Feb 092012
Feb 092012
Feb 092012
Note this is an American video- in the UK the middle of the circle is spelt CENTRE. Do sing along!
Feb 092012
Feb 092012
Here’s a great activity from Transum to help you round correctly either to significant figures or decimal places.
Feb 052012
Jan 312012
This quiz starts with entry level questions but to win a million you need to be able to solve equations and be an expert at 3d shapes! Who wants to be a mathionaire?
Jan 312012
The Tower of Hanoi is one of the most famous mathematical puzzles. See if you can work out how to do it with 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 discs. Then see if you can do it using the minimum number of moves.
Jan 292012
Jan 292012
Jan 292012
Jan 292012
Jan 282012
Here’s some timetable problems. I like the use of the time-line to show students how to calculate the answer.
Jan 282012
Try these quizzes from Mathsframe.
Jan 282012
Jan 272012
Practice on-line tests can be downloaded from the Edexcel site here.
Edexcel Functional Skills in Mathematics | Pearson qualifications
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Jan 272012
Practice On-line tests can be downloaded fromthe Edexcel website here.
Edexcel Functional Skills in Mathematics | Pearson qualifications
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Jan 192012
Try this exercise. Don’t forget to set your sums out carefully by lining up the decimal points.
Jan 152012
To compare fractions, decimals and percentages change everything to decimals first.
So to place 
, 0.7 and 76% in order
= 0.75 (divide the numerator by the denominator)
76% = 0.76
So the correct order, smallest first is 0.7, , 76%
Try these
Jan 152012
