Collecting
Like Terms / Simplifying
powerpoint finding
pairs a
starter activity where pupils must match up simplified and non-simplified
expressions
excel sum
and product generates
an infinite number of expressions which pupils must find the
sum and product of. Please Note:
See technical issues if you
are having trouble getting excel files to work properly!
tarsia
jigsaw collect
like terms a
fairly simple jigsaw simplifying expressions with numbers and
one variable
powerpoint introduction an
introduction to writing expressions and collecting like terms
via little stories
tarsia
jigsaw algebraic
fractions a
domino match-up exercise using a combination of multiplying
and dividing algebraic terms to simplify.
powerpoint algebraic
magic sqaures a
nice lesson to practice the concept of collecting like terms
word algebraic
magic squares activity a
nice activity to practice the concept of collecting like terms
word collecting
like term dominoes students
must arrange the dominoes in the correct sequence using their
algebra skills
powerpoint rearranging
formulae a
lesson which demonstrates one way students may rearrange formulae
Expanding
Brackets
excel expanding
single brackets lots
of variations of single bracket questions to practice
excel expanding
two brackets same
again, but this time with two brackets
tarsia
jigsaw expanding
single bracket jigsaw a
jigsaw with negatives and squares added to increase difficulty
tarsia
jigsaw expanding
double bracket jigsaw why
expand one bracket, when you can expand two!
excel expanding
all brackets randomly
generates all different types of brackets for students to expand
and simplify. also gives answers
Factorising
excel factorising
single brackets all
the factorising practice you could ever need
flash
player factorising
quadratics allows
pupils to answer a variety of questions and then shows them
whether or not they are correct by multiplying out their answer
in front of their eyes!
powerpoint factorising
quadratics starter a
way of introducing how to factorise quadratic equations by means
of a number game
tarsia
jigsaw quadratic
dominos practise
expanding and factorising quadratic terms.
Indices
(see Number as well for more indices
resources)
word algebraic
indices match up cards a
card sort exercise for quite tricky algebraic indices
tarsia
jigsaw simplifying
indices a
jigsaw that tests ability to simplify algebraic indices
powerpoint simplifying
indices bingo a
bingo game which requires students to simplify indices to cross
off their squares
word simplifying
indices bingo cards bingo
cards for the above game
Inequalities
powerpoint linear
inequalities a
presentation that tests pupils' abilities to identify the equations
of straight line graphs, before developing this skill for representing
linear inequalities graphically
tarsia
jigsaw solving
inequalities a
jigsaw exercise for solving linear inequalities
word match
up inequalities match
up the graph with the inequality
word horizontal
and vertical inequalities an
excellent exercise to practise matching the graphs of horizontal
and vertical inequalities to their equation, kindly donated
by Jenny Andrews
Investigations
powerpoint flowerbeds the
following files are all for the well known flowerbed investigation
word flowerbeds
worksheet
word flowerbeds
with hexagons
powerpoint flowerbeds
with square tiles
powerpoint knights
move the
following files are all for the well known knights move investigation
word knights
move number square
publisher knights
move extra
Misconceptions
powerpoint algebraic
misconceptions a
little starter testing pupils' knowledge of basic algebraic
misconceptions
Quadratic
Graphs
excel drawing
and transforming quadratics alter
the constants and immediately see the effect on the shape of
the graph
gsp quadratic
transformation a
nice simple way of seeing the effects of changing the constants
of a quadratic expression
word quadratic
graphs and equation match up match
up the quadratic graph with the equations using factorisation
and knowledge of intersections with the axes
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Widgets
Sequences
flash
player linear
sequences a
simple program which can generate linear sequences and investigate
the effect of changing constants
excel nth
term generates
linear sequences and asks pupils to find the nth term
tarsia
jigsaw position
to term rule a
match up exercise for linear sequences
word sequences
- collective memory a
collective memory activity that conveys to pupils the importance
of sequences, patterns and rules, as well as encuraging team
work and communication.
tarsia
jigsaw nth
term jigsaw another
jigsaw practicing nth terms
flash
player sequences
to next term match up a
nice way to introduce sequences via a matching pairs game
powerpoint nth
term lesson a
clear demonstration of how to work out the nth term of linear
sequences
powerpoint quadratic
nth term lesson a
clear demonstration of how to work out the nth term of quadratic
sequences
word nth
term sequence match up a
simple starter activity matching sequence rules to sequences
excel finding
nth term challenges
students to continue sequences, describe them and find the nth
term formula
excel fibonacci
chains an
interactive worksheet on fibonacci chains
word fibonacci
worksheet a
worksheet investigating the fibonacci sequence and some of its
interesting properties
Shapes
of Graphs
gsp shapes
of functions alter
the constants to quickly display any type of function on a graph
Solving
Equations
powerpoint balance
method an
example of how the balance method could be used to solve a linear
equation
excel simple
algebra with symbols a
simple way to introduce inverses as a means to solve equations
flash
player solving
linear equations a
great program that illustrates how to solve equations by "doing
the same to both sides"
excel solving
linear equations generates
an infinite amount of linear equations, with different levels
of difficulty, and provides the answers. the only problem is
that the answers are sometimes nasty decimals!
tarsia
jigsaw solving
equations jigsaw lots
of linear equations of varying difficulty to match up to their
answers
tarsia
jigsaw order
of steps a
really nice activity kindly donated by John White where students
must arrange the steps required to solve equations in the correct
order!
powerpoint solving
equations bingo a
nice bingo game to add some spice to solving simple linear equations
word solving
equations bingo cards the
cards to accompany the above bingo game
word i
think of a number cards teaching
the forming and solving of simple linear equations via "i
tihnk of a number"
powerpoint function
machine bingo a
good way to introduce the concept of inverse operations
word function
machine bingo cards the
cards to accompany the above bingo game
tarsia
jigsaw solving
equations with brackets lots
of equations involving brackets to match up to their answers
powerpoint mind
reading teaching
forming and solving equations using "i think of a number"
excel two
function machine two
stage function machine with input and output which is a good
way to introduce students to the concept of inverse operations
and forming equations
powerpoint solving
equations - balance method an
introduction to solving equations using the balance method
excel solving
equations - level 4 to 6 allows
you to generate random linear equations of varying difficulty
and then provides the answer
excel solving
equations with brackets allows
you to generate random linear equations of varying difficulty
involving brackets and then provides the answer
powerpoint solving
equations - xs on both sides a
lesson which explains one method of solving equations with unknowns
on both sides
Straight
Line Graphs
excel y
= mx + c generator generates
random straight line graphs and asks pupils to name the equation
excel drawing
straight line graphs alter
constants and see the effect on the straight line graph
tarsia
jigsaw equations
of lines match
the equation of the line with the table of co-ordinates
word straight
line dominoes a
domino activity matching up straight lines to co-ordinates that
lie on them
powerpoint straight
line dominoes the
powerpoint presentation to accompany the above domino activity
powerpoint mobile
phones investigating
straight line graphs using mobile phone contracts
powerpoint points
of intersection a
nice set of questions investigating the point of intersection
of straight line graphs
word vertical
and horizontal line brain teasers some
nice questions involving vertical and horizontal lines
word co-ordinate
dominoes a
domino activity matching up simple straight lines in the form
y = mx + c to co-ordinates that lie on them
word investigating
straight lines using Autograph 1 a
series of challenges using Autograph that allow students to
uncover the properties of straight line graphs for themselves
word investigating
straight lines using Autograph 2 part
2
word investigating
straight lines using Autograph 3 part
3
word investigating
straight lines using Autograph 4 part
4
word investigating
straight lines using Autograph 5 part
5
powerpoint straight
line bingo a
bingo game which tests students ability to work out co-ordinates
given the equation of a line. ive lost the relevant bingo cards,
but hopefully will find them soon!
powerpoint straight
lines from co-ordinates students
must work out the equation of the straight line from a selection
of co-ordinates that lie along it
excel name
the straight line generates
random straight line graphs and asks pupils to name the gradient,
intercept and equation. could also be used the other way around
by getting students to draw the line given the equation
word vertical
and horizontal line follow me cards a
set of follow-me cards involving vertical and horizontal lines
word co-ordinate
on straight lines another
domino activity matching up simple straight lines in the form
y = mx + c to co-ordinates that lie on them
word gradient
and intercept follow me cards a
set of follow me cards concerning the gradient and y intercept
of straight lines in the from y = mx + x
powerpoint finding
the gradient a
very simple exercise introducing students how to find the gradient
of straight lines
excel straight
line graph match up cards a
simple card activity where students must match the diagram of
the straight line to its equation
Substitution
word the
great algebra race a
dice game testing pupils' ability to substitute and to investigate
expressions
word substitution
worksheet a
worksheet requiring pupils to substitute a range of numbers
into a range of expressions. change the numbers and expressions
to alter difficulty
tarsia
jigsaw substitution
jigsaw a
jigsaw involving a wide range of expressions
excel magic
square substitution a
nice activity which ties substitution and collecting like terms
together
powerpoint substitution
board game a
lesson involving a board game and some follow-up questions to
test student's understanding of substitution
publisher substitution
board game (board) the
game board to accompany the above lesson
powerpoint substitution
millionnaire (easy) a
substitution activity based on the game show
powerpoint substitution
millionnire (more tricky) a
harder version of the above activity
powerpoint substitution
codes a
lesson that involves codes to test students' knowledge of algebraic
expressions, substitution and negative numbers
word substitution
worksheet the
worksheet to go with the above "substitution codes"
lesson
word substitution
order cards a
series of easy, medium and difficult expressions. students substitute
the same value into each expression and then put the expressions
into order. to extend the activity try using negative numbers,
and possibly even linking the various orders to the graphs of
the functions
excel algebra
trails given
a random starting number, students must substitute into a variety
of linked expressions. comes in two levels of difficulty and
clicking the boxes gives the answers
Transformations
excel transforming
functions change
constants to see the effect on the graph of the function. covers
linear and quadratic as well as harder ones too.
gsp transforming
trig graphs a
dynamic and visual way of observing the effects of transforming
the trig graphs
word graphs
- true or false cards a
set of cards for you to cut up and give to the students. they
must then decide whether the cards are true or false. would
be great to then show and discuss the solutions using Autograph
Trial
and Improvement
flash
player win
a million a
nice way to introduce trial and improvement. the better the
guess, the more money you get!
Trigonometry
excel unit
circle a
really nice way to introduce the trig functions
excel trig
functions clearly
shows where the shapes of the 3 trig functions come from
word sine
rule game an
excellent match-up exercise to practise the sine rule kindly
donated by Jenny Andrews
Writing
Expressions
powerpoint introduction an
introduction to writing expressions and collecting like terms
via little stories
powerpoint rods a
visual way of introducing how to form algebraic expressions
word twelve
days of christmas a
match up activity with a seasonal flavour!
powerpoint writing
equations / expressions a
nice way of teaching the forming of equations and expressions
using real life situations.
word race
track game a
game where students must roll a dice and then use the score
plus the instructions on the square they are on to decide how
many spaces they can move. this then links into forming algebraic
expressions
