| Angles |
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powerpoint |
Catchphrase
- missing angles |
an
excellent Catchphrase activity from Laura Rees-Hughes. students
take it in turns to answer a question and if they get it correct
they reveal a section of the mystery picture! |
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pdf |
Treasure
Hunt - missing angles (key stage 4) |
a
fantastic Treasure Hunt activity created and shared by Laura
Rees-Hughes. either use around the classroom or as a card sort
activity for small groups |
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pdf |
Treasure
Hunt - missing angles (key stage 3) |
a
fantastic Treasure Hunt activity created and shared by Laura
Rees-Hughes. either use around the classroom or as a card sort
activity for small groups |
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pdf |
Treasure
Hunt - measuring angles |
a
fantastic Treasure Hunt activity created and shared by Laura
Rees-Hughes. either use around the classroom or as a card sort
activity for small groups |
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pdf |
Top
Trumps - find the missing angles |
an
outstanding set of Top Trumps cards to print out kindly donated
by Laura Rees-Hughes. these are in 3 levels, thus allowing for
differentiation |
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flash
player |
asteroids |
a
game where pupils put their knowledge of angles to good use,
by blasting asteroids. |
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gsp |
angle
facts |
a
simple illustration of the main angle facts. points can by moved
around to show the rules always work |
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gsp |
angles
on parallel lines |
shows
nice and clearly which angles are equal to which on a pair of
parallel lines |
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powerpoint |
angles
in a triangle |
a
visual proof of why the angles in a triangle sum to 180 degrees |
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gsp |
angles
in a quadrilateral |
investigate
the angles in a quadrilateral. can be extended to investigate
the angle properties of different quadrilaterals |
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word |
true
and false angle questions |
15
questions about angles for pupils to debate and investigate |
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flash
player |
what's
my angle |
a
really nice program for estimating and measure sizes of angles |
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powerpoint |
angles
cross number |
a
nice crossword style activity testing knowledge of angle facts |
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word |
angles
cross number clues |
the
clues to accompany the above activity |
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word |
angles
cross number master |
the
master grid to accompany the above activity |
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powerpoint |
angle
rules bingo |
bingo
questions where the answers rely on knowledge of angle facts |
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word |
angle
rules bingo cards |
a
set of bingo cards for the above activity |
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powerpoint |
estimating
angles |
a
quick starter activity where students must estimate the sizes
of several angles |
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powerpoint |
paper
folding for angles |
a
paper folding activity using a piece of A4 paper. having seen
the creases, students must then use reasoning and angle facts
to figure out the sizes of each of the angles |
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powerpoint |
parallel
lines bingo |
bingo
questions where the answers rely on knowledge of parallel line
angle facts (use the above angle rules bingo cards with these) |
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pdf |
angles
stripping starter |
what
is the smallest amount of information you would need to find
all the angles in this diagram? From interactive-maths.com |
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powerpoint |
angle
facts powerpoint |
a
comprehensive powerpoint on all the main angle facts from interactive-maths.com |
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| Area,
Perimeter and Volume |
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pdf |
QR
Treasure Hunt - volume |
a
fantastic Treasure Hunt activity created and shared by Laura
Rees-Hughes. this one uses QR codes on smart phones. either
use around the classroom or as a card sort activity for small
groups |
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powerpoint |
Catchphrase
- volume of cuboid |
an
excellent Catchphrase activity from Laura Rees-Hughes. students
take it in turns to answer a question and if they get it correct
they reveal a section of the mystery picture! |
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word |
design
a garden |
a
functional garden design task from interactive-maths.com |
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tarsia
jigsaw |
area
and volume formulae |
a
match up activity for all the important area and volume formulae |
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gsp |
area
of different polygons |
an
interactive way of investigating the areas of different polygons |
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powerpoint |
vanishing
square |
the
famous area puzzle where a square disappears! |
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powerpoint |
area
and perimeter starter |
match
up the shapes with their area and perimeters |
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tarsia
jigsaw |
perimeter |
match
up the description of the shape with its perimeter |
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gsp |
volume
and surface area |
you
create the 3d shape and gsp calculates the surface area and
volume |
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excel |
volume
of cuboid |
a
self assessment exercise for pupils to test their ability to
work out the volume of a cuboid |
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word |
area
and perimeter follow me cards |
a
nice set of cards to be used as a revision starter |
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word |
area
dominoes |
match
up the shape with its area to create a loop |
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word |
area
and perimeter true/false cards |
a
nice activity to really test knowledge of area and perimeter |
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word |
compound
area dominoes |
create
a loop by matching the shape to its area |
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powerpoint |
volume
questions |
some
nice volume questions |
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powerpoint |
quick
area of rectangle starter |
a
quick starter activity designed to identify any misconceptions
students might have with calculating simple areas |
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powerpoint |
perimeter,
area and volume bingo |
a
bingo activity to test students knowledge of perimeter, area
and volume |
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word |
perimeter,
area and volume bingo cards |
bingo
cards for the above game |
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powerpoint |
area
jigsaw puzzle |
a
tricky puzzle where students have to work out the area of various
triangles and quadrilaterals |
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word |
area
jigsaw puzzle template |
a
template to cut out for the above puzzle |
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flash
player |
volume
and surface area of cuboids |
a
flash file that allows students to practice and better visualise
how to work out the volume and surface area of cuboids |
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excel |
surface
area and volume |
a
interactive activity that tests students' ability to work out
the surface area and volume of a cuboid, triangular prism and
a cylinder |
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| Bearings |
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powerpoint |
bearings
bingo |
pupils
choose their own numbers from the list in this Bingo game from
Laura Rees-Hughes |
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flash
player |
bearings
game |
pupils
practice bearings by trying to rescue stranded people in the
sea |
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| Circles |
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powerpoint |
circle
theorems bingo |
pupils
choose their own numbers from the list in this Bingo game from
Laura Rees-Hughes |
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gsp |
circle
theorems |
pupils
derive and experiment with the circle theorems themselves for
deeper understanding. need circle theorem worksheet as well. |
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word |
circle
theorems booklet |
the
accompanying pupil booklet for the above gsp activity |
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excel |
circumference |
an
infinite number of examples for working out the circumference
given the radius/diameter and vice-versa. Please
Note: See technical issues
if you are having trouble getting excel files to work properly! |
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excel |
area |
same
thing as above, but with area! |
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powerpoint |
area
and circumference of a circle |
a
lesson that introduces pi and explains how to use it to find
the area and circumference of a circle |
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word |
circle
theorem activities: 1,
2,
3,
4 |
step-by-step
activities for allowing students to discover the main circle
theorems using Autograph from interactive-maths |
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| Constructions |
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powerpoint |
triangle
constructions |
instructions
of how to construct three different triangles |
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| Co-ordinates |
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flash
player |
alien
co-ordinates game |
practice
knowledge of co-ordinates by blasting aliens |
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word |
cartoon
co-ordiantes |
pupils
join up co-ordiantes to get a picture |
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word |
cartoon
co-ordiantes 2 |
pupils
join up some more co-ordiantes to get a picture |
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word |
co-ordiantes
bingo |
a
nice bingo activity to practice co-ordiantes |
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pdf |
co-ordinate
battleships |
can
you sink your opponents ships using your knowledge of co-ordinates,
from interactive-maths.com |
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| Graphs |
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powerpoint |
water
in glasses |
a
test of students' ability to predict and interpret the graphs
that would be formed from water dripping into various glasses |
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| Loci |
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powerpoint |
ants
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an
introduction to loci using ants |
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word |
ants
worksheet |
worksheet
to go with the above presentation |
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| Measures |
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pdf |
Treasure
Hunt - imperial to metric conversions |
a
fantastic Treasure Hunt activity created and shared by Laura
Rees-Hughes. either use around the classroom or as a card sort
activity for small groups |
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powerpoint |
upper
and lower bounds bingo |
pupils
choose their own numbers from the list in this Bingo game from
Laura Rees-Hughes |
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word |
measures
conversion bubbles |
a
simple coversion activity |
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word |
measures
conversion dominoes |
a
nice conversion domino activity |
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word |
measures
order cards |
a
really nice ordering activity to spice up what can be a pretty
dry topic |
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powerpoint |
measurers
millionnaire |
who
wants to be a millionnaire, this time involving measures |
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excel |
metric
to imperial conversions |
students
are presented with a series of random metric to imperial (and
vice versa) conversions including units of length, weight and
capacity. answers and working provided |
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| Nets,
Plans and Elevations |
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pdf |
Treasure
Hunt - plans and elevations |
a
fantastic Treasure Hunt activity created and shared by Laura
Rees-Hughes. either use around the classroom or as a card sort
activity for small groups |
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powerpoint |
cube
nets |
pupils
must decide which nets can make a cube |
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| Pythagoras |
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pdf |
Treasure
Hunt - 2D Pythaogroas |
a
fantastic Treasure Hunt activity created and shared by Laura
Rees-Hughes. either use around the classroom or as a card sort
activity for small groups |
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pdf |
Treasure
Hunt - 3D Pythaogroas |
a
fantastic Treasure Hunt activity created and shared by Laura
Rees-Hughes. either use around the classroom or as a card sort
activity for small groups |
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gsp |
pythagoras
illustrated |
some
fancy visual, dynamic demonstrations of pythagoras' theorem |
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word |
pythagoras
crossword |
a
crossword for which the answers are all sides of right angled
triangles |
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powerpoint |
pythagoras
demo |
a
nice colourful demonstration of the theorem |
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word |
pythagoras
dominoes |
a
nice set of dominoes testing knowledge of pythagoras |
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excel |
hypotenuse |
an
excel file that randomly produces right angled triangles for
students to calculate the hypotenuse. just enable macros and
press F9 for another example |
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excel |
pythagoras
theorem |
an
excel file that randomly produces right angled triangles for
students to calculate the hypotenuse or a non-hypotenuse side |
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word |
perigal's
jigsaw |
a
set of cards for students to cut out to form the most famous
proof of pythagoras' theorem |
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word |
pythagoras
through squares |
a
simple pythagoras worksheet where students are encouraged to
work out the area of squares attached to sides and then the
lengths of the sides themselves |
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| Shapes |
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powerpoint |
Catchphrase
- quadratics |
an
excellent Catchphrase activity from Laura Rees-Hughes. students
take it in turns to answer a question and if they get it correct
they reveal a section of the mystery picture! |
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powerpoint |
Catchphrase
- properties of shape |
an
excellent Catchphrase activity from Laura Rees-Hughes. students
take it in turns to answer a question and if they get it correct
they reveal a section of the mystery picture! |
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pdf |
Treasure
Hunt - shapes |
a
fantastic Treasure Hunt activity created and shared by Laura
Rees-Hughes. either use around the classroom or as a card sort
activity for small groups |
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gsp |
properties
of shapes |
pupils
investigate the properties of a number of shapes using gsp |
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powerpoint |
shape
jungle |
an
interactive presentation covering the properties of basic polygons |
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tarsia
jigsaw |
properties
of polygons jigsaw |
pupils
must match the description of the polygon to its name |
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gsp |
shape
grid |
a
grid for creating triangles and quadrilaterals in order to prompt
discussion about properties |
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gsp |
shapes
in box |
pupils
must arrange a variety of shapes to fit into a box |
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powerpoint |
shape
web |
an
excellent way of seeing the properties of shapes and introducing
paper folding |
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word |
properties
of quadrilaterals |
provides
a nice framework for pupils to investigate and record the properties
of quadrilaterals |
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word |
shape
true/flase cards |
a
nice activity to spark discussion about the properties of shapes |
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flash
player |
sort
the shapes 1 |
a
simple shape sorting activity |
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flash
player |
sort
the shapes 2 |
another
simple shape sorting activity |
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flash
player |
triangle
sort |
another
simple shape sorting activity, this time with triangles |
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word |
regular
polygons |
some
large regular polygons for students to name and measure the
angles of |
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| Tessellation
and Symmetry |
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gsp |
tessellations |
create
any quadrilateral or triangle you like and watch it tessellate! |
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powerpoint |
fishy
tessellations |
a
nice activity demonstrating tesselations |
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excel |
rotational
and line symmetry |
students
must shade in squares in order to form patterns with one or
two lines of symmetry, or orders of rotational symmetry. patterns
are randomly generated and answers are automatically checked |
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powerpoint |
rotational
symmetry |
a
simple animated presentation to demonstrate rotational symmetry
to students |
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| Transformations |
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pdf |
Treasure
Hunt - describing transformations |
a
fantastic Treasure Hunt activity created and shared by Laura
Rees-Hughes. either use around the classroom or as a card sort
activity for small groups |
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gsp |
all
transformations |
interactively
demonstrate every type of transformation |
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excel |
transformation
golf |
practice
basic transformations whist playing golf |
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flash
player |
transforming
triangles |
practice
basic transformations on triangles |
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powerpoint |
rotations |
a
demonstration of how to rotate shapes with tracing paper |
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powerpoint |
missing
sqaures |
pupils
predict where an extra square would go to give the shape a line
of symmetry |
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word |
flag
symmetry |
looking
at the symmetry of various flags |
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powerpoint |
vector
snakes and ladders |
a
fun way to practice translations using vectors |
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word |
transformation
challenge |
a
nice activity combining all 4 types of transformations |
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word |
mixed
transformations match cards |
a
good challenge that tests knowledge of rotation, reflection
and translation |
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powerpoint |
reflections |
a
comprehensive lesson on reflections kindly donated to me by
a friend. covers all the basics including how to desribe reflections.
slides can be printed out as worksheets |
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flash
player |
transformations
game |
a
flash game that lets students practice each of the four types
of transformations in a fun way |
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| Trigonometry |
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powerpoint |
Catchphrase
- trigonometry |
an
excellent Catchphrase activity from Laura Rees-Hughes. students
take it in turns to answer a question and if they get it correct
they reveal a section of the mystery picture! |
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pdf |
Treasure
Hunt - which trig formula |
a
fantastic Treasure Hunt activity created and shared by Laura
Rees-Hughes. either use around the classroom or as a card sort
activity for small groups |
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pdf |
Treasure
Hunt - trigonometry |
a
fantastic Treasure Hunt activity created and shared by Laura
Rees-Hughes. either use around the classroom or as a card sort
activity for small groups |
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pdf |
Treasure
Hunt - working out trig functions |
a
fantastic Treasure Hunt activity created and shared by Laura
Rees-Hughes. either use around the classroom or as a card sort
activity for small groups |
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excel |
unit
circle |
a
really nice way to introduce the trig functions |
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excel |
trig
functions |
clearly
shows where the shapes of the 3 trig functions come from |
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word |
sine
rule game |
an
excellent match-up exercise to practise the sine rule kindly
donated by Jenny Andrews |
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pdf |
trigonometry
loop cards |
a
nice set of trigonometry loop cards from interactive-maths.com |
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