Maths Taboo Cards

Maths Taboo Cards

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πr²

π (Pi)RadiusAreaCircle

3.14159…….Diameter

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Pythagoras’ Theorem

TriangleRight AngleHypotenuse

OppositeAdjacent

a² + b² = c²

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Even Chance

CoinProbability

½=0.5=50%LikelihoodOutcome

Equal

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Square Numbers

0, 1, 4, 9, 16, ……DotsArea

Odd NumbersMultiply

Tiles

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Mean

MedianMode

AverageDivideSum

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Median

MeanMode

AverageMiddleCentre

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Mode

MeanMedianMost

CommonPopular

Frequency

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Parallelogram

QuadrilateralParallelSides

Angles360º

Opposite

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Rotational Symmetry

TurnSpin

ClockwiseAnti-clockwise

DegreesRotate

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Line of Best Fit

Scatter GraphCorrelationX & Y Axes

RelationshipPositiveNegative

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Prism

CuboidCross Section

VolumeToblerone

LightSlices

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Simultaneous Eqns

Y = aX + bEliminationSubstitutionGraphically

Solve

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Acute Angle

ObtuseReflex

90ºTurn

ProtractorRight Angle

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Kite

QuadrilateralWindFly

Lines of SymmetryTail

Diagonal

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Y = X

DiagonalEquation

GraphSame

Gradient

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Frequency Polygon

Frequency DiagramFrequency Table

Grouped DataChart

Display Data

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Range

BiggestSmallest

MinusDifference

Data

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Inequality

EquationGreater Than

Less ThanCrocodile

Expression

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PerimeterDistanceAround

CircumferenceLengthOutside

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ProbabilityChance

LikelihoodOutcomePossible

0, 1, 1/2 , ¼ etc.

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SpreadsheetMicrosoft Excel

ComputerDataCells

Formulae