This quiz has been doing the rounds on social media. Apologies to the author, but I can’t credit you as I don’t know who you are!
A very common mistake in maths exams is to forget to label the axes of a graph. Here are 10 graphs without labels on the y axis. Can you use your skill and judjement to work out what they should be? Click on the graph to enlarge it.
For those of you revising for Paper 2 and 3 GCSE Maths then this site is a must. You will find predicted papers that have been carefully written considering what topics have already been tested in Paper 1. You get immediate feedback on your answers and can see what grade you would potentially get if you do the same in the real exam. If you get stuck there are video explanations of each question. A great way to revise.
Many FE students are preparing to take GCSE maths and are taking the new 9-1 syllabus for the first time. This document tells you exactly what you can expect if you are taking Edexcel.
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Here you can find practice exam papers. The best way to revise is to practice questions then mark them yourself to find out where you are making mistakes.
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The exact values for sin and cos 0, 30, 45, 60 and 90
GCSE Maths revision tutorial video. For the full list of videos and more revision resources visit www.mathsgenie.co.uk.
www.onmaths.com is an excellent new website to help you with your GCSE maths revision. You will find practice papers that tell you straight away if you have got each question right or wrong, and the graphic shows you what grade you are achieving. If you get stuck each question is explained on a video.
A useful video from Funda Jetley shouwing how to find Highest Common Factors and Lowest Common Multiples.
Here is a helpful video on Box and Whisker Plots (also known as Box Plots) from DMS Flipped Maths
A useful video from MathMathsMathematics on interpreting histograms.
Solve the substitution problems to reveal an inspirational quote.
It’s a new term and I’m getting to know my new students. Many of them have something in common. They don’t know their multiplication tables! Here’s a quiz to help you practice. Keep practicing until you can get them all finished within the 5 minute time limit.
How well do you know your prime numbers? Challenge your friends to this Sporcle quiz!
Here is a great tool to show constructions on a computer or Interactive White Board.
http://mrreddy.com/geometrytoolbox
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.
Here is a video from UK maths teacher explaining how to draw box plots.
Here is some practice from Transum to make sure you understand Boxplots. https://www.transum.org/Maths/Exercise/Box_Plots.asp?Level=1
Set theory is making an appearance in the new GCSE syllabus for both Foundation and Higher. Here is a simple introduction from UKmathsteacher.
Many thanks to Mr Barton for this excellent quiz.
