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Year 9 Activities


Don's Graph Snaps

Don's Graph Snaps

Complete the tables and find the equations of the graphs that can be seen in the snaps.

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In Terms of Pi

In Terms of Pi

Circle related questions requiring the answer to include a multiple of pi rather than an approximation.

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Remainder Race

Remainder Race

A game involving chance and choice requiring an ability to calculate the remainder when a two digit number is divided by a single digit number.

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Superior

Superior

A game for two players who compete to make the largest possible number from randomly selected cards.

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Fill Graph Pairs

Fill Graph Pairs

If the container is gradually filled with a steady flow of water which height-time graph would be produced?

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Quadratic Equations

Quadratic Equations

Solve these quadratic equations algebraically in this seven-level, self-marking online exercise.

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Roman Numerals Quiz

Roman Numerals Quiz

This online, self marking quiz tests your ability to convert Roman numerals.

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Money Maths

Money Maths

Test your skills and understanding with this online exercise about Money Maths and Personal Finance.

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Reading Graphs and Charts

Reading Graphs and Charts

Answer real-life problems from different types of graphs and charts including piece-wise linear graphs.

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Snail Race

Snail Race

A race between 12 snails. Which snail is most likely to win? This is the students' version of the race simulation.

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Great Expectation

Great Expectation

An interactive online activity requiring logical thinking and a certain amount of luck to place the digits on the correct side of the inequality sign.

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Cryptographic

Cryptographic

Fill in the squares according to the clues given by the string of numbers for each row and column.

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Unitary Method

Unitary Method

Ten questions which can be solved using the unitary method.

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Six Keys

Six Keys

Use just six keys on your calculator to make a given total. How many different ways can it be done?

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Polygon Pieces

Polygon Pieces

Arrange the nine pieces of the puzzle on the grid to make different polygons.

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Plans and Elevations

Plans and Elevations

Interpret plans and elevations of three dimensional shapes.

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Percentage Switch

Percentage Switch

Practise percentage increase and decrease calculations by completing this table.

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Vocabero

Vocabero

Find the mathematical word from a series of guesses and clues.

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Short Division

Short Division

Practise short division with this exercise that already has the calculation set out for you.

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Interest

Interest

Practise using the formulas for simple interest and compound interest.

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Completing the Square

Completing the Square

Practise this technique for solving quadratic equations and analysing graphs.

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Rough Answers

Rough Answers

An exercise on rounding values in a calculation to find an approximate estimate of the answer.

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Screen Test

Screen Test

Memorise the mathematical facts in the video then answer the ten quiz questions.

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Six Discrimination

Six Discrimination

The six button has dropped off! How could these calculations be done using this calculator?

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Shark's Dinner

Shark's Dinner

The mathematical version of the classic hangman game. Guess the letters that are contained in the words.

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Which Side?

Which Side?

Arrange the diagrams in groups depending on whether the arrow is pointing to the opposite, adjacent or hypotenuse.

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Polybragging

Polybragging

The Transum version of the Top Trumps game played online with the properties of polygons.

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Trigonometry

Trigonometry

Sine, cosine and tangent ratios are used to find sides and angles in right-angled triangles.

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All For One

All For One

Drag the numbers one to nine onto the outlines of three fractions that combine to make one.

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Standard Order

Standard Order

Arrange the numbers given in standard form with the smallest at the top and the largest at the bottom.

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Volume Equals Surface Area

Volume Equals Surface Area

Find the cuboids with integer side lengths where the volume is numerically equal to the surface area.

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Egg Timers

Egg Timers

The classic hourglass puzzle; Time the boiling of an egg using only the two egg timers provided.

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Three Prime Sum

Three Prime Sum

A self-marking challenge to write each of the given numbers as the sum of three prime numbers.

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Scallywags and Scoundrels

Scallywags and Scoundrels

Arrange the scallywags and scoundrels on the chairs so that the numbers of any two sitting next to each other add up to a prime number.

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Spinsum

Spinsum

Arrange the numbers on the squares so that the totals along each line of three squares are equal.

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Arithmetic Sequences

Arithmetic Sequences

An exercise on linear sequences including finding an expression for the nth term and the sum of n terms.

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Identity, Equation or Formula?

Identity, Equation or Formula?

Arrange the given statements in groups to show whether they are identities, equations or formulae.

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Mathanagrams

Mathanagrams

The letters of mathematical words have been mixed up. Can you recognise them?

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Thai Numbers Jigsaw

Thai Numbers Jigsaw

An online interactive jigsaw puzzle of a grid of Thai number symbols.

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Pandigital Numbers

Pandigital Numbers

An exercise exploring the properties of nine-digit numbers containing each of the digits 1 to 9.

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Constructions

Constructions

Construct the diagrams from the given information then check your accuracy.

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Stamp Sticking

Stamp Sticking

Drag stamps onto the envelopes to make the exact postage as shown at the top left of each envelope.

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Flowchart Bills

Flowchart Bills

Calculate bill totals by following the instructions given in the form of a flow chart.

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Go Figure

Go Figure

Arrange the digits one to nine to make the four calculations correct.

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Suko Sujiko

Suko Sujiko

Interactive number-based logic puzzles similar to those featuring in daily newspapers.

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Areas of Composite Shapes

Areas of Composite Shapes

Find the areas of combined (composite) shapes made up of one or more simple polygons and circles.

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Unit Pricing

Unit Pricing

Calculate the unit cost of items to earn jigsaw pieces that make a joke.

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Prison Cell Problem

Prison Cell Problem

A number patterns investigation involving prisoners and prison guards.

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Bidmaze

Bidmaze

Find your way through the maze encountering mathematical operations in the correct order to achieve the given total.

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Divisive

Divisive

Arrange the digits one to nine on the spaces provided to make two division calculations containing multiples of three.

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Graph Equation Pairs

Graph Equation Pairs

Match the equation with its graph. Includes quadratics, cubics, reciprocals, exponential and the sine function.

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Word Search

Word Search

Find the mathematical words in the grid of letters.

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Venn Totals

Venn Totals

Practise reading and creating Venn diagrams containing two and three sets and the number of elements in those sets.

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Map Scales

Map Scales

Test your understanding of map scales expressed as ratios with this self marking quiz.

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Tantrum

Tantrum

A game, a puzzle and a challenge involving counters being placed at the corners of a square on a grid.

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Sum Game

Sum Game

A game against the clock to find the numbers which add up to the target number.

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Expedite

Expedite

Drag the numbered cards to produce a multiplication fact. Complete twenty mixed times tables questions to earn a trophy.

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Sheep Herding

Sheep Herding

Arrange the sheep in the field according to the instructions. An introduction to loci.

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Circle Theorems Exercise

Circle Theorems Exercise

Show that you understand and can apply the circle theorems with this self marking exercise.

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Inequalities

Inequalities

Check that you know what inequality signs mean and how they are used to compare two quantities. Includes negative numbers, decimals, fractions and metric measures.

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Imperial Units

Imperial Units

Learn about common imperial units and how they relate to other units of measurement.

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Chinese Numbers Jigsaw

Chinese Numbers Jigsaw

An online interactive jigsaw puzzle of a grid of Chinese number symbols.

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Partition Clues

Partition Clues

Partition numbers in different ways according to the clues given. The higher levels are quite hard!

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TablesMaster

TablesMaster

How fast can you answer times table questions? This activity provides feedback to help you improve.

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Mixed Medians

Mixed Medians

Find the medians of sets of different types of numbers in these self-marking exercises.

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Geometric Sequences

Geometric Sequences

An exercise on geometric sequences including finding the nth term and the sum of any number of terms.

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Hard Times

Hard Times

The hardest multiplication facts (according to Transum research) are presented in the form of pairs games.

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Estimate Powers and Roots

Estimate Powers and Roots

Estimate the powers and roots of the given positive numbers.

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Digital Darts

Digital Darts

An online darts game for one or two players requiring skill, strategy and mental arithmetic.

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Quick Add 'Em Quiz

Quick Add 'Em Quiz

Find the sum of a sequence of consecutive numbers using a quick, efficient, elegant method.

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StatGrid Challenge

StatGrid Challenge

Arrange the numbers one to nine in a three by three grid to obtain the given means, medians and ranges.

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Product Square

Product Square

Arrange the given numbers in a three by three grid to obtain the diagonal, row and column products.

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Linear Programming

Linear Programming

A selection of linear programming questions with an interactive graph plotting tool.

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Vectors

Vectors

An online exercise on addition and subtraction of vectors, multiplication of vectors by a scalar, and diagrammatic representations of vectors.

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The Miller's Puzzle

The Miller's Puzzle

This is an interactive version of the puzzle described by Henry Ernest Dudeney in The Canterbury Puzzles

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Circumfraction

Circumfraction

Quite a challenging number placing puzzle involving fractions.

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Polygon Properties

Polygon Properties

Connect the names of the polygons with the descriptions of their properties.

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Circle Theorem Pairs

Circle Theorem Pairs

A pairs game based around ten theorems about the angles made with chords, radii and tangents of circles.

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Tools

Tools

In how many different ways can the numbers be arranged to give the same totals?

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Imperial Units Pairs

Imperial Units Pairs

Find the matching pairs of equivalent imperial units in this interactive online game.

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What Are They?

What Are They?

An online exercise about sums, products, differences, ratios, square and prime numbers.

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Hot Numbers

Hot Numbers

Move the numbered cards to form five 2-digit numbers which obey the given rules. A ten-stage numeracy challenge.

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Triplets

Triplets

Find as many sets of three of the available numbers as possible which add up to the given total.

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Bearings

Bearings

Practise your ability to interpret and use three-figure bearings with this self-marking exercise.

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Satisfy

Satisfy

Place the nine numbers in the table so they obey the row and column headings about the properties of the numbers.

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Tug of War

Tug of War

A game for two players or teams testing their speedy reactions to mental arithmetic questions.

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Formulae to Remember

Formulae to Remember

The traditional pairs or pelmanism game adapted to test recognition for formulae required to be memorised for GCSE exams.

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Happy Numbers

Happy Numbers

To find out whether a number is happy square each of its digits, add the answers and repeat. End in one and the number is happy.

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Trig-Pythag Fusion

Trig-Pythag Fusion

Problems requiring multi-step solutions using both Trigonometry and Pythagoras' Theorem

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Perfect Magic Square

Perfect Magic Square

Arrange the sixteen numbers on the four by four grid so that groups of four numbers in a pattern add up to the same total.

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Formulae Pairs

Formulae Pairs

Find the matching pairs of diagrams and formulae for basic geometrical shapes.

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Snooker Angles

Snooker Angles

An online game for one or two players requiring an ability to estimate angles as bearings.

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Systematic Listing

Systematic Listing

Apply systematic listing strategies to find the number of combinations and permutations of choices.

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True or False?

True or False?

Arrange the given statements in groups to show whether they are always true, sometimes true or false.

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Xmas Toggle Tree

Xmas Toggle Tree

Find the right combination of button presses to turn all of the Christmas tree lights on.

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The Great Dodecahedron

The Great Dodecahedron

Pupils are not allowed to use their hands to point but must describe fully any shapes they can see in this picture.

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Puzzle Cube Net

Puzzle Cube Net

A jumbled moving-block puzzle cube is shown as a net. Can you solve it?

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Recurring Decimals

Recurring Decimals

Change recurring decimals into their corresponding fractions and vica versa.

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Mathopoly

Mathopoly

A game of buying and selling property with maths questions thrown in for good measure.

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Unmagic Square

Unmagic Square

Like the magic square but all of the totals should be different.

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Travel Graphs

Travel Graphs

Test your understanding of distance-time and speed-time graphs with this self-marking exercise.

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Animal Records

Animal Records

Match the values and the units to the animal world records.

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Mathterpieces

Mathterpieces

Memorise eight pictures made up of geometrical shapes then sort them into order.

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Heron's Formula

Heron's Formula

Use the lengths of the three sides of a triangle to calculate the area.

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Tran Towers

Tran Towers

An adventure game requiring students to solve puzzles as they move through the old mansion.

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