Angles
flash
player asteroids a
game where pupils put their knowledge of angles to good use,
by blasting asteroids.
gsp angle
facts a
simple illustration of the main angle facts. points can by moved
around to show the rules always work
gsp angles
on parallel lines shows
nice and clearly which angles are equal to which on a pair of
parallel lines
powerpoint angles
in a triangle a
visual proof of why the angles in a triangle sum to 180 degrees
gsp angles
in a quadrilateral investigate
the angles in a quadrilateral. can be extended to investigate
the angle properties of different quadrilaterals
word true
and false angle questions 15
questions about angles for pupils to debate and investigate
flash
player what's
my angle a
really nice program for estimating and measure sizes of angles
powerpoint angles
cross number a
nice crossword style activity testing knowledge of angle facts
word angles
cross number clues the
clues to accompany the above activity
word angles
cross number master the
master grid to accompany the above activity
powerpoint angle
rules bingo bingo
questions where the answers rely on knowledge of angle facts
word angle
rules bingo cards a
set of bingo cards for the above activity
powerpoint estimating
angles a
quick starter activity where students must estimate the sizes
of several angles
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
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)
Area,
Perimeter and Volume
tarsia
jigsaw area
and volume formulae a
match up activity for all the important area and volume formulae
gsp area
of different polygons an
interactive way of investigating the areas of different polygons
powerpoint vanishing
square the
famous area puzzle where a square disappears!
powerpoint area
and perimeter starter match
up the shapes with their area and perimeters
tarsia
jigsaw perimeter match
up the description of the shape with its perimeter
gsp volume
and surface area you
create the 3d shape and gsp calculates the surface area and
volume
excel volume
of cuboid a
self assessment exercise for pupils to test their ability to
work out the volume of a cuboid
word area
and perimeter follow me cards a
nice set of cards to be used as a revision starter
word area
dominoes match
up the shape with its area to create a loop
word area
and perimeter true/false cards a
nice activity to really test knowledge of area and perimeter
word compound
area dominoes create
a loop by matching the shape to its area
powerpoint volume
questions some
nice volume questions
powerpoint quick
area of rectangle starter a
quick starter activity designed to identify any misconceptions
students might have with calculating simple areas
powerpoint perimeter,
area and volume bingo a
bingo activity to test students knowledge of perimeter, area
and volume
word perimeter,
area and volume bingo cards bingo
cards for the above game
powerpoint area
jigsaw puzzle a
tricky puzzle where students have to work out the area of various
triangles and quadrilaterals
word area
jigsaw puzzle template a
template to cut out for the above puzzle
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
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
Bearings
flash
player bearings
game pupils
practice bearings by trying to rescue stranded people in the
sea
Circles
gsp circle
theorems pupils
derive and experiment with the circle theorems themselves for
deeper understanding. need circle theorem worksheet as well.
word circle
theorems booklet the
accompanying pupil booklet for the above gsp activity
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!
excel area same
thing as above, but with area!
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
Constructions
powerpoint triangle
constructions instructions
of how to construct three different triangles
Co-ordinates
flash
player alien
co-ordinates game practice
knowledge of co-ordinates by blasting aliens
word cartoon
co-ordiantes pupils
join up co-ordiantes to get a picture
word cartoon
co-ordiantes 2 pupils
join up some more co-ordiantes to get a picture
word co-ordiantes
bingo a
nice bingo activity to practice co-ordiantes
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Widgets
Graphs
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
Loci
powerpoint ants
an
introduction to loci using ants
word ants
worksheet worksheet
to go with the above presentation
Measures
word measures
conversion bubbles a
simple coversion activity
word measures
conversion dominoes a
nice conversion domino activity
word measures
order cards a
really nice ordering activity to spice up what can be a pretty
dry topic
powerpoint measurers
millionnaire who
wants to be a millionnaire, this time involving measures
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
Nets
powerpoint cube
nets pupils
must decide which nets can make a cube
Pythagoras
gsp pythagoras
illustrated some
fancy visual, dynamic demonstrations of pythagoras' theorem
word pythagoras
crossword a
crossword for which the answers are all sides of right angled
triangles
powerpoint pythagoras
demo a
nice colourful demonstration of the theorem
word pythagoras
dominoes a
nice set of dominoes testing knowledge of pythagoras
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
excel pythagoras
theorem an
excel file that randomly produces right angled triangles for
students to calculate the hypotenuse or a non-hypotenuse side
word perigal's
jigsaw a
set of cards for students to cut out to form the most famous
proof of pythagoras' theorem
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
Shapes
gsp properties
of shapes pupils
investigate the properties of a number of shapes using gsp
powerpoint shape
jungle an
interactive presentation covering the properties of basic polygons
tarsia
jigsaw properties
of polygons jigsaw pupils
must match the description of the polygon to its name
gsp shape
grid a
grid for creating triangles and quadrilaterals in order to prompt
discussion about properties
gsp shapes
in box pupils
must arrange a variety of shapes to fit into a box
powerpoint shape
web an
excellent way of seeing the properties of shapes and introducing
paper folding
word properties
of quadrilaterals provides
a nice framework for pupils to investigate and record the properties
of quadrilaterals
word shape
true/flase cards a
nice activity to spark discussion about the properties of shapes
flash
player sort
the shapes 1 a
simple shape sorting activity
flash
player sort
the shapes 2 another
simple shape sorting activity
flash
player triangle
sort another
simple shape sorting activity, this time with triangles
word regular
polygons some
large regular polygons for students to name and measure the
angles of
Tessellation
and Symmetry
gsp tessellations create
any quadrilateral or triangle you like and watch it tessellate!
powerpoint fishy
tessellations a
nice activity demonstrating tesselations
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
powerpoint rotational
symmetry a
simple animated presentation to demonstrate rotational symmetry
to students
Transformations
gsp all
transformations interactively
demonstrate every type of transformation
excel transformation
golf practice
basic transformations whist playing golf
flash
player transforming
triangles practice
basic transformations on triangles
powerpoint rotations a
demonstration of how to rotate shapes with tracing paper
powerpoint missing
sqaures pupils
predict where an extra square would go to give the shape a line
of symmetry
word flag
symmetry looking
at the symmetry of various flags
powerpoint vector
snakes and ladders a
fun way to practice translations using vectors
word transformation
challenge a
nice activity combining all 4 types of transformations
word mixed
transformations match cards a
good challenge that tests knowledge of rotation, reflection
and translation
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
flash
player transformations
game a
flash game that lets students practice each of the four types
of transformations in a fun way
