Collaborative network scheme of work

Melanie Muldowney, Trinity High School

List of resources

1. Reverse percentages number grid

Worksheet – find the answers to the questions in the number grid

2. Standard form connect 4

Worksheet – tackle the standard form questions to connect four answers on the grid

3. Standard form follow me

Worksheet – use standard and ordinary form to complete the sentence

4. Trigonometry dominos

Worksheet – solve the trig problems to play dominos

5. Functional skills strategies and revision table mat

Problem-solving strategies for multi-step functional questions

6. Revision table mat or poster

Tips for effective revision

Melanie has taught at her current school, Trinity High School for five years. She is currently

second in department and one-to-one coordinator, having retrained as a teacher after a

corporate career in industries as varied as parcel distribution through to electrical contracting.

She writes a blog for her collaborative network, and is the creator of many imaginative and

creative Maths resources for students. Along with Christian, Melanie has set up JustMaths,

the fantastic support for fellow maths teachers, with loads of resources available on

www.justmaths.co.uk.

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esreveR segatnecreP (!)

Work out the answers to the questions then search for the answers in the grid

(Ignore any decimal points e.g. 42.7 becomes 427)

1. In a sale, all prices are reduced by 30%. The sale price of a jacket is £33.60

Work out the original price of the jacket.

2. The price of a new washing machine is £376 which includes Value Added Tax (VAT) at 17.5% Work out the cost of the washing machine before VAT was

added.

3. Employees at a firm get a pay increase of 4% After the pay increase, Mel earns £24,960 How much did Mel earn before the pay increase?

4. Top Shop is having a 20% off sale and I have treated myself to a new handbag

– it cost £40, how much was it before the sale?

0 9 3 1 7 2

2 2 1 8 5 0

5 7 4 7 0 9

5 3 0 0 0 7

1 3 2 6 0 2

2 1 9 3 2 0

3 5 8 7 4 9

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5. A limited edition version of perfume contains 10% more than the normal bottle. The special bottle contains 88 ml. How much does the normal bottle contain?

6. The recent advert for Jaffa cakes makes the claim that the boxes are 24%

bigger. The new boxes contain 31 biscuits, how many did it have before?

7. I want to sell vegetable boxes at a farmers market - the vegetables will cost me £7.60. How much would I need to sell them for to get 15% profit?

8. Christian invests some money in a bank account. Interest is paid at a rate of 8% per annum. After 1 year, there is £291.60 in the bank account. How much

did Christian invest?

9. A new car drops in value by 30% in its first year. After a year, it is worth £8,400 what was the cost of the car?

10. Christian has bought some shares. The value of the shares fell by 4% since he

purchased them and they are now worth £5200. What was their original value?

11. Fize has just reduced his personal best for the 100 m by 25% to 12.9 seconds. What was his previous personal best?

THINK YOU’VE NAILED IT? .....

How can you check your answers?

1. In a class there are 9 people out on a school trip to the Museum of Maths. This

is 20% of the class.

o How many are there in the class when no one is off ill?

o How many are in the class today?

2. If 35% of an amount is £70 what is 100%?

3. On the 1st May the Museum of Maths increased it prices by 25% to £9 and visitors in May dropped by 8% to 55,476

o What was the price in April?

o How many visitors were there in April?

o Their costs haven’t changed but the museum made 30% profit in May.

How much profit did they make in May?

o How much profit did they make in April?

o Was it a good idea to raise the prices?

Write 47,500,000 in standard form.

Write 4.56 x 104 as

an ordinary number

Write 8.43 x 10-4 as

an ordinary number0.000803 4.56 x 10

41.6 x 10

-5 0.0000456 4.7 x 10-3

Write 5.6 x 10-4 as an

ordinary number

Write 16 x 106 in standard form

Write 5 x 107 as an ordinary number

Write 45,600 in standard form.

0.002047 45,600 1.6 x 108

4.56 x 105

Write 0.0047 in standard form

Write 50,000,000 in standard form.

Write 160 x 106 in standard form

Write 2.047 x 10-3 as

an ordinary number1.6 x 10

-49.87 x 10

-1 47,500,000 0.000843

Write 4.56 x 105 as

an ordinary number

Write 4.56 x 10-5 as

an ordinary number

Write 0.0023 in standard form

Write

0.0016x10-1 in standard form

50,000,000 4.75 x 107

8.03 x 10-4

1.6 x 107

Write

0.016x10-3 in standard form

Write 0.987 in standard form

Write 456,000 in standard form.

Write 4.75 x 107 as

an ordinary number2.3 x 10

-3 0.00056 5 x 107 456,000

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STANDARD FORM (1) - Connect 4

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Answer GridQuestion Grid

Working in pairs – each person takes it in turns to choose a question from the question grid to answer. The correct solution will be found in the answer grid (if your solution is not in the grid, you need to reconsider your answer), and you can colour that box on the answer grid. To win, you need to connect four answers in a line (horizontally, vertically or

diagonally) on the answer grid.

... ever wondered why?

START 1.44 x 104 9.9 x 10-1 6.4 x 10-2 20.4 64000 990 17.6 320 203.6

T I R S N H Y I U H6.4 X 104 1.24 x 10 3.2 X 100 9.9 x102 3.56 x 101 3.2 X 103 3.2 X 10-2 6.4 x 103 324 0.036

3.6 x 10-2 144 1.44 x 10-2 1760 3.6 3.6 x 101 176 14.4 0.0124 2.036 x10-2

T D K S A U S R N A6.4 x 102 3.60 x 100 0.0324 0.0036 1.76 x 10-1 0.99 1.76 X 10-2 0.144 0.064 0.0124

0.02036 64 1.79 x 103 3.24 x 102 1.76 x 10 1.24 x10-2 0.176 3.6 x 10-3 3.24 x 10-2 3200

R B N T O I R Y E E6.4 x 101 3.2 X 102 1.76 X 103 1.44 x 102 6.4 x 10-2 2.036 x10-2 0.0144 17.6 1.24 x10-2 1.76 X 102

0.0176 640 0.032 1.44 x 10-1 6400 3.2 0.064 35.6 3.6 x 102 12.4

U E O H G S U L K N2.04 x 101 1790 36 0.02036 2.036 x102 360 1.44 x 101 1.76 x 101 (1.2 x 102)2 FINISH

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START

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Read the question

Extract the key information

Always look at diagrams

Decide what the question is

Underline the key bits

Sounds obvious I know!!

Pick the maths to use

Link your working

Allow for different maths skills

Now do the work...

Work must be organised

One sentence at the end

Re-read the question

Kalculations must be shown

Think of a rough estimate

Is your answer sensible?

Check your answer

Korrect units used?

The question will

probably include

aspects of several

different maths

topics Try to get the spelling

right! ... Oops!

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REVISING

MATHS

Practising

Know what

topics to

focus on

To revise maths you need to DO maths!

Make sure you

have and USE a

recommended

revision guide

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them

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using a

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Do a little bit

of “practice”

every day

Study with a friend - teach them a topic & vice versa

Make a

timetable

Ask for

help if

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Wo

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hro

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past

pap

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Find a

quiet

worksp

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Its no good just ownin

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a guide ... USE IT!

Take regular

breaks

Follow

@ReviseJustMaths Make a list and update it regularly

Know the formula you need to remember & what is in the paper

Use or make revision cards, a popplet or a prezi

Watch the tutorials or revision clips your teacher suggests

Google it! Work through past papers

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REVISING

MATHS

Practising

Know what

topics to

focus on

To revise maths you need to DO maths!

Make sure you

have and USE a

recommended

revision guide

BUT do g

et

them

marke

d

using a

mark-

schem

e

Do a little bit

of “practice”

every day

Study with a friend - teach them a topic & vice versa

Make a

timetable

Ask for

help if

unsure

Wo

rk t

hro

ugh

past

pap

ers

Find a

quiet

worksp

ace

Its no good just ownin

g

a guide ... USE IT!

Take regular

breaks

Follow

@ReviseJustMaths Make a list and update it regularly

Know the formula you need to remember & what is in the paper

Use or make revision cards, a popplet or a prezi

Watch the tutorials or revision clips your teacher suggests

Google it! Work through past papers