In this post we're looking at a venn diagram. These types of questions tend to be fairly straightforward ... or much more difficult ... and, unfortunately, there isn't anything in the middle ground. I must admit it took me a little while to understand these, and it's only by constantly reading that I was able to work through the questions. Download the worksheet … [Read more...]
Bar modelling question Year 6 – Beanbags
A bar modelling question year 6 - is really just a way of encouraging students to create a pictorial representation ... to help with understanding. It's probably little more than the way we were taught a few generations ago, but has undergone a resurgence in recent years. A bar modelling question isn't a method of calculation - only an aid to deciding on how to progress to … [Read more...]
Year 6 Bar modelling – Jenny has a tin of biscuits
Year 6 Bar modelling seems to have become more popular recently, and there's a whole series of questions that are designed to encourage students to use this technique. The idea is that bar models help students to visualise word problems, and importantly, decide which operations to use. A bar model is a pictorial representation of a 'reasoning' question, and allows children … [Read more...]
Edexcel GCSE Maths Foundation Paper 2017 – Paper 3
In this post we’re aiming to revise foundation GCSE maths using Edexcel GCSE Foundation Paper 2017 - Paper 3. This is the final paper in the exam and is worth 80 marks. It’s fairly similar to paper 2 and the questions follow the same format. Here’s a link to download the question paper: Edexcel GCSE Maths Foundation Paper Paper 3 2017 Here’s my solutions: Edexcel GCSE … [Read more...]
Edexcel Maths GCSE Higher Paper 2017 – Paper 3
In this post we’re aiming to revise Edexcel Maths GCSE Higher Paper 2017 - Paper 3. This is the final paper in the exam and is worth 80 marks. It’s fairly similar to paper 2 and the questions follow the same format. Here’s a link to download the question paper: Edexcel Maths GCSE Higher Paper 2017 - Paper 3 Here’s my solutions: Here’s a copy of the mark … [Read more...]