This video from Aljazeera explains the origins of Algebra and how important it is for us today.
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Drag each statement to the correct box.
This activity is based on an original idea in “Thinking Through Mathematics. Strategies for Teaching and Learning. Maths4Life”, published by the National Research and Development Centre.
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Dec 282018
multiply brackets
How to multiply brackets
Oct 172016
A useful video from Funda Jetley shouwing how to find Highest Common Factors and Lowest Common Multiples.
Dec 042015
Solve the substitution problems to reveal an inspirational quote.
Sep 232015
Hopefully you already know how to change a fraction to a decimal.
For instance ²⁄³ =2 ÷ 3= 0.6666… This is a recurring decimal. But changing a recurring decimal back to a fraction is a little more complicated.
UK maths teacher have produced a great video on this.
If you prefer a written explanation Study maths have produced a good introduction of how to convert a recurring decimal to a fraction.
http://studymaths.co.uk/topics/convertingRecurringDecimalsToFractions.php
There is also an interactive worksheet to make sure you can do it.
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Jul 082014
This is one in a large series of short videos from NCETM showing how people use maths at work. See the others here.
Jul 082014
This is one in a large series of short videos showing how people use maths at work. See the others here.
Jun 272014
Here is a dominoes activity to revise sequences and terms. Cut out the dominoes shapes then arrange them so that each question is followed by the answer. If this is hard try this activity first.
Jun 272014
A jigsaw to revise linear graphs and their equations. Do you remember y=mx+c? m is the gradient, c is the intercept on the y axis. If you have forgotten this look here first.
Some of these equations need re-arranging so you can find the gradient and intercept, but others are already in the y=mx+c format.
I think this is one of the best jokes yet! Do you get it?
Jun 272014
This jigsaw will help you revise simplifying expressions, inequalities, expanding brackets and factorisation. Is this the worst joke yet? 
Jun 272014
A jigsaw to help revise simple equations. Hope you like the joke!
May 132014
If you can factorise a quadratic that is the easiest way to solve it. Some quadratics don’t factorise, so then we can use the formula. This video from jayates shows how to do it. If you are studying GCSE Higher you are currently given the formula in the exam so you don’t have to learn it off by heart, but don’t forget to refer to the formula sheet at the front of your exam paper when you need it.
Maths is fun explains this well but don’t worry too much about the “imaginary numbers” at the end. If you are doing Higher you don’t need to know that yet.
Here is a worksheet that you can print off and practice solving quadratics with the formula.
May 132014
Simultaneous equations are when you have 2 or more equations with two or more unknowns. You can solve them using algebra or by drawing a graph of the two equations and seeing where they cross.
This video shows you how to solve simultaneous equations using algebra.
This video shows how to solve simultaneous equations using a graph.
Now you try!
Study Maths (more examples and interactive worksheets)
May 132014
Surds are numbers left in square root or cube root format. We leave them as surds because in decimal form they go on forever, so it uses up lots of ink to write them and accuracy is quickly lost. There are lots of tricks to simplify surds and these two videos from maths520 show them clearly. This topic is important for Higher GCSE students.
Have you got it? Try these questions on BBC Bitesize. then continue to these. Also try the jigsaw.