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Here are some specific activities, investigations or visual aids we have picked out. Click anywhere in the grey area to access the resource.

• Graph Paper Flexible graph paper which can be printed or projected onto a white board as an effective visual aid.
• Plotting Graphs Complete a table of values then plot the corresponding points to create a graph.
• Hurdles Race An animated distance time graph to be viewed while a student interprets the graph and comments on the race that produced the graph.
• Graph Plotter An online tool to draw, display and investigate graphs of many different kinds.

Here are some exam-style questions on this statement:

• "Marilou and Sam had a skiing race. Here is Marilou’s speed-time graph from the start of the race." ... more
• "Here is a speed-time graph for a drone." ... more
• "(a) Sketch the graph of \( y = f(x) \) for values of \( x \) between \(-5\) and \(5\) given that:" ... more
• "The graph shows the distance travelled, in metres, of a commuter train as it pulls out of a station." ... more
• "The diagram shows the graph of \( y = f(x) \) for \( -2.1 \leq x \leq 2 \). The y axis is vertical and the x axis is horizontal." ... more

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Here is an Advanced Starter on this statement:

• Average Cycling Speed
  Work out the average speed of two journeys. The obvious answer is not the correct answer. more

Click on a topic below for suggested lesson Starters, resources and activities from Transum.

• Graphs This topic includes algebraic and statistical graphs including bar charts, line graphs, scatter graphs and pie charts. A graph is a diagram which represents a relationship between two or more sets of numbers or categories. The data items are shown as points positioned relative to axes indicating their values. Pupils are typically first introduced to simple bar charts and learn to interpret their meaning and to draw their own. More sophisticated statistical graphs are introduced as the pupil's mathematical understanding develops. Pupils also learn about coordinates as a pre-requisite for understanding algebraic graphs. They then progress to straight line graphs before learning to work with curves, gradients, intercepts, regions and, for older pupils, calculus.