Resources For Novel Gcse Topics

If y'all follow my weblog in addition to then you'll know that over summertime I spent a lot of fourth dimension setting upwards a new GCSE back upwards page. In doing hence I constitute that there are some topics (such every bit Error Intervals in addition to Frequency Trees) which currently receive got real few teaching resources.

Free vs Subscription Resources
The resources I recommend inwards my libraries are all available for free. The teachers behind gratis websites similar m4ths.com in addition to Corbett Maths are adding novel GCSE content all the time. The assay out boards are likewise existence real helpful - I've already made usage of both AQA in addition to OCR's fantabulous novel resources.

There's likewise a break of high character resources providers who accuse a pocket-size subscription fee. These include MathsPad, MathsBox, Teachit Maths in addition to Just Maths. These subscriptions are good worth considering. The moving painting below shows an extract from a MathsPad activeness that I used yesterday alongside my laissez passer on laid Year 10 - it's a groovy activeness but it's solely available alongside a subscription (£3 per month).

Of course of pedagogy it should endure your schoolhouse that pays for whatsoever subscriptions, non you. I know schoolhouse budgets are tight, but if your subdivision doesn't receive got whatsoever novel GCSE maths textbooks in addition to then it does demand to ensure that teaching resources are available.

Toticity
Last calendar week I discovered a companionship called Toticity. My eyes lit upwards when I saw that they're selling a 'Mind the Gap Maths Toolbox' which is total of resources for novel GCSE topics. I was specially pleased to encounter that i of their gratis samples is on Iteration - this a topic for which resources are few in addition to far between.

In this post service I supply a review of the Toolbox, which is available to your schoolhouse for a one-off payment of £95 + VAT.

Sequences
I've only finished teaching the novel sequences content - it was real enjoyable. There's some groovy sequences resources listed inwards my algebra library, but when I taught triangular numbers in addition to 'Fibonacci-type sequences' I couldn't detect whatsoever resources at all. It's a shame I didn't receive got the Toticity Toolbox in conclusion calendar week because there's a lovely Fibonacci worksheet inwards there, addition some prissy activities for triangular numbers.

Fibonacci-type sequence questions
from the Mind the Gap Maths Toolbox

Under-resourced topics
Under-resourced topics such every bit Frequency Trees, Error Intervals in addition to Invariant Points are all covered inwards the Mind the Gap Maths Toolbox - extracts from these worksheets are shown below. What a relief to finally receive got some resources for these topics!

Compound Measures
Compound measure worksheets are presented every bit a serial of proportionality puzzles. Students outset alongside puzzles similar the representative shown below - hither students are told that the horizontal functions must endure the same in addition to the vertical functions must endure the same.

This leads onto speed problems, such every bit the representative shown below.

We are likewise given both density and pressure level problems, which follow the same format.

I similar this logical approach to proportional thinking, it reminds me of ratio tables.

Area nether a Graph
In August I wrote a post most finding the expanse nether a graph. In my post service I talked most using the Trapezium Rule to detect the expanse nether a curve, but I didn't get upwards graphs similar the representative pictured below.

This doesn't require the Trapezium Rule but does require that students either know how to calculate the expanse of a trapezium or realise that they tin dissever the expanse into a rectangle in addition to a triangle. The Mind the Gap Maths Toolbox provides a preliminary worksheet to assistance students educate the necessary skills - an extract is shown below. They usage shapes earlier they movement onto graphs. I similar this.

Diagrams in addition to Scaffolding
The worksheets inwards the Mind the Gap Toolbox incorporate a lot of algorithmic diagrams. Workings receive got to follow a defined structure. For representative the format below is used for all the questions on finding the midpoint of a line.

Another representative is shown below - this is taken from a rounding worksheet. I've non seen this approach before. In gild to usage this worksheet inwards a lesson on rounding I'd in all probability receive got to usage this representation throughout my teaching of the topic. Instead I usage a straightforward break business in addition to I'm non certain I desire to alter that.

Have a expect at Page ii of this free sample resource on perpendicular lines to encounter what I hateful most the usage of lots of algorithmic diagrams. These approaches are interesting but I'm non certain they volition appeal to everyone.

Design
I similar the pattern of all the worksheets inwards the Mind the Gap Maths Toobox - they are user-friendly in addition to good formatted. Answers are provided. There's footling inwards the agency of occupation solving or stretch in addition to challenge - these worksheets are real much designed for fluency practice. I'll usage these worksheets inwards improver to (but non instead of) rich tasks that educate occupation solving skills.

The diagrams in addition to flowcharts used throughout most of the worksheets supply a lot of scaffolding. This makes some of the challenging novel content to a greater extent than accessible, for representative through the usage of grids for expanding triple brackets. The approaches used (the real distinctive methodologies) mightiness non appeal to everyone but are worth a look.

I'm real pleased that I receive got a novel laid of practise worksheets in addition to am actually looking forwards to getting stuck inwards alongside all the novel GCSE topics. Even iteration! Do receive got a expect at toticity.co.uk for gratis samples, a listing of novel topics in addition to an gild form.