The EA maths facility is in full swing leading learners in our classrooms again #backtowhatwelove Here is the wonderful Mr Trott breaking down his expectations to an enraptured group of year 7s @elizabethanac
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The time has come to start pulling together my 2020 Gem Awards!
For those new to mathsedutwitter, here are last year's winners: resourceaholic.com/2019/05/g…
All gems posts going back to 2014 (& annual awards) are listed here: resourceaholic.com/p/maths-g…
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What are the everyday uses for algebra?
Money, loans, savings and business projections -profit/loss
Landscaping, Home improvements comparing costs of paint, grass etc
Adjusting recipes for yourself or in a restaurant business...
Converting currency...
Computers, websites...
BIDMAS shows us the priority of operations.
Brackets, Indices, Division, Multiplication, Addition and Subtraction.
If a calculation has only ÷ and x, or only - & + then they have EQUAL priority & are done in the order they are written.
Foundation exam question answer:
3kg ; £54
Divide both sides by 3 to get the cost of 1kg
1kg : £18
Multiply both sides by 2 to find 2kg
2kg : £36
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Foundation Exam question (2 marks)
3kg of meat cost £54.
Nina buys 2kg of meat.
Work out how much she pays.
It is never too early to start revising. You can take your classwork book home, re-read your notes and check you understand the work covered today, yesterday, last week and at the start of term. It is better to deal with issues now!
We are all here to help you, just ask!
Got good assessment results? Whether it is a 😀 or 🙁 -There are plenty of ways to help yourself: Use Mymaths.co.uk, to target weaknesses, (get new login details from your teacher), Onmaths.com is great for GCSE revision & Corbettmaths.com too.
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Good morning and welcome to the new school year. We hope you are ready to be respectful, responsible and resilient, to get the best from your learning experience.
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A great sports day today, with many examples of good sportsmanship. Well done to everyone involved. A victory for Shakespeare.
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Welcome to the year 6’s involved in transition lessons this week. We hope you enjoy visiting us at the Elizabethan Academy.
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The school is a little quieter without year 11, but life still goes on, end of year exams for the rest of the students and staff starting to prepare for next year.
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