1. A PowerPoint designed to prompt pupils to fully understand 3D shapes.
2. A worksheet allowing pupils to investigate Euler's Formula. Questions within the worksheet are well differentiated to allow pupils to maximise their progress. Pupils will also investigate Platonic shapes.
3. Pupils will gain a full understanding of Prisms and Pyramids.
4. Pupils will gain knowledge on Polyhedrons and Non-Polyhedrons. Pupils will be able to explain why a Cylinder is not a Prism.
5. All misconceptions are addressed in this lesson.
Adding and subtracting fractions.
1. Adding and subtracting fractions using diagrams (same denominator)
2. Adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator.
3. Adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators.
4. Adding and subtracting mixed numbers.
5. Activities include problem solving and RICH tasks.
6. Examples come with diagrams to help pupils gain full understanding.
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Part 1: Converting between metric units of length, mass (weight) and capacity. (2022 update)
1. PowerPoint demonstrating converting units
2. Worksheet including a crossnumber (Number crossword) and problem solving and reasoning questions.
3. Answers included on the PowerPoint.
Update: Crossword has been fixed.
Part 2: Imperial Units
Contains examples, conversions and problem solving on the following:
Converting between imperial units
Converting between imperial and metric units.
Worksheet and PowerPoint on Rotation.
The PowerPoint shows shapes being rotated including tracing paper being put over the shape. Highly visual.
**2022 Update:
PowerPoint now has a diagnostic quiz at the start to cover prior knowledge. (Use mini white boards)
The worksheet has been improved to make it more clear.
5 Lessons:
The Radius: Working out the gradient and length of the radius
The Tangent: Working out the equation of a tangent and applying it to solve problems
Equation of a Circle: Drawing circles from their equations
Solving simultaneous equations graphically.
Solving simultaneous equations algebraically.
1. A PowerPoint with examples, questions and answers on converting between FDP.
2. A Tarsia puzzle for pupils to complete as a summary.
3. A homework worksheet.
1. A PowerPoint demonstrating in detail how to calculate angles on a straight line and about a point.
2. A well differentiated worksheet to help pupils maximise progress.
3. PowerPoint contains detailed answers.
Updated with fixes
1. A PowerPoint taking pupils through interior and exterior angles of polygons.
2. A well designed worksheet encouraging pupils to investigate interior and exterior angles. Two differentiated activities on finding interior and exterior angles allowing pupils maximise their progress.
3. PowerPoint includes answers to the worksheet.
Updated with fixes to worksheet
1. Starter on percentages of amounts
2. Mental methods on percentage increase and decrease
3. Calculator method on percentage increase and decrease
4. Examples include the bar model to help pupils understand that the original amount equals 100%
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Complete lesson on using the multiplier method.
Starter: Converting percentages to decimals
Main 1: Percentages of amounts
Main 2: Percentage increase and decrease
Key Question: GCSE past paper question (AQA)
Each exercise contains reasoning and problem solving
Examples and answers included
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1. Powers of 10: looks at multiplying and dividing decimal numbers by 10, 100 and 1000.
2. Multiply and Divide by Powers of 10: looks at multiplying and dividing numbers by 0.1, 0.01, 1/10, 1/100 etc.
3. Both lessons are well differentiated.
4. Now with a newer resource for more able pupils.
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Fractions lessons designed for pupils learning how to simplify, add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions.
Highly visual to support pupils understanding of fractions.
1. Simplifying Fractions
2. Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers
3. Fractions of Amounts
4. Adding and Subtracting Fractions
5. Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
1. A PowerPoint demonstrating the properties of quadrilaterals and how to work interior and external angles of them.
2. A well differentiated worksheet designed to maximise progress.
3. The PowerPoint contains detailed solutions to the worksheet.
Quadratic sequences at KS3.
WALT and WILF
Part 1: Using position to term rule to find the first few terms of a quadratic sequence.
Part 2: Finding the position to term rule of a quadratic sequence.
Part 3: Problem solving and RICH task.
Simplifying Ratios lesson, two tasks, real life link to aerospace engineering including video, WALT and WILF
Update: I have now included a 2022 update to simplifying ratios and kept the old lesson.
Lesson on area and perimeter of a rectangle including compound shapes.
WALT and WILF
Starter: Counting the squares
Main 1: Area and perimeter of rectangle, Missing lengths and problem solving question
Main 2: Area and perimeter of compound shapes and problem solving question