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.
The Sheaf Valley Maths Trail is a short walk starting outside Sheffield City College on Granville Road, along the footpath to Sheffield Station and the steel blade sculpture, behind the station to the steel steps and the amphitheatre, up the hill to the Cholera Monument and then back to college via Clay Wood. Along the way you will answer questions on many different aspects of mathematics. It is suitable for school groups, college students studying Functional Skills, home schoolers and their parents or anyone who would like to have a go!
Download the student booklet here. It is best printed as a booklet.
There are also a teachers booklet and a powerpoint which I will send to you on request. Email graham@mathswithgraham.org.uk to request these. Please let me know who you are planning to use it with.
Topics touched on on the trail include
Number
Counting
Multiplication
Fractions
Time calculations
Reading a timetable
Calculating journey cost
Speed Distance Time calculations
Shape and Space
Measuring length
Estimating length and weight
Symmetry (Line and Rotational)
3 dimensional shape
Angles
Circle calculations
Volume of a cuboid
Area of irregular shapes
Data Handling
Averages
Feel free to adapt the trail by missing out some questions and adding others to make it suitable for your students/pupils.
Split your group into teams of 3 or 4 people. Make sure less able students are paired with more able students. Each team will need a DIY tape measure, a large ball of string, a large protractor, a pencil and a calculator. You need to work out the logistics of ensuring there is someone to help at the various stopping points.
Tell your students to stay together, look after each other and take extra care when crossing roads. If this is a school/college outing you will need to fill in a risk assessment.
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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.
Estimating L1, L2 & GCSE (Free Version) *Includes Challenge*
An informative video highlighting the importance of checking your calculations by estimation.
A useful video from Funda Jetley shouwing how to find Highest Common Factors and Lowest Common Multiples.
Challenge your friends to this Kahoot!
Go to this link on a computer, then log in with your phones or tablets at kahoot.it
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/585583b3-494e-4c7a-8e16-515169568c77
Challenge your friends to this Kahoot!
Go to this link on a computer, then log in with your phones or tablets at kahoot.it
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/a026b360-1d21-45e8-bf68-cd8e22eb38cb
Challenge your friends to this Kahoot!
Go to this link on a computer, then log in with your phones or tablets at kahoot.it
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/1253ecaf-846d-4ea7-b5db-54929ef59c20
I have recently discovered Kahoot! which is a free quiz game that anyone can use to make interactive quizzes. Competitors compete for points using their mobile phones or tablets to enter their answers. The quicker they choose the correct answer the more points they earn. It is very competitive and certainly provides plenty of pace to a lesson. It is completely free for both teachers and students to use. To start, set up an account at http://www.getkahoot.com and begin making quizzes.
Here is my first attempt. (I edited an existing one by improving the questions to include misconceptions and added a video for the start).
Here are some other Maths Kahoots! Please let me know your favourites and I will add them to this list.
Multiplication Facts 9 times table
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Practice your addition with this quiz. Compete against your friends to see who can get them all right in the quickest time. Can you get them all right in less than a minute?
Use this quiz to practice your tables. Compete against your friends to see who can get 10 right in the quickest time. Can you beat 10 right in 20 seconds?
The most recent Functional Skills Level 1 and 2 on-line practice tests can be downloaded here. You need to save and open the zip file than click on “start”.
How good a shopper are you? Can you work out the best deals? Money Advice has made this short 4 question quiz to see if you are being taken for a ride by the supermarkets!
There is also a pdf version here. moneyadvicesupermarketquiz
Lots of you will now be busy revising for GCSE maths. Undoubtedly the best way to revise for maths is to do lots of practice questions, checking them straight away to make sure they are right. One site is invaluable in this and that is Maths Genie. Here you will find all the topics in the syllabus split into Grades, with solutions so you can check that you got them right. You can concentrate on the topics you know you need to improve on to get the grade you are working towards.
So don’t sit there staring at your notes or reading a text book. Your eyes will start to glaze over! Get on with active revision by practicing what you will need to do in the exam.
Here is a helpful video on Box and Whisker Plots (also known as Box Plots) from DMS Flipped Maths
