Mathematical Miscellany #13

TES Resources
From TES, comes a collection of resources hand-picked by the Tes Maths Panel, organised by topic area and selected for their relevance to the new specifications. This is an extensive collection of quality resources. Checking Probability for example we see an excellent selection of free resources, including Venn Diagrams for teaching and learning.
Venn Diagrams TES
This Venn Diagrams post with many resources for teaching this topic has been updated to include the TES collection.


Another update to the Venn Diagrams collection comes from Transum.

Venn Totals Transum

Transum

Try Venn Totals 4 different levels of exercises which can all be checked are available. Level 1 – Reading information from a Venn diagram containing two intersecting sets. Level 2 – Reading information from a Venn diagram containing three intersecting sets. Level 3 – Adding information to a Venn diagram containing three intersecting sets. Level 4 – Adding information to a Venn diagram containing three intersecting sets with some problem solving required. There are also exam style questions, to see the worked solutions a subscription is required.

I have written on Transum before, with its very clear Topic Index for Teachers also, for students a Maths Map with numerous activities to support their learning the site is very easy to navigate. The resources are very clear and attractively presented, they display well for demonstration in class as well as being very good for self-study for students.
Look at this series on Transformations for example:
Transformations
Level 5 is on transformations and matrices, very useful for older students studying Level 2 or A Level Further Maths.


This GCSE Exam Preparation resource from JustMaths made me smile, a lovely mix of humour and some very useful reminders.
Preparation

Mel’s inspiration came from Edexcel’s Maths Emporium Guides to Life: GCSE Mathematics Examinations. Brilliant!
Edexcel GCSE Maths Guide to Life


On the subject of student advice, one of my Year 11 students asked me to confirm for her which transformations are examined at GCSE, a slight change here from the old spec hence her question. I answered her question with a post on Mathematics for Students as I thought it would be useful for others. Transformations of graphs includes Desmos pages for reflections and translations as required at GCSE (see GCSE content on Algebra:

13.sketch translations and reflections of a given function.

The post also includes a couple of examples on finding the equation of the transformed graph.
reflections-graphs

Another query was just a quick reminder on the required constructions.
bisect angle Math Open Ref


A reminder from Mathematical Miscellany #12, I am very much looking forward to trying Jamie Frost’s wonderful homework site with my Year 9 group.
dfm


And finally another reminder because I think it is such an important resource – just in case you missed the news that Underground Maths are helping teachers everywhere who are preparing for the new A Level. Many brilliant resources suggestions are clearly mapped to the subject content for the new A Level.
resources-by-specification

 

 

 

 

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