Bridge Of Don Academy Maths Dept.

Today we are learning to … perform better in exams.

Started working through the 2007 paper.

Today we are learning to … calculate area and circumference of a circle. 

Watch a PowerPoint show about the circle (Egyptians and the Hyksos).

Today we are learning to … understand similarity.

NOTE on similar triangles. 

Went out to use similarity to find the height of a tree/lamppost.

Today we are learning to … measure time.

Time Exercise

1.   How long between these times:

      (a)  11.20am and 4.00pm

      (b)  2130 and 0715 ?

2.   How long between these dates:

      (a)  2nd May and 17th May                  

      (b)  3rd July and 13th August ?

3.   A train leaves the station at 1045 and arrives at its destination

      at 1325.

      (a)  How long did the train journey last?

      A second train leaves the station at 1105.  It takes the same amount

      of time to reach its destination as the first train.

      (b)  At what time does the second train arrive at its destination?

Today we are learning to … measure time.

Page 70, Ex2A – ques. 1, 5, 6, 9, 10

Today we are learning to … find the ‘greatest common divisor’.

Page 151, Ex7 – ques. 1(a, c), 2(a, c, f)

Page 152, Review – ques. 1 to 5

Today we are learning to … measure circles.

Page 95, Ex4B – ques. 1, 2, 4, 5

Today we are learning to … understand ‘similarity’.

Page 100, Ex5 – ques. 1, 2, 4, 5, 7

Page 102, Ex5B – ques. 1, 2, 3, 5

S3 EXAMS will take place from 6^th – 15^th May.

Today we are learning to … improve our maths.

Went over the rest of 2001 Credit Paper 2.

Handed back and went over the homework.

Gave out another homework sheet (due for Friday).

Today we are learning to … find the ‘greatest common divisor’.

Page 147, Ex5 – ques. 4(a, b), 7