Preparing for the End of Key Stage Tests in Mathematics

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Age Range: KS3

Activities consolidate work done in KS3 to raise achievement in the EOKSTs, and guide Year 9 students who have not done important tests before.

Topics include: Rounding numbers to the nearest ten and hundred; Dealing with units of time in everyday situations; Adding and subtracting negative numbers; Probability through dice-rolling exercises; Effective techniques for collecting and representing data sets; Scatter diagrams and their interpretations.

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Size: 83 Pages
ISBN: 978 1 86025 227 3
Author(s): Gerald Major
Code: PEKM
Popularity rank: 248

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Contents List

LESSONS

Number And Algebra

7 FIFTY-SIX This confidence-building lesson sees students using addition, subtraction and multiplication to solve number problems.
9 CAN THEY ALL GO? A stimulating approach to dividing three-digit numbers by two-digit numbers without recourse to a calculator.
11 LETTERS TO POST Students learn the skills of rounding to the nearest ten, and to the nearest hundred, by following well-worked practical examples.
13 CATCH THAT TRAM Exercises of gradually increasing complexity give students the confidence to deal with standard units of time in everyday situations.
15 MONEY PROBLEMS Using monetary examples proves an ideal way to help students grasp the addition and subtraction of decimals.
17 ENVELOPES Students learn to round decimals to whole numbers, and how to check if their answers are reasonable.
19 SELL YOUR YO-YO A stimulating scenario helps students master how to find percentages of monetary amounts.
21 PATIO DESIGN This thought-provoking lesson sees students learning to calculate fractions of given quantities. They also explore equivalent fractions.
23 PAY THE BILL! Students develop their estimating skills as they solve problems without calculators, and learn how to check their answers for reasonableness.
25 PARKING PLACE Students learn the technique of checking solutions by applying inverse operations to their answers.
27 PRIZE SHARE-OUT Practical exam preparation as students learn to answer written questions by applying multiplication and division in the appropriate places.
29 FINDING FACTORS Factors are explored through number patterns.
31 MULTIPLES AND MORE This thought-provoking session sees students discovering multiple and square numbers.
33 MATCHSTICKS An enjoyable look at the way number patterns work and how they can be described.
35 ZIGZAG PATTERNS Further work on number patterns.
37 THE LETTER L Students learn to express mathematical rules in words, and discover how simple formulae may be constructed.

Shape, Space And Measures

39 SKIRTING AROUND Any confusion over metric measurement will be cleared up by this simple, well-explained sheet.
41 HIGH-JUMP A straightforward look at how to convert metric measurements to imperial, and vice versa.
43 MIRROR TRICKS Techniques that allow students to identify lines of symmetry in two-dimensional shapes.
45 SURROUND AROUND A simple yet effective look at perimeter measurement by counting.
47 TILE AWAY Students are shown how to calculate the area of a two-dimensional shape by counting.

Handling Data

49 SPINNERS An enjoyable look at the concept and use of the probability scale from 0-1.
51 ROLL THE DICE! More probability puzzles as students identify all the outcomes from an experiment and learn to express these as a probability fraction.
53 STRAWBERRIES A stimulating look at how data can be grouped and represented in frequency diagrams - and how these may be interpreted.
55 SUNSHINE TIME A well-worked practical example shows students how to apply mean, range and median when interpreting data sets.
57 FAVOURITES An ICT-based lesson in which students see how to construct pie charts from raw data given as percentages.
59 PAPER CLIPS 1 Students learn effective techniques for collecting and representing data sets.
61 PAPER CLIPS 2 Students learn more effective techniques for collecting and representing data sets.

EXTENSION LESSONS exploring certain topics in greater depth for more able students:

Number And Algebra

63 DOWN BELOW This practical sheet instills the techniques for adding and subtracting negative numbers.
65 GAME CITY A practical lesson in the equivalence between fractions, decimals and percentages.
67 THE LINE-UP A stimulating lesson that introduces and explores the concept of equations as lines.
69 IN THE BRACKET This challenging session teaches students how to multiply out brackets, and shows how this leads to simplification.
71 WHAT'S IN A FRACTION? A clear exposition of the addition, subtraction and multiplication of fractions.

Shape, Space And Measures

73 CUBES A more challenging lesson in which students learn how to calculate the surface area of cuboids.

Handling Data

75 ALL GOT SCATTERED This challenging sheet explores the concept of scatter diagrams and how they may be interpreted.
77 PROBABLY MARBLES Students' grasp of probability is extended by this challenging lesson in which they employ diagrams to identify the probability of different outcomes.

Mental Tests

78 HIGHER TIER TEST Questions, blank answer sheet, and completed answer sheet.
81 LOWER TIER TEST Questions, blank answer sheet, and completed answer sheet.