GCSE A Grade - As Level Question Cards

A set of questions taken from the AQA Additional Maths specimen paper. A great GCSE A/A* extension or As introduction. Ask pupils to order by difficulty using this template and then attempt all that they can. Lesson plan.

Binomial Activity

Four different introductions to the binomial expansion. Spread around class, complete, and then present to other students. An activity to really reinforce the imprortance of the binomial expansion across several areas of Mathematics.

Binomial smartboard file Binomial lesson plan

Binomial Expansions

A progression of binomial expansions to take students from the very straightforward (x+1)3 to (3-2x)5 in easy steps.

Differentiation, Coordinate Geometry and Factor Theorem Rich Task

Resources to test deep understanding of differentiation to solve problems, factor theorem for drawing polynomials and coordinate geometry. This activity composed the key part of a recent OFSTED OUTSTANDING lesson

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Factor & Remainder Theorem Questions

Some, relatively simple, questions on using the factor & remainder theorem.

Core 1 Coordinate Geometry Notes

Very simple notes on coordinate geometry: gradient of a line, distance between two points, midpoints, negative reciprocal....

Standard Integrals

Very simple notes on standard Integrals.

Logarithms Rule

Very simple notes on the rules of logarithms.

Core 3 Revision Quiz

A lovely quiz to check pupils understanding of some key concepts from the AQA Core 3 module.

Core 1 Revision Pairs

Interactive match up pairs starter activity for key elements of Core 1 revision.

Quadratic Discs

Six questions to find everything out about the quadratic expressions.

Factorising Quadratic Types

Prompt for learning where to put + & - symbols when factorising quadratics.

GCSE A Grade Algebra Question Match-up Cards

A set of 26 A-Grade algebra questions on simplifying, rearranging and solving. Pupils match up questions to answers and then use as support, or just for checking, to solve questions. A set of 'rich questions' to go with this activity.

Quadratic Practice

Three quadratic equations, of varying difficulty, to solve via each of the three methods: Factorising, Completing the Square & Quadratic Formula.

Three versions of this: Easy, Medium or Hard.

Practice at completing the square.

Numerical Methods

Notes on Numerical Methods.

A Level Formulae

A lovely spider diagram jpeg noting all the useful formulas required for A Level Mathematics. Print out, explore, learn.

This resource came via Mr Ho, our PGCE student teacher, from the UEA, Norwich. It's not our work but we like it!

APs & GPs

Notes on A Level APs & GPs (Arithmetic Progressions & Geometric Progressions).

Indices Rule

How the rules of indices work. Follow them and you can't go wrong!

Chain, Product Quotient

Very simple notes on Chain Rule, Product Rule, Quotient Rule

Integration By Parts

The formula.

Functions Notes

Notes on A level functions (Core 3).

Partial Fractions

The partial fractions formulae in big, to save writing it out

Remainder Theorem

An explanation via example of Remainder Theorem. A set of Notes on Division of Polynomials.

Binomial Expansion for C4

The formula plus 8 questions to practice. (Answers on the second page).

Year 12 maths Pack April 08

All the notes etc for As Level that are on the website all in one handy pack. Click the smiley face!

Sixth Form maths Pack April 08

All the notes etc for A Level that are on the website all in one handy pack. Click the smiley face!

Modulus Exercise

Very short activity to get students thinking about the modulus function. They could use the MS Excel file to help them.

Max Box

What's the biggest area you can contain with x cm of string? Whats the biggest volume you can contain with an A4 sheet of paper? Not as easy as it seems!

Our answers and Autograph file used.

Autograph file: Volumes of Revolutions (setup page)

Axes etc setup & ready for doing Volumes of Revolutions. My best example and another example.

Volume of Revolution Formula

Formula for Volume of Revolution.

Simpsons Rule Notes

Formula for Volume of Revolution.

Vector Notes

Notes on vectors. Three pages, all you need, one lesson. Its all here. The Autograph file 1 and Autograph files 2 that were used to make it 'dynamic'.

Vectors to Resolve Forces

Dynamic Autograph file for demonstrating how vectors can be added and how to find the magnitude of a vector.

Vector Scalar Product Notes

Notes on Scalar Products of vectors.

Further Trig Graphs

Trig graphs of cot, sec and cosec. The Autograph files used are cot, sec and cosec or alt versions with corresponding graphs cot, sec and cosec.

Trig Identities for A Level

Lots of trig identities. Learn, explore, enjoy!

Important Trig Values

MS Word table of important trig values between 0 - 360. Learn them!