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It used to be quite easy to come up with examples to teach/practise trial and improvement, but using iteration is a very different beast and needs some carefully chosen and prepared questions. This worksheet contains a brief introduction/reminder about iterative formulae and their use in sequences, then has one example of using iteration to find a root of an equation, to work through as a class. The following exercise has 7 questions for students to attempt on their own. Answers are included.

Once your group has learned the rules for simplifying, manipulating and rationalising these resources are great for revising all the knowledge and skills they need. The revision sheet has 4 pages of questions covering all the expected skills at GCSE level for this topic - fully worked solutions are included. The worksheet/homework contain examination-style questions. I use the first worksheet as examples in class and then the second sheet can be used as a homework. The test is 3 pages long and covers the basic skills up to some demanding examination-style questions. A mark scheme with worked answers is included.

The first 3 resources help students to learn to label the sides of the triangle correctly (adjacent, opposite and hypotenuse). There are then 2 worksheets, each with 18 questions to practise finding angles or sides using trigonometry. Answers are included. The short worksheet on angle of elevation/depression explains what the angles represent and has 4 examples for students to complete - answers are included. The multiple choice questions (including some non-calculator) can be used as an assessment after covering this topic. Answers are also included.

Teaching a class about the shape of trigonometric graphs and using them to learn rules that can be used to solve trigonometric equations can be difficult using a textbook or drawing on a whiteboard - I find it much easier with these printable worksheets with ready-drawn grids and graphs. The first worksheet gets students to work out and plot values of the sine function between 0 and 360 degrees so see the shape of the curve. There are then a number of examples using the sine graph to find angles with equivalent values using sine (e.g. sin 30 = sin 150). The worksheet finishes with some equations to solve, of the form sinx = a, where the students should use the rule(s) they have learned to find all the solutions. The next two worksheets follow the same format as the first, but now for the cosine and tangent functions. The last document practises working with all 3 graphs/functions so it can be used as a summary activity or assessment.

These resources are for teaching how to answer the following type of question, common on new GCSE papers: Points A and B have coordinates (2,3) and (8,-6). Point N is on line AB so that AN:NB = 2:1. Find the coordinates of N. The powerpoint presentation starts with a refresher question about using ratio and then has a number of examples of the above question, with diagrams, to work through as a class. The printable version of the presentation can be given to students for them to complete as you go through the presentation. The worksheet has 14 questions for students to complete on their own, initially with the aid of a diagram and then without for later questions. Fully worked solutions are provided.

After a few years of teaching sorting algorithms by creating and working through examples on the board I got sick of it and created these resources. They make it easy to introduce, work through some examples and then there is another worksheet full of examples for students to attempt where the fully-worked solutions are already done, making it easy to check. The printable worksheets mean that students don't need to copy down lists of numbers or create tables to work on - this means they can spend the time just practising using the algorithm. There is also the excel spreadsheet I created to generate examples - this can used to make as many more examples as you want (instructions are on the spreadsheet).

I use this worksheet to introduce the idea of a frictional force opposing motion and how the size of the frictional force changes depending on the pulling/pushing forces and the maximum possible value of friction. The examples and diagrams make students think about the circumstances where maximum friction will be acting on an object, and to consider whether an object will be at rest, in limiting equilibrium, or will move. In total there are 40 questions for students to complete - all answers are included.

This worksheet contains 25 pages of questions on objects on pulleys - ideal practice for students preparing to sit their Mechanics 1 module exams. It has an introductory section which explains the important principles and terminology used, then there are 41 (multi-part) examination-style questions for students to work through. Answers to all questions are provided.

This worksheet contains 25 pages questions on resultant forces and equilibrium - ideal practice for students preparing to sit their Mechanics 1 module exams. This is a huge resource of questions and covers finding the resultant from 2/3 forces (including use of bearings), total contact force, finding a force given the resultant, and a triangle of forces for equilibrium. At the start of each new type of question there is a short note with the required information or skill to be able to solve that type of problem. Many questions come with a diagram as an aid. Answers to all the questions are provided.

I found it time-consuming tryingto teach my classes how to resolve forces by drawing diagrams on the board and asking them to copy them down - it seemed to take ages and they didn't get to work through that many examples themselves. So I created this worksheet with ready-made diagrams with all the forces and a blank copy of diagram for students to add on the resolved forces. I no longer dread teaching this skill and my classes get a lot more done in the lesson time. The worksheet starts with an introductory explanation and a worked example. There are then over 20 questions for students to attempt. Fully worked solutions are included.

There is a large variety of questions, some with diagrams as an aid but then many later questions are without diagrams. Assumes knowledge of F=ma, constant acceleration formulas, resolving forces, and friction. This worksheet is a really good test to see if your students are secure with all the required knowledge for these problems. All answers are included.

This worksheet contains nearly 50 questions on collisions of objects - ideal practice for students preparing to sit their Mechanics 1 module exams. It has an introductory section which explains the conservation of momentum principle, then there are 18 questions with "before and after" diagrams to help students solve them. The remaining 29 questions are more demanding and typical of examination questions. Answers to all questions are provided.

These worksheets together contain over 30 pages of questions on objects on slopes - ideal practice for students preparing to sit their Mechanics 1 module exams. Many of the questions have accompanying diagrams as an aid. Answers to all questions are provided.

This worksheet makes it easy to introduce and teach the trapezium rule to your classes. The first page has diagrams to illustrate the method and the derivation of the formula is broken down into steps for you to work through with your class. Projecting all this is so much easier than drawing it out by hand. The trapezium rule formula is then stated at the top of page 2, followed by 3 pages of examples of examination-style questions that test the use of the formula and your students’ understanding (is the answer from the trapezium rule an underestimate or overestimate, can they use their answer to deduce an estimate for a related integral, etc). Answers to all the examples are provided. Here is an example of one of my A level resources that is freely available: /teaching-resource/differentiation-and-integration-with-exponential-and-trigonometric-functions-new-a-level-11981186

This worksheet has 4 pages of questions, each with a diagram, for your students to practise finding the area between two graphs. The first 4 questions are on areas between a curve and a line, the remaining questions are on areas between 2 curves. Answers to all questions are provided.

These worksheets can be used to introduce and practise the new GCSE topic of equation of a circle (centred at origin) and the equation of a tangent to a circle. The first worksheet starts with an activity that helps the students to realise that x^2 + y^2 = k is the equation of a circle and is followed by some questions to practise using it. The second document is an 8-page worksheet which can be used to revise all the necessary skills/knowledge required before studying the equation of a tangent to a circle. Working through this first seemed to really help my GCSE group with this topic. Answers are included. The third document is a 9-page worksheet which focusses on finding the equation of a tangent to a given circle at a particular point or with a particular gradient. All answers are included.

This worksheet can be used to introduce the technique required to use trigonometry to find sides/angles in isosceles triangles. There are 2 example problems to work through as a class then an exercise with 10 questions. The first 6 questions have diagrams provided as an aid, the last 4 questions are without diagrams. Answers are provided.

I have found plenty of resources to help students find Euler’s formula, but couldn’t find any where students can practise using it - so I made one! This worksheet starts by reminding them of the result and then there are a few examples to work through with your class, followed by an exercise with 16 questions of increasing difficulty. Note - some of the questions involve use of (basic) algebra