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Graham Colman has been a UK high school and sixth form maths teacher since September 2001. Here you'll find a wealth of great maths and space science resources which have been used, tried and tested and actually work in the classroom. Graham runs his own popular maths website at www.colmanweb.co.uk where you'll find many more resources like these. You can email Graham at grahamcolman@colmanweb.co.uk

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Graham Colman has been a UK high school and sixth form maths teacher since September 2001. Here you'll find a wealth of great maths and space science resources which have been used, tried and tested and actually work in the classroom. Graham runs his own popular maths website at www.colmanweb.co.uk where you'll find many more resources like these. You can email Graham at grahamcolman@colmanweb.co.uk
Hubble Standard Form
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Hubble Standard Form

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A set of real life questions on the topic of standard form based on images from the Hubble Space Telescope. Answers and workings included. Great for teaching problem solving skills, cross-curricular Maths and Physics.
Network Graphs on the London Underground (Tube)
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Network Graphs on the London Underground (Tube)

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A series of Decision Maths activities based on the London Underground network graph. Includes shortest path, TSP, route inspection and others. Loads of real life application & SMSC here. Some answers included, more to be added. If you or your class find more before I do, please email grahamcolman@colmanweb.co.uk
Conic Sections
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Conic Sections

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Notes on the ellipse, hyperbola, parabola, circle. Includes eccentricity, foci and the directrix. A second page tabulates transformations (translation, reflection in y=x, stretch vertical and horizontal). A whole (AQA) FP1 chapter summarised on an A4 side with extension material on the reverse. Making learning easy.
Graph Transformations
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Graph Transformations

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Kinesthetic activity for students. Print out the graphs onto A4 paper, then print the final 6 slides onto accetate and cut up. Pupils use the accetates to show the required graph transformations. Smaller print version, this one prints all the original graphs onto two A4 sides and another page on tracing paper for the graphs. Original exercise is from AQA Core 1/2 textbook, chapter 6. Principal is to make a difficult task easy to learn. This strips away any issues with drawing, tracing, copying etc and enables students to focus on achieving the learning objective.
Quadratic Formula Synthesis
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Quadratic Formula Synthesis

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Complete the steps in the table to get from ax^2+bx+c=0 to the quadratic formula. Or, to support, cut out the steps and ask students to arrange them in the correct order. Answers on page 1, empty table on page 2. Best printed on A3. Great for engagement on sixth form open evenings.
Graphs of Rational Functions
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Graphs of Rational Functions

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Matchup the graph to its equation. These are all of the type linear/linear. To extend students there are eight equations but only six graphs; students must work out which are missing and draw the other two. As a further extension, two equations produce the same graph, how come?
Differentiation Puzzle
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Differentiation Puzzle

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** Error now corrected. Matchup the: Equation, Differential equation, Specific coordinate, Gradient at specific point, Stationary points and Tangent. Includes two versions; one Core 1, one Core 2 9use this to extend). Includes Geogebra file used (edit the equation to fit) and images of the graphs used (use this to support). Probably better printed on A3 if possible.
KS3 / KS4 Maths Plans and Elevations
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KS3 / KS4 Maths Plans and Elevations

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Real life plans and elevations - match the house plans to the images. Not as easy as it looks! There are two sets included here, one easier and one harder. When was the last time you actually used a plan or elevation to teach this topic? This is a real life task based on real life house plans, great for getting students to discuss their geometrical reasoning and measurements.
Great Maths Reading Books
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Great Maths Reading Books

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To compliment the current emphasis on reading, enjoy this poster-list of some of the best mathematics reading books. Books range from KS3 to KS5 but are all enthralling and some are simply must reads for A Level Maths students. QR codes take you direct to the Amazon page where you can purchase the books.
Special Ratios
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Special Ratios

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Nice ideas kickstart students investigations into the special values of pi, phi (golden ratio) and root2. Students will investigate the relationship between a circles diameter and its circumference and area, the numbers of the fibonacci sequence and real life and then the relationship between A3, A4, A5 paper.
Proving Trig Identities
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Proving Trig Identities

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Prove the trigonometric identities by matching up the peices, (steps) in the correct order. Supports students by providing the steps, and avoiding alebraic mistakes that confuse the key learning outcomes, whilst challenging them to understand the order and making connections between each step. Answers Included.
Core 2 (AQA) Revision Notes
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Core 2 (AQA) Revision Notes

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AQA Core 2 Revision. All the formulae required on a single A4 side. Word document. Split into those to remember and those given in the formula book. Tested and much appreciated by students in my class!
KS3 / GCSE Mental Maths Practice - Lite
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KS3 / GCSE Mental Maths Practice - Lite

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This is the 'lite' version of the paid-for resource here. This is an Excel file generates endless sets of key mathematical numeracy questions for regular practice to develop student’s fluency in maths. A workbook for printing sets of questions and separate answers. Press F9 for a new set of questions. The paid for version of this resource also includes the following... 1. An upgraded version of the Maths Mental Tests Excel file which includes one sheet to use for printing worksheets, another sheet of the same questions and answers for projecting / displaying on screen. 2. BONUS RESOURCE – A link to a fully interactive and mobile-friendly website of all of the Key Stage 3 Mental Maths audio questions. 3. BONUS RESOURCE – 40 Arithmetic Operations Another file for generating quick sets of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division or mixed questions for pupils to practice quick arithmetic skills. Designed to print worksheets of 40 questions for students to complete, perhaps against the clock. Purchase upgraded files here.
Easy Report Writer Lite
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Easy Report Writer Lite

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**Updated February 2018. Video guide to this resource at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ7yDRU1vxg. Write reports easily with this template/writing frame. It will save you hours - aim to create a set of good reports in 20mins per class. With the Lite version of this resource you can write reports on up to 10 students at a time. An important note… This file uses macros to do all the fancy stuff, but macros do work on Macs so you'll need to run this file on a windows computer. It’s an Apple thing and is the same with all macro-based files. There is a paid-for, upgraded version of this resource available at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/report-writer-premium-11845623. Use the existing maths comments or add your own, following the instructions and formats given. When report day comes around just choose the relevant comments by typing a number and hitting 'create&save' and your reports are written. Simply copy and paste into eportal/sims etc. If you find this useful please leave a positive comment. Any issues at all, please contact me at grahamcolman@colmanweb.co.uk.