Fri 28th Jun - Using a Compass accuratley mathematical constructions

LEARNING OBJECTVIE: To understand how to accurately construct a line bisector, an angle bisector ...without using a measuring device.

SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will be able to use a pencil, ruler and pair oc compasses to construct a variety of constructions

ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY:

LESSON: Demonstrate how to set up and use a compass accurately and draw a circleflower pattern

Then show and practice the following constructions

Perpendicular bisector of a line segment

Bisecting an angle

Extension: Choose other constructions from this List

Copy a line segment

Perpendicular bisector of a line segment

Perpendicular from a line at a point

Perpendicular from a line through a point

Perpendicular from endpoint of a ray

Divide a segment into n equal parts

Parallel line through a point (angle copy method)

Parallel line through a point (rhombus method)

Weds 26th June - Build Polyhedra, Learn Names of of Polyhedra we build and the re;lationship between Faces, Edges and vertices

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To discover the link between edges faces and sides, learn some names of Solid objects and build some more 3D objects
SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will be able to name and spell correctly the names of 3D shapes, be able to describe the connection between edges, faces and sides and also be able to build a 3D shape from its net
KEYWORDS: Cube, Tetrahedron, Octahedron, Dodecahedron, Icosahedron
ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY:Which Net? (Pages 2,4,6)
The Platonic Solids

LESSON: Look at shapes and then Copy and complete this table. This web site might be useful

Help students find the relationship between faces edges and vertices.
Get students to complete making their tetrahedrons from last week. When finished they can choose from Octahedron, Dodecahedron and icosahedrons to build
PLENARY: Look at all shapes built

Fri 14th - Using Rounding to find approximate solutions to calculations

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To develop Rounding and Estimating skills.
SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will be able to use rounding to estimate the solution to problems 

ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY:

Copy and complete the following table:

To Nearest	10000	1000	100	10
45,678	50,000	46,000	45,700	45680
30,983	30,000	31,000	31,000	30,980
980,981	980,000	981,000	981,000	980,990

LESSON: Look at examples of rounding to estimate the answers to calculations:

Use rounding to 1sf to find approximate answers to solutions

Estimating answers  to calculations
Estimating problems

PLENARIES: Checking answers, support to individuals / small groups at their desks, Stopping whole class and consolidating where necessary.Estimating Games

Weds Jun 12th Rounding, Significant Figures and Estimating Answers

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To develop Rounding and Estimating skills.
SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will be able to use rounding to estimate the solution to problems and also understand how to tackle multi step questions that expect you to explain all the stages of your work.

ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY: Use question 2 from this Mymaths Lesson

LESSON: Reminder on rounding numbers to nearest whole number, 10, 100 thousand....
Explain Significant figures

Use rounding to 1sf to find approximate answers to solutions

Estimating answers  to calculations
Estimating problems

PLENARIES: Checking answers, support to individuals / small groups at their desks, Stopping whole class and consolidating where necessary. Estimating Games

Week Beginning May 20th 2013 - Maths and Art - Celtic Knots & Tesselations

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To develop spatial skills
SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will be able to create your own Celtic knots and be able to create your own tesselations from mathematical shapes and other shapes.

STARTER: Watch these videos  on creating a celtic knot

Tesselations.org

INteractive Tesselation Maker

LESSON: Using these blank grids have a go at drawing the celtic knots in the videos and then develop your own celtic knots on the other grids. Images of Other celtic Knots


Extensions: Interesting Images
Liverpool - Turning the place over
Decorative Knots

Weds 1st May - Pie Chart test

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Assess knowledge of Pie Charts, Introduction to bearings

SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will gain 100% in test and be able to draw and measure an angle given as a bearing.

Lesson: Hand out Pie CHart tests and Protractors and give 30m mins (Max) for studentes to attempt the 2 questions

Work thorugh this bearings Lesson

Now have a go at these bearings questions

These resources may be useful

Mon Aprl - Interpreting and drawing Pie CHarts

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: DIscover how to intepret data on a Pie chart and understand how to work out the size of sectors in order to represent data on a pie chart
SUCCESS CRITERIA:: You  be able to construct and interpret data on/in a pie chart

STARTER::Starter of the Day - Pie CHart
LESSON: Work thorugh these lessons with class:
Interpeting Pie Charts, Constructing Pie Charts

Now work through these worksheets:Foundation E-text Book Section 61
intermediate e-text book Sectoin 62

PLENARY: Checking answers to Mymthas lessons, support at student tables.

Fri 8th Mar - Factors, Multiples and Equivalent Fractions

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Develop skills in recognising Factors and multiples and use this knowledge to find equivalent fractions / simplify fractions

SUCCES CRITERIA: You will be able to list factors of a number, Multiples of any number. YOu will also be able to use this knowledge to find equivalent fractions and to simplify fractions

STARTER: NRICH Digital Clock reflection

LESSON: Quickly remind what a factor is and what a mulit[ple is. Then spend 20/25 mins playing the factors/multiples game. Go around room encourage students to devlop strtegies for winning quickly.

At an appropriate time stop the game and have a review of equivalent fractions, trying to use factos and multiples to get students to find equivalent fractions and simplify fractions quickly.

PLENARIES: Checking answers to any questions on IWB, Encouraging development of winning strategies for multiples/factors game.

HOMEWORK: There are two MyMthas homeworks to be completed for next Friday - a level 4 Equivalent fractions and a level 5 Equivalent Fractions - Please aim to get green in both of them - repeat as many times as you need to to get a green!!

Wed 27th Feb Median and Range of a set of numbers

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Discover how to compare two sets of dta using the median and the range

SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will be able to work out the range and median of a set of data and use it to compare the data with another set of similar data.

LESSON: USe this MyMthas Lesson and Exercises to devop the idea of a median value. Use the questions screen a couple of times on screen altogether, then hand out worksheets for them to practice finding medians with - encourage copying out the numbers in order and then corssing out pairs of end points in succession to find the middle number (or numbers).

EXTENSION WORK: 
Median - Ex 2B page 30 of Foundation Text Book
Range - Ex 2D Page 36 of Foundation text Book

PLENARIES: Checking answers to onscreen questions, supporting students at their desks / individually/pairs/small groups

Fri 15th Feb - Consolidation of Algebra - Substitution and solving

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Consolidate all algebra work on substitution and Solving equations

SUCCESS CRTIERIA: You will be able to solve algebra level E (level D)  on algebra and solving equations

YOU MUST BE ABLE TO MULTIPLY/DIVIDE/ADD/SUBTRACT Negative numbers accurately

STARTER: Use Level E loop cards on Solving equations & Substitution to engage all students ASAP.

You must write down all questions and answer pairs in your exercise book

LESSON: Continue with practical exercises using solving equations and substitution jigsaws.

PLENARIES: Checking and supporting students at their desks

Wed 13th Feb - Toolkit Test

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Toolkit test, marking and review

SUCCESS CRITERIA: YOu will gain a higher mark than previous Toolkit Test

LESSON: 30 mins to complete the toolkit test, then mark and review test. If time update Folders and Flightpaths

Fri 8th Feb - Review of Text

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: DIscover how exam paper was marked and review topics that you got wrong.

SUCCESS CRITERIA: YOu will know which areas you need to to work on in order to imprive in order to get a better grade next time you are tested.

STARTER: Hand out test papers nad give students a chance to talk about results / compare answers around their tables etc.

LESSON: 

1. Write down totals to each question on the front of your exam paper and check that I have added them up correctly (you can use your calculator)

2. For each questoin, write down the topic of the question, then work thorugh the answer. Write any correct answers ornotes on your exam paper with your PURPLE Pen.

Where appropriate set some similar questions on IWB for student sto prcatice more questions

PLENARY: Feedback from students on confidence of improving in next test

Weds 6th Feb - Review of Algebra test

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To review Solving equations and substitution.

SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will be able to correct all questions that you got wrong in the algebra test

STARTER: Mr Young Leading group with a sequences starter.Notebook File

LESSON: Hand out tests and let them look at results and discuss them with each other for 5 mins.  Algebra test,
,.
Look at solving equations questions: Remind them of  inverse method and how to  lay out their work in a step by step fashion. Then give them time to work through ALL there corrections in their exercise books USING THE PURPLE PEN.

If time repeat the process with the substitution questions checking directed number work.

PLENARIES: Checking answers, supporting at desks, 

Fri 1st Feb - Algebra Test

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Discover whether algebra skills have been remembered.

SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will be able to solve all/most problems

LESSON: Handout Algebra test, separate desks as much as possible. give students as much time as possible.

Early finisher can try and solve the family tree problems

Week Beginning 28th Jan 2013 - More Work on Solving equations with 2 or more operations

LEARNING OBJECTIVE Discover how to use the inverse method to solve equations with 2 or more operations

SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will be able to solve equations with two or more operations in them

STARTER: Wordy Linear Algebra Questions

LESSON: Remind students with examples on IWB oin how to use inverse method to solve problems with 2 operations in them

Students can then work through any/all of these resources:

Then have a go at these exercise from Foundation text book.

Ex 24A page 494 (level F)

Ex 24B pAge 495 Level E)

Ex 24C Page 497 (level E)

Loop cards (level E)
Jigsaw 1
Jigsaw 2
Jigsaw 3

EXTENSION WORK: 

Ex 24D Page 499 (level E & D)

Sections 3 & 4 from worksheet (level D & C)

EX 24 F Page 502 (Level D& C)

Week beginning 21st February - More work on SOlving Equations with 2 (or more ) operations)

LEARNING OBJECTIVE Discover how to use the inverse method to solve equations with 2 or more operations

SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will be able to solve equations with two or more operations in them

STARTER: Wordy Linear Algebra Questions

LESSON: Remind students with examples on IWB oin how to use inverse method to solve problems with 2 operations in them

Students can then work through any/all of these resources:

Then have a go at these exercise from Foundation text book.

Ex 24A page 494 (level F)

Ex 24B pAge 495 Level E)

Ex 24C Page 497 (level E)

Loop cards (level E)
Jigsaw 1
Jigsaw 2
Jigsaw 3

EXTENSION WORK: 

Ex 24D Page 499 (level E & D)

Sections 3 & 4 from worksheet (level D & C)

EX 24 F Page 502 (Level D& C)

Week beginnin 14th Jan - Solving equations with 2 or more operations

LEARNING OBJECTIVE Discover how to use the inverse method to solve equations with 2 or more operations

SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will be able to solve equations with two or more operations in them
STARTER

LESSON: Use the second half of this Lesson to show how to solve equations with more than one operation, use the question pages repeateadly to gove lots of practice.

Also use this lesson to extend the ideas more formally

Use section 3 onwards of this worksheet for extra practice:

Then have a go at these exercise from Foundation text book.

Ex 24A page 494 (level F)

Ex 24B pAge 495 Level E)

Ex 24C Page 497 (level E)

EXTENSION WORK: 

Ex 24D Page 499 (level E & D)

Sections 3 & 4 from worksheet (level D & C)

EX 24 F Page 502 (Level D& C)

Week beginning Monday 7th January 2013 - Solving Simple equations

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: You will discover how to find solutions to equations.
SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will understand what is meant by an inverse operation and be able to use these to solve equations

DEFINITION: INVERSE = MATHEMATICAL OPPOSITE

STARTER: Write down the inverse of each of these operations

1. +3
2. -4
3. x 5
4. x 2
5. +17
6. -21
7. ÷ 6
8.   4
9. x ½
10.  ½
11.  x ¼
12. ÷ ¼  

LESSON: Use this Lesson to show how to solve equations, use the question pages repeateadly to gove lots of practice. . Use the first two parts of this worksheet for extra practice:

Then have a go at these exercise from Foundation text book.

Ex 24A page 494 (level F)

Ex 24B pAge 495 Level E)

Ex 24C Page 497 (level E)

EXTENSION WORK: 

Ex 24D Page 499 (level E & D)

Sections 3 & 4 from worksheet (level D & C)

EX 24 F Page 502 (Level D& C)