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Year 8 finished their section on simplifying expressions ending with adding x^2 types to the mix. They also got to do some finding expressions of perimeter questions.
Year 8 finished their section on simplifying expressions ending with adding x^2 types to the mix. They also got to do some finding expressions of perimeter questions.
More expressions with my year 8s today with some extra questions from corbettmaths.
More expressions with my year 8s today with some extra questions from corbettmaths.
Got to start expressions with my other year 8 group today.
Got to start expressions with my other year 8 group today.
Year 11 did Trig Area of a triangle. I just want to say Question 2 from Dr Austin is so lovely. Got them to properly think about what they were doing.
Year 11 did Trig Area of a triangle. I just want to say Question 2 from Dr Austin is so lovely. Got them to properly think about what they were doing.
Year 11 moved onto Trigonometry again, so to start we need to recap last year's work so used this very nice mixed exercise from Dr Austin.
Year 11 moved onto Trigonometry again, so to start we need to recap last year's work so used this very nice mixed exercise from Dr Austin.
Started Surds off with the year 10 with a challenge to write each number as a product of a square number and an integer. Led on nicely to introduce how to simplify Surds.
Started Surds off with the year 10 with a challenge to write each number as a product of a square number and an integer. Led on nicely to introduce how to simplify Surds.
I was really happy with my year 11 lesson today. We did tangents to a curve, before they got the question we scaffolded each part (finding gradients, perpendicular gradients, substitution to find the line) then when they actually saw it for the first time they could easily do it!
I was really happy with my year 11 lesson today. We did tangents to a curve, before they got the question we scaffolded each part (finding gradients, perpendicular gradients, substitution to find the line) then when they actually saw it for the first time they could easily do it!
One of my year 11s had a problem with his DT coursework which he wanted help with and it was such a great problem I had to solve it...
It took a while but also deep joy in doing it.
One of my year 11s had a problem with his DT coursework which he wanted help with and it was such a great problem I had to solve it...
It took a while but also deep joy in doing it.
Year 10 simplified algebraic fractions, looked at the main worksheet and went... They need more scaffolding before they do that.
Year 10 simplified algebraic fractions, looked at the main worksheet and went... They need more scaffolding before they do that.
School Internet wasn't working very well so not as much done as would have been liked (at least next week is off for us)
Some of my year 10s got to challenge themselves with these lovely Corbett questions.
School Internet wasn't working very well so not as much done as would have been liked (at least next week is off for us)
Some of my year 10s got to challenge themselves with these lovely Corbett questions.
Only had half of my year 11 class so we did loop cards for surface area and volume of similar shapes.
(Cards are not in order as forgot to take a photo before collecting them)
Only had half of my year 11 class so we did loop cards for surface area and volume of similar shapes.
(Cards are not in order as forgot to take a photo before collecting them)
My ELC found fractions of amounts today using diagrams to help them. Since we use ActivInspire I could just drag and drop the diagram they needed.
Also marked 27 higher maths papers in 2 hours 20 minutes! (Including inputting scores)
My ELC found fractions of amounts today using diagrams to help them. Since we use ActivInspire I could just drag and drop the diagram they needed.
Also marked 27 higher maths papers in 2 hours 20 minutes! (Including inputting scores)
I've had in the past students finding it difficult to decide if an expression would factorise into a single or double bracket. So I created a mix of 20 questions to try and build that skill of deciding which one to use. Unsurprisingly a lot of them struggled. Better now than an exam!
I've had in the past students finding it difficult to decide if an expression would factorise into a single or double bracket. So I created a mix of 20 questions to try and build that skill of deciding which one to use. Unsurprisingly a lot of them struggled. Better now than an exam!
Hopefully people enjoyed themselves (didn't realise I actually had 10 minutes left!)
Hopefully people enjoyed themselves (didn't realise I actually had 10 minutes left!)
We use the grid method for factorising and did alot practice beforehand with questions like so.
We use the grid method for factorising and did alot practice beforehand with questions like so.
Love these questions the year 10s did for factorising quadratics. Gave students a lot of the scaffolding they needed allowing them to move onto similar ones without the scaffolding after.
Love these questions the year 10s did for factorising quadratics. Gave students a lot of the scaffolding they needed allowing them to move onto similar ones without the scaffolding after.
Both of my year 9 classes did loads of substitution work today. Got the exercise from the foundation sumbooks 2002. They are available online as a pdf. Loads of questions if the students just need loads of practice.
Both of my year 9 classes did loads of substitution work today. Got the exercise from the foundation sumbooks 2002. They are available online as a pdf. Loads of questions if the students just need loads of practice.
Year 11 looked at Magic squares today. Which leads onto factorising quadratics. Next lesson will be just factorising quadratics.
(For some reason rotating won't work)
Year 11 looked at Magic squares today. Which leads onto factorising quadratics. Next lesson will be just factorising quadratics.
(For some reason rotating won't work)
Year 10 had a go at factorising single brackets.
I think once we have a go at factorising double brackets I might make a mixed exercise as they tend to struggle to see if they are still single factorising when you have a x^2.
Year 10 had a go at factorising single brackets.
I think once we have a go at factorising double brackets I might make a mixed exercise as they tend to struggle to see if they are still single factorising when you have a x^2.
Year 8 have been doing this Improper Fraction and Mixed Fraction matching task today from MrWhy1089 on TES. Did this with 2 groups, first cut out everything, second only did diagrams and improper fractions to begin with. The second group ended up completing more overall.
Year 8 have been doing this Improper Fraction and Mixed Fraction matching task today from MrWhy1089 on TES. Did this with 2 groups, first cut out everything, second only did diagrams and improper fractions to begin with. The second group ended up completing more overall.
My ELC group looked at shading fractions. After learning from last year they got more practice before we did the worksheets.
My ELC group looked at shading fractions. After learning from last year they got more practice before we did the worksheets.
Year 10 found expressions for shaded areas.
Made this last year for an extension but it was nice spending a bit longer on it.
Year 10 found expressions for shaded areas.
Made this last year for an extension but it was nice spending a bit longer on it.
Year 8 looked at equivalent fractions today and found which of the 2 fractions were larger.
Year 8 looked at equivalent fractions today and found which of the 2 fractions were larger.
Year 9 have been working hard finding LCM and HCF with prime factorisation.
(Controversial tree diagrams I know)
Year 9 have been working hard finding LCM and HCF with prime factorisation.
(Controversial tree diagrams I know)