This MEP resource from CIMT is taken from text book 8B which covers the mathematics scheme of work for the second half of year 8.

Similarity covers: enlargement, similar shapes, linear scale factors, area scale factors, volume scale factors, maps and scale models.

The initial file forms part of the...

From the Nuffield Foundation, the purpose of this module is to introduce students to a study of the properties of similar figures as a first step on the way to a study of trigonometry. Hence the workcards involve the practising of the mechanics of enlargement, becoming...

From the Nuffield Foundation, the purpose of the module is to build on the Similarity module...

This resource contains two instant maths ideas, ideal for use as starter activities, extension work or as probing questions to assess understanding. The activities provide students with the opportunity to consider what is meant by the term congruence, what properties two triangles must share in order for the...

This SMILE resource contains one pack of games, investigations, worksheets and practical activities supporting the teaching and learning of similarity and enlargement.

Similarity and enlargement contains fourteen work cards requiring the students to investigate similarity of different sized...

Students use algebraic and spreadsheet formulae in Excel to calculate simple and compound interest.

This resource is part of the Nuffield Maths Level 1 Foundation resource collection.

From the Nuffield Foundation, the purpose of this module is to introduce students to the solution of simultaneous equations and demonstrates a rather unusual way of approaching the topic. The equations are largely restricted to equations where the coefficients are +/- 1...

This resource from Inquiry Maths is designed to stimulate exploration of the nature of simultaneous equations.

Simultaneous equations...

These Six for Six activities, from Siemens, enhance key stage three pupils' understanding of energy. The key idea with the activities is to get students to engage with ideas about energy and to apply them to a range of different contexts....

The key idea with these activities from Siemens is to get students thinking about the challenges associated with organising transport. They will have first-hand experience of issues relating to transport, whether in terms of convenience, cost or...

An equilateral triangle is shown that has been made using three toothpicks. Three further toothpicks are given and the challenge is to find a way of using them to create a total of four equilateral triangles the same size as the first one. This challenge is suitable for Key Stage 3 and ideal to use when teaching...

The video shows a deck of cards being dealt between four people. The cards are handed out at a constant rate. The challenge is to graph the number of cards per person (‘size of hand’) against time.

Size of hand video