic number (8300 - Foundation - Number)

Topic:Basic number

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Specification references (in recommended teaching order)

Specification content Specification notes
N1
  • Order positive and negative integers
  • Use the symbols =, ≠, <, >, ≤, ≥
  • including use of a number line. Students should know the conventions of an open circle on a number line for a strict inequality and a closed circle for an included boundary
N2
  • Apply the four operations, including formal written methods, to integers – both positive and negative
  • Understand and use place value (e.g. when working with very large or very small numbers, and when calculating with decimals)
  • including questions set in context (knowledge of terms used in household finance, for example profit, loss, cost price, selling price, debit, credit and balance, income tax, VAT and interest rate)
N3
  • Recognise and use relationships between operations including inverse operations (e.g. cancellation to simplify calculations and expressions)

    N14
    • Estimate answers
    • Check calculations using approximation and estimation, including answers obtained using technology
    • including evaluation of results obtained


    The subject content (above) matches that set out in the Department for Education’s Mathematics GCSE subject content and assessment objectives document.

    The expectation is that:

    • All students will develop confidence and competence with the content identified by standard type
    • All students will be assessed on the content identified by the standard and the underlined type; more highly attaining students will develop confidence and competence with all of this content
    • Only the more highly attaining students will be assessed on the content identified by bold type. The highest attaining students will develop confidence and competence with the bold content.

    Teaching resources

    Basic number - all resources for 3 year route map - zip folder
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    Topic overview and lesson plans
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    Lesson 1 Activity - vertical number lines
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    Lesson 1 Activity 1a
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    Lesson 1 Activity 1b
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    Lesson 2 Activity 1
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    Lesson 2 Activity 1 (multiplication grids)
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    Lesson 3 Activity 1
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    Lesson 3 Activity 2
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    Lesson 3 Activity 3
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    Lesson 4 Activity 1
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    Lesson 4 Activity 2
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    Lesson 1 Plenary 1a
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    Lesson 1 Plenary worksheet 1b
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    Lesson 2 Plenary 1
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    Lesson 1 Worksheet 1a
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    Lesson 2 Worksheet 1
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    Lesson 2 Worksheet 2
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    Lesson 2 Worksheet 3
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    Lesson 2 Worksheet 4
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    Lesson 4 Worksheet 1
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    Lesson 3 Worksheet 1
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    Lesson 2 Homework sheet 1
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    Lesson 3 Homework sheet 1
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    Lesson 4 Homework sheet 1
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    Diagnostic Questions - Basic Number
    AQA have teamed up with Craig Barton's Diagnostic Questions website to share free diagnostic question assessment for our new 2017 GCSE Maths specification.23/02/2016
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    Type(s): Diagnostic Questions (e-library)

    Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Integers
    A teacher guide which outlines four different models for adding and subtracting positive and negative integers.19/05/2015
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    Type(s): Overview (e-library)

    Arrange the Digits
    Students must use the digits 1-9 to make 3 three-digit numbers which sum to a number as close as possible to 1500.19/05/2015
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    Type(s): Activities (e-library) | Plenaries (e-library)
    GCSE Maths: Place Value Puzzles
    A series of puzzles which support students in developing an understanding of place value. Cards labelled 1 - 9 underpin each activity. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge.19/05/2015
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    Type(s): Activities (e-library)
    Inequalities
    Choosing the correct inequality symbol to place between pairs of numbers. Some pairs include negative numbers. 19/05/2015
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    Type(s): Activities (e-library)
    Number Line
    Positioning and ordering positive and negative integers on a number line.19/05/2015
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    Type(s): Activities (e-library)
    Second Holiday
    An activity which requires students to estimate the duration of a holiday in seconds. 19/05/2015
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    Tarsia nth term, including quadratics
    A hexagonal tarsia involving finding the nth term for a linear sequence, including some very simple quadratics such as n2 which would be accessible for Foundation tier students. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 04/08/2015
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    Type(s): Activities (e-library)

    Arrange the Digits
    Students must use the digits 1-9 to make 3 three-digit numbers which sum to a number as close as possible to 1500.19/05/2015
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    Type(s): Activities (e-library) | Plenaries (e-library)
    THOAN: Think of a Number
    Four 'think of a number' puzzles in which students must work out the original number given some subsequent calculations and the final answer.19/05/2015
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    Type(s): Plenaries (e-library)

    Playing connect three
    A game for pairs of students which allows investigation of addition and subtraction of positive and negative integers. 19/05/2015
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    Type(s): Game (e-library)

    Number - Boat Hire - Problem Sheet
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    Number - Coins - Problem Sheet
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    Number - Digitification - Problem Sheet
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    Number - Double Trouble - Problem Sheet
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    Number - Five Thousand - Problem Sheet
    Arrange four digits to make a number that is the closest possible to 5000. 04/05/2010
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    Number - Five Times - Problem Sheet
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    Number - Homework sheets
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    Number - Hotel Charges - Problem Sheet
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    Number - Order of operations - Lesson plan
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    Number - Posters - Problem Sheet
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    Number - Put the numbers in - Problem Sheet
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    Number - Stamps - Problem Sheet
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    Number - Stationery - Problem Sheet
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    Number - Sum and Difference - Problem Sheet
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    Number - Tendency - Problem Sheet
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    Number - Three Different Numbers - Problem Sheet
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    Number - Three Numbers - Problem Sheet
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    Topic Tests

    8300 GCSE Foundation Arithmetic (Multiplication) Mark Scheme
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    8300 GCSE Foundation Arithmetic (Multiplication) Topic Test
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    8300 GCSE Foundation Arithmetic Involving Money Mark Scheme
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    8300 GCSE Foundation Arithmetic Involving Money Topic Test
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    8300 GCSE Foundation Negative Numbers Mark Scheme
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    8300 GCSE Foundation Negative Numbers Topic Test
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    8300 GCSE Foundation Place Value Mark Scheme
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    8300 GCSE Foundation Place Value Topic Test v1.1
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    8300 GCSE Foundation Power, Roots and Priority of Operations Mark Scheme
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    8300 GCSE Foundation Power, Roots and Priority of Operations Topic Test
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    8300 GCSE Foundation Time Calculations Mark Scheme
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    8300 GCSE Foundation Time Calculations Topic Test
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    8300 GCSE Foundation Types of Number Mark Scheme
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    8300 GCSE Foundation Types of Number Topic Test
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