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Trick Product – All the Ones
Have you ever wondered why squaring numbers made of ones creates the patterns it does? This activity supports students in understanding how the place value of the number leads to the patterns we see.
Sum Tricks
Have you ever wanted to add numbers really fast? This activity shows how to add large numbers quickly… if you know the secret!
Dastardly Digits
Can you do ‘magic’ or ‘mind-reading’? In this activity, we explore the maths of some ‘magic’ that students can reproduce to amaze their friends and families.
Taster lessons to give you a flavour of studying maths beyond GCSE
On this page you will find six taster lessons. The lessons provide an opportunity for you to try out some of the topics you will meet on a level 3 maths course, and will help you to get a feel for the type of maths that each level 3 maths qualification involves.
Analysing data – Where maths meets… the world of work!
Find out how maths helps Belle with her work at a global media agency.
Measuring Space and Standard Form – Where maths meets… the world of work!
In this video, you hear from Jackie, a Particle physicist, mathematician and aspiring astronaut about how maths is vital for her career.
Proportional reasoning – Where maths meets… the world of work!
Find out how maths helped Ayantika develop a new material that can help fight climate change
Angles and forces – Where maths meets… the world of work!
Find out how the maths Sarah learnt at A level helps her to make a difference to peoples lives.
Sampling and summary statistics – Where maths meets… the world of work!
Find out how maths helps John find the best location for shops and shopping centres
Geometry and straight line-graphs – Where maths meets… the world of work!
Find out how A level maths helped Lucy secure an apprenticeship and led to her working on a Wallace and Gromit project!
Risk – Where maths meets… the world of work!
Discover how chess and football, along with A level Mathematics, helped Mudi to become a successful actuary.
Analysing and predicting – Where maths meets… the world of work!
Hear from Sammie how choosing to study A level Mathematics was essential in enabling her to pursue a career in climate science.
Critical analysis – Where maths meets… the world of work!
In this video and accompanying resources, you meet Matteo and find out what it is like to work in a business that makes the world a better place
Percentages, ratio and budgeting – Where maths meets… the world of work!
In this video, you meet Sabina and find out she ended up running her own film making business. You will learn that you need both creative and maths skills to be successful.
Problem solving using number and measurement – Where maths meets… the world of work!
In this video and accompanying resources, you meet Susie and find out the different roles that are required to complete an urban regeneration project.
Algorithms Extension Task
An algorithm is a precise set of instructions which is used to accomplish a specific process. We come across algorithms in every-day life.