After consultation with classes, work and homework will be posted on Google Classroom from now on. 

S1: IMPROVEMENT – We tried to get as many questions correct for the skills that were set on www.SumDog.com.

2M2: FACTORS & MULTIPLES – [Cam7] Page 23, N1.3 – ques. 5, 6, 9, 10, 14.  For tomorrow: “The hot tap alone will fill a bath in 6 minutes. The cold tap alone will take 4 minutes. (a) Both taps are used together. Is the time needed to fill the bath more or less than 4 minutes?  (b) Find the lowest common multiple of 6 and 4.  (c) Explain why your answer to part b gives the time needed to fill the bath five times.  (d) How long would it take to fill the bath once?

3M5: SPENDING – Page 42, Ex4.2A – ques. 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8.  Page 43, Ex4.2B – ques. 1, 2, 3, 4.

4M1: ANGLES AND POLYGONS – Page 236, Ex21E – ques. 1.

NAT5: QUADRATIC FORMULA – Page 232, Ex10 – ques. 6. Page 218, Ex2 – ques. 1.

S1: FRACTIONS – Homework for Thursday 27^th September: “Fractions & Percentages” Core sheet (see Google Classroom).

2M2: PRIME FACTORS – [CfE3] Page 58, Ex6A – ques. 1, 3.  [Cam7] Page 23, N1.3 – ques. 27, 28, 29.  Homework for Wednesday 26^th September: “Some Special Numbers” Extension sheet (see Google Classroom).

3M5: MONEY (Best Buy) – Page 40, Ex4.1B – ques. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

NAT5: QUADRATIC FORMULA – Page 232, Ex10 – ques. 2, 6.

2M2: PRIME FACTORS – [Cam7] Page 23, N1.3 – ques. 21, 22, 23, 24, 25.

3M5: CONSOLIDATION – We did some work on our BODMAS skills by doing a Tarsia puzzle.

4M1: REVISION – Completed questions from the 2018 SQA National 5 Paper 2 exam.

NAT5: QUADRATICS – Quadratic Formula:  Page 232, Ex10 – ques. 1, 2a.

S1: IMPROVEMENT – We tried to get as many questions correct for the skills that were set on www.SumDog.com.

2M2: IMPROVEMENT – We tried to get as many questions correct for the skills that were set on www.SumDog.com.

3M5: MONEY – Page 37, What You Need To Know – ques. 1a, 2a, 3, 4a, 5, 6.

4M1: REVISION – Working through questions from the 2018 SQA National 5 Paper 2 exam.

NAT5: QUADRATICS – Completing the Square: Page 56, Ex6 – ques. 5(i,m,n,o,p).  Drew the graph of a y = x² (a parabola).

S1: FRACTIONS – Calculating fractions of an amount: Page 70, Ex8E – ques. 1.

2M2: FACTORS – [Cam7] Page 23, N1.3 – ques. 15, 19.  Discussed “prime numbers”.

3M5: MONEY – We tried to make sure that everyone had scored over 70% for the Budgeting task on www.MyMaths.co.uk.

4M1: REVISION – Working through questions from the 2018 SQA National 5 Paper 1 exam.

NAT5: QUADRATICS – Completing the Square: Page 56, Ex6 – ques. 1(a,c), 3(b,c), 4(a,c), 5(b,c,e,h).  Went over the homework.

Period 1 (4M1):  Hand out the white worksheets and ask them to try the questions (non-calculator).  Pupils can write on the sheets.  They can confer with the others at their table and consult their notes.  Extension:  Hand out green worksheets and ask them to try the questions (calculators allowed).

Period 3 (2M2):  Room F9 is booked for the class to go and complete the two tasks set on www.MyMaths.co.uk.  Extension: They can go on to www.SumDog.com if they have completed both tasks and scored 70% or over in both.

Period 4 (3M5):   Room F9 is booked.  They should go to www.sqasolar.org.uk and click on “OpenAssess”.  Then they should select “Applications of Mathematics – National 3” and “Formative Support: Nat3 Money” from the drop down menus.  Then click on “Create Assessment”.   If they complete this practice assessment then they can go on to www.SumDog.com.

Period 5 (1C1):  We talked about the origins of the divide symbol, simplifying fractions and the “Golden Rule of Fractions”.

S1: IMPROVEMENT – We did Numeracy Ninjas.  Started to discuss fractions.  Homework for Monday 17^th September: Basic Fractions Sheet (see Google Classroom).

2M2: IMPROVEMENT – We tried to get as many questions correct for the skills that were set on www.SumDog.com.

3M5: MONEY – Practice Test 2.

NAT5: QUADRATIC EQUATIONS – Page 227, Ex7 – ques. 1.  Page 228, Ex8 – ques. 1.  Page 229, Ex9 – ques. 1, 2.

2M2: MULTIPLES AND FACTORS – [Cam7] Page 23, N1.3 – ques. 2, 7, 8.  [Cam7] Page 23, N1.3 – ques. 11, 12, 13.

3M5: MONEY – Page 159, Prep for Assess – ques. 6, 7.  Homework for Wednesday 19^th September: Practice Test 1 (see Google Classroom).

4M1: CIRCLE PROPERTIES – Page 231, Ex21D – ques. 1, 2, 3, 4.  Homework for Tuesday 17^th September: Homework Sheet 02 (copy on Google Classroom).

NAT5: FACTORISING (Trinomials) – We looked at how to factorise and expression with a non-unitary squared term.  Using factorisation to solve equations: Page 229, Ex9 – ques. 1, 2, 4.  Homework for Tuesday 17^th September: Homework Sheet 05 (copy on Google Classroom).

S1: IMPROVEMENT – We tried to get as many questions correct for the skills that were set on www.SumDog.com.

2M2: IMPROVEMENT – We tried to get as many questions correct for the skills that were set on www.SumDog.com.

3M5: MONEY – Page 159, Prep for Assess – ques. 1 to 6.

4M1: CIRCLE PROPERTIES – Went over the homework then did Page 227, Ex21C – ques. 1f, 2.

NAT5: FACTORISING (Trinomials) – We went over the homework sheet.  Page 56, Ex6 – ques. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5(a to l).

S1: BODMAS – We did some BODMAS questions from www.MathsWorkout.com and played on www.SumDog.com.

2M2: POWERS & ROOTS – [Cam8] Page 5, N1.2 – ques. 2, 4.  Discussed “multiples”.

3M5: IMPROVEMENT – We tried to get as many questions correct for the skills that were set on www.SumDog.com.

4M1: ANGLE PROPERTIES – Page 227, Ex21C – ques. 1(b, c, d, e, f), 2.

NAT5: FACTORISING (Trinomials) – We started Page 56, Ex6 – ques. 1, 2, 3 then created a loop game.  Homework for Tuesday 18^th September: Factorising Quadratics 1.