After teaching my classes how to differentiate using chain rule and giving them enough practice to feel confident about the method, I have used this worksheet to try to encourage them to use less time and steps. My classes enjoyed the challenge of trying to complete the sheet within the time - you can always amend the time limit for weaker/stronger groups. Solutions are attached. Note that this sheet assumes that students know how to differentiate the functions e^x and ln(x).

This activity is a nice way to check your whole class is secure on multiplying or dividing by 10, 100, 1000 etc. The powerpoint has 20 multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty, and there is an answer grid for your students to indicate their answers. There is a second powerpoint that can be used to check the answers. I used this with my year 7 group and they all got quite competitive trying to get all 20 questions correct.

This 13-page resource introduces basic differentiation and integration of exponential and trigonometric functions (in the A2 part of the new A level). The calculus work does NOT require chain rule, product rule, quotient rule, integration by parts… etc In every section it contains notes then examples to work through with your class, followed by an exercise of questions for students to attempt themselves (answers included). The sections are: 1.Differentiation of e^x and ln(x) 2.Differentiation of trigonometric functions (sin, cos and tan only) 3.Integration of e^x, 1/x, and trigonometric functions (sin and cos only) This projectable and printable resource will save you having to write out any notes/examples or draw any graphs when teaching the topic, and will make things easier for your students as they can just work directly on the given diagrams and spaces provided for solutions. Note: some examples with trigonometric functions require knowledge of radians, double and compound angle identities, and small angle approximations.

I have used these two worksheets to teach my classes about the important properties of velocity-time and displacement-time graphs. Having these printable worksheets that I can project on a board and the students can work on seems to save a lot of time and effort for this topic. Each worksheet has a number of examples to illustrate particular properties of the graphs and there are spaces at the end to summarise these properties. I hope you find them useful. Answers are not included as I usually work through these with my classes. Other mechanics resources are available - please see my shop.

These resources are a sample from a collection of short tests on the application of Pythagoras’ theorem. All the tests are quite short (3/4 questions, so 5-10mins max). I created them so that I was able to test my classes more regularly on topics at different points through the year - each test is similar enough so that classes hopefully improve at the “standard” questions but there is also some variety in the later questions in each test and a progression in difficulty as you go through the tests. In the full set of 18 tests there are 5 tests designed to be done with a calculator, 13 tests to be done without a calculator. The questions include: 1.Finding the longest/shorter side of a right-angled triangle 2.Determining whether a triangle is right-angled 3.Finding the distance between 2 points 4.Using Pythagoras’ theorem in isosceles triangles, rectangles, squares etc 5.Using Pythagoras’ theorem in 3D 6.Using Pythagoras’ theorem where side lengths are given as surds All tests come with fully-worked solutions which makes them easy to mark. This means that the tests could also be used as a revision resource for students. The full set of 18 tests is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pythagoras-theorem-test-x18-11922960

This is a word document with 5 pages of templates that can be used to create histograms for examples or worksheets. I've tried to cover a good range of different sizes, the numbers on the axes can be amended and the bars can be created by copying and pasting the provided blocks. I hope you find this useful.

This worksheet focuses on using the sum of angles in a triangle to find missing angles. It assumes that students are already familiar with angles on a straight line, vertically opposite angles, and angles in parallel lines. The first section covers all the different types of triangles and their properties. There is a short exercise where students practise choosing the correct type(s) of triangle based on the information given. The second section begins with the result for the sum of angles in a triangle, including a proof using angles on a straight line. There are then some examples of finding angles - these are to be completed with your class. The exercise that follows is for students to attempt themselves. Answers to both exercises are included.

A treasure hunt activity for a class to attempt individually or in groups. There are 24 questions, numbered from -12 to -1 and 1 to 12. Each group chooses a number at random (or you can assign them a start number), and this is the number of the first question they should attempt - this should be written in the top-left circle on their answer grid. Their answer to their first question should be a whole number between -12 and 12 (except 0) - this should be written in the next circle on their grid and this is the number of the next question they should attempt. e.g. if a group starts on Q6 and they think the answer to Q6 is 11 then after Q6 they should attempt Q11 (and they should have 6 -> 11 on their answer grid). If they answer the questions correctly they end up with the same chain of answers as on the solution, if they make a mistake they will repeat an earlier question and at that point you can decide how much help to give them sorting out their error(s). This activity works best if you can stick the 24 questions around a large classroom or sports hall so the groups have to run around to find their next question. All the classes I've done these activities with have loved them.

This printable worksheet is a good way to get your class to practise using Prim's and Kruskal's algorithms to find the minimum spanning tree for a network. The sheet saves you or your students having to copy down any network or tables and allows you to focus your time on using the algorithms. The worksheet includes using Prim's on a network and on a matrix. Solutions are provided.

This short worksheet can be used to check that your students have understood how to use Newton's second law in situations where more than 1 force is acting on the object. The questions only involve objects on horizontal surfaces and all forces are parallel to the surface. The questions can easily be extended by asking students to work out the acceleration, mass or missing force in each question. Answers are not included as I usually work through this sheet with my class. Other mechanics resources are available - please see my shop.

This worksheet can be used to introduce the technique required to use trigonometry to find sides/angles in isosceles triangles. There are 2 example problems to work through as a class then an exercise with 10 questions. The first 6 questions have diagrams provided as an aid, the last 4 questions are without diagrams. Answers are provided.

This is a test I have used with year 9 classes after teaching them powers (evaluating and simplifying) and standard form (writing numbers in SI form and doing calculations in SI form). The test includes negative and fractional powers. The answers/mark scheme is included.

This document has a few different sets of axes with graph paper in 2 different formats. The numbers on the axes can be amended so can, to some extent, be customised to your needs. I hope you find them useful.

I use this worksheet to introduce momentum and impulse, and to get students to practise working out the change in momentum of an object using mv-mu. After the introductory explanation there are 9 questions for student to attempt - all answers are included. Other Mechanics 1 resources are available - please go to my shop and search for them.

This is a sample from a collection of short tests on trigonometry in right-angled triangles. All the tests are quite short (3/4 questions, so 5-10mins max). I created them so that I was able to test my classes more regularly on topics at different points through the year - each test is similar enough so that classes hopefully improve at the “standard” questions but there is also some variety in the later questions in each test and a progression in difficulty as you go through the tests. There are 10 tests designed to be done with a calculator, 10 tests to be done without a calculator. The questions include: 1.Finding an angle or a side of a right-angled triangle 2.Stating the correct value of e.g. sin A for a given triangle (requires Pythagoras) 3.Knowing and using exact values of trig functions 4.Using trigonometry in isosceles triangles 5.Using trigonometry in 3D shapes 6.Using trigonometry where side lengths are given as surds 7.Proving identities/results with trig functions 8.Questions with bearings, angle of elevation/depression All tests come with fully-worked solutions which makes them easy to mark. This means that the tests could also be used as a revision resource for students. The full set of tests are available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/trigonometry-tests-x20-11931966

A powerpoint presentation that reminds students what information is required to use the Sine/Cosine rule and then has a number of examples for them to consider which rule should be chosen. The printable version can be given to student to complete, annotate or make notes on as you work through the slides.

This worksheet is designed so that students will hopefully gain an understanding of the process of converting mixed numbers and improper fractions, without having to write down a series of steps or instructions to follow. For both conversions the first set of questions are scaffolded, then for later questions the scaffolding is removed so they are doing the whole conversion themselves. There are 20 conversions in both directions, worked solutions are provided.

In a desperate attempt to make rounding more fun, here is a worksheet where each question involves rounding several values, each answer produces a letter, then these letters must be rearranged to find the title of a film. The rounding involves rounding to both decimal places and significant figures. Most films should be known by most students but this resource will need updating from time to time! Solutions are included.

These are 2 different worksheets that can be used to practise/revise the most common types of linear equations that students are expected to be able to solve at GCSE level. Answers are included.

I created these resources so that my younger classes could get involved in celebrating pi day. In the first resource they choose a colour for each digit 0-9 then colour in a circle for each of the first 200 digits, which should produce a nice random pattern of coloured dots. Each of the other resources involve finding how often each digit 0-9 appears within the first 200 digits and then representing this on a bar chart or pie chart. The frequencies are: 19, 20, 24, 20, 22, 20, 15, 12, 25, 23 Happy pi day!