A study and investigation into the use and history of the number zero. Fun facts about zero. Split class into teams. There is a team discussion about zero and a fun quiz at the end about zero. The winning team is the one who scores closest to zero. Plus 1 for a correct answer and minus 1 for an incorrect answer. So a really smart team will realise they need to get 6 questions correct and 6 questions wrong on purpose to score zero!

Ideal end of term activity. Some maths with a standard 4 bar Kit Kat. (Other chocolate bars are available!)

26 GCSE Revision Starter Cards (A-Z) covering key areas of Number, Shape, Data & Algebra. A6 size. Ideal for laminating for re-use. With separate PowerPoint slides with Answers.

Split class into Teamz and give each Team a can of Beanz and the activity worksheet. The worksheet is editable so you can adjust it to the specific can of Heinz beans you use. [Other beans brands are available.]

Get a volunteer student to secretly write down a number between 1 and 50. Other students take it in turns to guess the secret number. When you click on each number it will reveal a question/clue to the number which the volunteer needs to answer honestly. Whoever guesses the number correctly gets to choose the next number. Makes a great KS3 plenary / wind-down activity.

A fun (end of term?) group work activity. Students to split into groups of 2-4 to create their own Algebra (or other maths topic) Board Game. Can be run over 2 or 3 one hour lessons with a chance to play and judge the best game by peer review. (Includes Hall of Fame of some games created by other classes and some links to inspirational YouTube videos.)

An investigation into the number 1. Takes a look at the origins and history of the number 1. Involves a class discussion about prime numbers, a pair activity, group activity involving binary, an extension activity involving Pascal's Triangle and an individual student assessment.

A Friddle is Friday Riddle For Tutor Time. (Source: "The Little Book of Thunks"). If you would like to contribute to this growing store of Friddles please submit a new Friddle below as a comment and I will try to add them to the collection.