This is adapted from a resource uploaded by several users, but I have included the Notebook file I use for my GCSE Statistics group also. The starter activity requires copies of posters included regularly in National Geographic magazines with pictographs and visual representations of data. Thanks to tesshampton for the map.

A fun 3 lesson activity to use after the introduction of Trigonometry (although it only uses tan). I have used this for a Year 8 class. Lesson 1: Discussing and making clinometers Lesson 2: Using clinometers to measure features around the school Lesson 3: Using measurements to calculate heights. Please review and let me know how you get on with this!

Is there a link between the number of spaces away from GO and the rent on a property?A resource to get students plotting points on a scatter graph, drawing lines of best fit and commenting on their results. I have also included the Excel file which contains the graphs, as this could be an ICT based lesson. Could be used from KS3 to A-Level (Least Squares Regression). Adapted from a US version from www.yummymath.com

A Geogebra File to aid with linking solving trignometric equations of the form sin(x) = k, cos(x) = k and tan(x) = k within a given range to their graphs. After selecting the value of k, use the tick boxes to reveal the solutions. This could be used as a whole class worksheet or for students to explore. Please review!

A set of wall display cards which have common terms and symbols used in mathematics (types of numbers such as 'Real&', &';Integer' and the greek alphabet). I have these displayed above my board so all students become familiar with them by the time they are required more regularly in KS5.

An activity based on a BBC article about the 30mph speed limit and testing whether an 85th percentile rule may be appropriate for setting new speed limits on roads. The sheet includes an extract from the original article and then some (fabricated) data about speeds recorded on two roads for students to test. They should find the 85th percentile, median and 3rd quartile for each set and assess whether 30mph is appropriate for that road. This activity can lead to a discussion on grouped frequency tables, interpolation, safety and much more!

A worksheet which has 9 questions practising using each of the trigonometric functions in each combination (i.e. three questions on sine each to find opposite, hypotenuse and angle respectively). It is designed so students will work in pairs on one question (chosen by ability) and then they will share their solutions or have the opportunity to complete the rest of the questions. Solutions now added. Please comment!

A project I have adapted from an old Active Maths pre-Coursework book about 'isoperimetric shapes&' (shapes with the same perimeter). It is designed as a mini project for students to develop their resilience in longer tasks and encouraging them to ultimately develop a method for finding the arc length and area of a sector. It could link in with radians, rates of change etc at A-Level too.

This activity is designed for students covering FP3 to both practice calculating the inverse of a 3 x 3 matrix and extend into working with Matrix transformations and the inverse to reverse the effect of these. It is in the form of a codebreaking exercise, which you can give as much or as little help with as you see fit. It is a chance to have some fun and get the students working together to crack the code and get information out of you!

This is a quick resource about conditional probability on tree diagrams for GCSE students. It starts with a quick example from mymaths and then a slide with the famous 'Hannah's Sweets' problem from the Edexcel GCSE 2015. Rather than asking students to simply answer the question, it encourages them to discuss the difficulty and the steps to solving the problem.