7 March 2013 | 1 - NumberBlog
It would appear that the “busyness” that is teaching means that the only post I get a chance to do midweek is a bullet point one. So here goes… 1. A level January exam results out today – not too bad. A couple of surprise but that’s at both ends of the spectrum. 2. Dads ... Read more
3 March 2013 | 1 - NumberBlogResourcesTES
The last of the March exams will soon be over (*you will hear the nations maths teachers breathe a sigh of relief at 10:45 on Monday*) and we’re working with the vast majority of our students on improving on their grade C’s (and above in some cases). Early entry is a contentious issue for some teachers, ... Read more
23 February 2013 | 1 - NumberBlog
I found a past exam question that was worth a whopping 7 marks in relation to exchange rates (unlike the usual 3 to 4 marks) and the context was mind blowing! Underneath it all though, the maths wasn’t that difficult and the story is similar, despite being much “wordier”, to ones that I’ve seen in questions by most ... Read more
23 February 2013 | 1 - NumberBlogResourcesTeaching
I know a lot of teachers don’t explicitly teach the mechanics of calculating a meter reading style bill, such as the type of thing we receive as adults all TOO often, but many exam boards are using them as a way to introduce real- life scenarios into exams. The attached (here) is the second functional ... Read more
22 February 2013 | 1 - NumberBlogTeaching
Its all been a bit busy this week, and with the exams next week this post will be brief. Lets call it an “experiment in bullet point blogging”: 1. Can’t stop long … hope you’re well. Me? yeah I’m good, busy, but good. 2. Revision this morning … year 10 turnout good, year 11 not ... Read more
20 February 2013 | 4 - DataBlogResources
Have added a new collection of exam questions from various exam boards (here) all on the topic of finding averages from a list (median, mode, mean and range). Primarily aimed at foundation but could be a useful homework/revision exercise for Higher students too with a long run to their next exam when time isn’t so precious ... Read more
16 February 2013 | 3 - ShapeBlogTeaching
Here’s the partner worksheet (here) for the one on the post earlier – for when teaching area of a circle – the students are to work the answers out and by following them it spells out “Apple pies are too” which helps students to remember that : Area = pi x r2 Its also been added to our other resources on ... Read more
16 February 2013 | 3 - ShapeBlogTeaching
This style of worksheet is proving to be really popular, and are great as a starter or plenary. I have put this specific one (here) together to use when teaching circumference of a circle – the students are to work the answers out and by following the answers it spells out “Cherry pie’s delicious” which helps ... Read more
13 February 2013 | 1 - Number2 - AlgebraBlogResources
I have added two new topic collections of exam questions (from various exam boards) to the free stuff section – compound interest (in Number) and collecting like terms (in Algebra) . The latter is simple and more suited to Foundation students, but with this weeks publication of the consultation for the programme of study at KS4 ... Read more
11 February 2013 | 4 - DataBlog
Going to try this tomorrow … wish me luck!! The idea is the group will be split into 1’s and 2’s sitting on opposite sides of desks (with the room in a horseshoe shape). Every student will be given a data sheet : and a question sheet and the idea is that they will be given 2 minutes ... Read more
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