Authors: Michael Shayer and Mundher Adhami
Introduction
Lesson 1 Algebra: Roofs - isometric trapezia
1 Algebra
Lesson plan
Episode 1 Isometric grid and four-sided shapes (10-20 mins)
Episode 2 How the sides of a trapezium relate to each other (10-20 mins)
Episode 3 Exploration with proof (20-25 mins)
Worksheet
Lesson 1a Algebra: Exploring area on a grid
Algebra: Exploring area on a grid
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Worksheet 1
Lesson 2 Text 'n' talk
Text and Talk
Unit 2 Worksheet 1 Text n talk: Algebra stories
Lesson 3 Number lines galore
Number lines galore
Worksheet 1 Scaling number lines
Worksheet 2 Extending the number line in scale
Worksheet 3 Temperature scales
Lesson 4 Furniture design
Furniture design
Worksheet 1 Collecting results
Worksheet 2 Organising data
Worksheet 3 Class results
Worksheet 4 Extension
Lesson 5 Sam and the newspaper
Sam and the newspaper
Worksheet 2 Daily News Online 26 December 2005
Worksheet 3 Word length comparisons
Worksheet 4 Word length comparisons
Lesson 6 Decontamination
Decontamination
Worksheet 1 Left and right moves
Worksheet 2 The compass moves
Worksheet 3 Smooth turn moves
Lesson 7 Which offer shall I take
Which offer shall I take?
Worksheet 1 Seeing the patterns
Lesson 8 Ladders and slides
Ladders and slides
Worksheet 1 Ladders
Worksheet 2 Ladders and slides
Worksheet 3 Building ladders
Lesson 9 Framed tiles
Framed tiles
Worksheet 1 Framed rectangles
Worksheet 2 Longest border, shortest border
Worksheet 3 Framed tiles
Lesson 10 Rectangle functions
Rectangular functions
Worksheet 1 Area as a function
Worksheet 2 Perimeter as a function
Worksheet 3 Trying out the ideas we have developed
Worksheet 1 Area as a function (editable text and table)
Lesson 11 Setters and solvers
Setters and solvers
Worksheet 1 Sorting addition problems
Worksheet 2 Solving addition and subtraction problems
Lesson 12 Functions
Functions
Worksheet 1 Input and output
Worksheet 2 Relationship between input and output
Worksheet 3 Graph the relationship
Lessons 13 Chocolate box
Chocolate box
Worksheet 1 Finding rules
Worksheet 2 Chocolate box
Worksheet 3 Chocolate box
Lesson 14 Tents
Tents
Worksheet 1 Shapes for tents
Worksheet 2 How does the radius relate to the semicircle?
Lesson 15 Circle functions
Circle functions
Episode 3 (Extension)
Worksheet 1 Square on the radius
Worksheet 2 Area and circumference
Worksheet 3 Circle functions
Lesson 16 Three dice
Three dice
Worksheet 1 Rolling three dice
Worksheet 2 Class results
Lesson 17 Sets and subsets
Sets and subsets
Worksheet 2
Worksheet 3
Lesson 18 Prediction and correlation
Predictions and correlation
Worksheet 1 Correlation scatters
Worksheet 2 Predicting grades
Lesson 19 Accuracy and errors
Accuracy and errors
Worksheet 1 Accuracy and errors
Worksheet 2 How big is the error?
Worksheet 3 Acceptable errors in rounding
Lesson 20 Heads and tails
Heads and tails
Worksheet 1 Heads or tails?
Worksheet 2. Cumulative chart
Worksheet 3 Boys or girls?
Lesson 21 Expressions and equations
Expressions and equations
Worksheet 1 Think of a number ......
Worksheet 2 Solving equations
Worksheet 3 Perimeters
Lesson 22 Comparing correlations
Comparing correlations
Worksheet 1 Comparing results
Lesson 23 Rates of change
Rates of change
Worksheet 1 Rates of change
Worksheet 2 Rates of change
Worksheet 3 Rates of change
Lesson 24 Data relations
Data relations
Lesson 25 Triangle ratios
Triangle ratios
Worksheet 1 Tangent ratios
Worksheet 2 Using triangle ratios
Worksheet 3 Sine ratios
Lesson 26 Chunking in algebra
Chunking in algebra
Worksheet 1 Chunky maths!
Worksheet 2 More brackets
Lesson 27 Accelerating the acceleration
Accelerating the acceleration
Worksheet 1 Steady rise and acceleration
Worksheet 2 Accelerating the acceleration
Worksheet 3 Extension questions
Lesson 28 Graph of the rotating arm
Graph of the rotating arm
Worksheet 1 Sine of angle
Worksheet 2 Graph of the sine function
Lesson 29 Straight line graphs
Straight line graphs
Worksheet 1 Describing and talking the line
Worksheet 2 Describing and talking slanted lines
Worksheet 3 Describing moving objects
Lesson 30 How do I handle the data?
How do I handle the data?
Unit 30 Worksheet 1 Handling data
Unit 30 Worksheet 2 Handling data
Unit 30 Worksheet 3 Handling data
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