1 Circle times
What is it? A 20-card treasure hunt that challenges players to move around the room and find correct answers to questions about the circumference and perimeter of circles
What users say “Thanks for sharing. Excellent.”
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2 Prism sentence
What is it? A 3D-modelling challenge to draw prisms and calculate their volume and surface area
What users say “Great resource - challenging and engaging.”
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3 Hot area
What is it? A tricky area puzzle to get students thinking
What users say “A great little starter or plenary activity.”
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4 3D view
What is it? A video to improve students’ understanding of volumes of revolution, using mathematical software
What users say “Did this with my students using
@mrbartonmaths Autograph textbook to help me. Really, really excellent. Very powerful.”
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5 Triangles triumph
What is it? An entertaining game that requires students to find the area and perimeter of triangles
What users say “Lovely `Connect Three’ game. The worksheet is set out in a grid and can be easily adapted.”
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6 Cuboids explained
What is it? An interactive whiteboard resource to help students visualise cuboid problems
What users say “Fantastic resource that can also be adapted to work with 3D coordinates.”
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7 Pyramid primer
What is it? A practical lesson plan that ends with students deriving the formula for the volume of a pyramid
What users say “I love this and have enjoyed using it with my students. There is nothing quite like making 3D shapes for really understanding them.”
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8 Shapes and sizes
What is it? A plenary matching activity on the area and perimeter of a variety of shapes
What users say “Thanks for sharing.”
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9 Lines and length
What is it? Activities to help students understand length and area, revise plane shapes and develop reasoning through calculating area
What users say “Clever questions but it gets tough.”
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10 Bridging point
What is it? Comprehensive PowerPoint presentation that puts the concepts of area and perimeter into context, using Chelsea FC’s stadium Stamford Bridge and the Bermuda Triangle as examples
What users say “Very useful for revision.”
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