8 quick tips for writing better questionnaires

'Quick' worksheet with perimeter of rectangle and pentagon, area of parallelogram and angles in a triangle. Four questions on each.For brighter Y6 (starting algebra) but also for lower ability secondary.

Find the missing number given mean and other numbers. Find mean of combined data sets.\n\nCould use with mini-whiteboards as each step animated.\n\n(16/6/14 added WALT and starter)

Use nth term rule and find nth term for linear expressions (2-sided worksheet for each). Worksheets scaffolded. First with missing terms and second to find multiplier and difference between that times table and the sequence given.\n\nNot a lot different to exercises in books but hopefully attractive and less intimidating (limited number of questions!) for a lower ability group.

Straight-forward examples for area/volume using mixed units for length. Can they see relationship?

First worksheet is a starter getting learners to name lines like x=2 and y=1. (It is assumed this has been covered previously.) Second worksheet asks students to draw reflections in named lines. (It is assumed they have drawn reflections in general before.)

Two main slides showing visually place value adjustment when multiplying/dividing by 10, 100, 1000. Plus puzzle starter. You may just want to use the two main slides in a PowerPoint of your own!

Scaffolded worksheet asking students to find 4 points, plot these on a conversion graph of miles to km and then use the line to convert 4 other values. (10/2/14) Two further examples added.

Promethean flipcharts demonstrating surface area and volume of solids. Versions for ActivInspire (Flipchart) and ActivStudio 3.5 (Flp).

Promethean flipchart demonstrating percentage increase and decrease. Authored in ActivStudio 3.5 but should import into ActivInspire.

Find the coordinates that creates the required shape - some of the problems have more than one answer. Others (assuming you use integer values and stay on the grid) do not. Various triangles, square, parallelogram, rhombus, trapezium.\n\nFinal page to identify given shapes - named, congruent, enlargement.

Sheet with 4 bar charts. Spot two drawing/labeling errors on each. Starter?

Set out algebraically (rather than using picture puzzles). Finding solutions with limits (eg. only positive integers). Challenge questions are (implicitly) simultaneous. Used with bright Y6 group.

Flash card (or other) quiz as summary or check-in for 4 basic transformations. 10 Qs. Centre rotation/enlargement not covered or vector form for translation.

A set of spreadsheets for use in ICT, with links to history, geography and PE. The intention is for learners to be able to sort, select and analyse data from a larger data set.\n\nThe files are:\n- Monarchs (English/British from Alfred) with dates, ages, spouses and children\n- HDI data on countries in 2000 (the distinction for LEDC and MEDC was arbitrarily drawn) with population, GDP, literacy and other measures\n- World cities 2004 with population (over 1m), country and rank\n- 2012 athletes with country, height, weight, sport (but not medals)\n- World top track times 1999 with event, gender, country, name, time, rank, date\n- Periodic table with name, symbol, mass, density, melting, boiling

Scaffolded worksheet for converting decimal with second or second/third digit from decimal recurring.

Mainly simple '1-step' equations, but some with negative or fractional answers

Relatively simple, structured worksheet on using trial and improvement to find square and cube roots to 1 decimal place using second d.p. (Can ignore latter and just find closest to 1 d.p.) 7/3/14 Slightly improved versions replacing originals and another new 'problem'.

Structured worksheet for dividing by a simple decimal. Uses principle of finding a similar calculation that gives the same answer - so instead of 36 / 0.09, find 3600 / 9. (12/7/16) Answers uploaded

20 quick questions. Use scale on left to get middle value (eg. between 5 and 6) or to establish the increments on the scale. 2nd question, fill in two more values on scale on right based on that answer. Repeat x 10. (Most increments are 10, but some are just five 'per unit'. One, two and 3 decimal places.)