How many different shapes with an area of 2 square units can you make by joining dots on this grid with straight lines?
By how much would the area of this triangle increase if its base was enlarged to 8cm?
Which of the two shapes has the largest area? You will be surprised!
Calculate the distance around the given shape
Find the loci of the goat's position as it eats the grass while tethered to the rope.
Introduce linear equations by solving these problems about lengths.
The missing square puzzle is an optical illusion used to help students reason about geometrical figures.
Find the dimensions of a rectangle given the perimeter and area.
Calculate the areas of all the possible quadrilaterals that can be constructed by joining together dots on this grid.
A quick quiz about five items on a shopping list written 40 years ago.
Use the information implied in the diagram to calculate the perimeter of this shape.
Is it possible to work out the perimeter of this shape if not all the side lengths are given?
Questions about the perimeters and areas of polygons given as algebraic expressions.
Match the values and the units to the animal world records.
Show that you know the area and perimeter formulas of basic shapes.
A short exercise to practise using the formulae for area and perimeter of a kite.
Many different ways to practise your skills finding the areas and perimeters of parallelograms.
Questions on the areas and perimeters of rectangles which will test your problem solving abilities.
An interactive workspace in which to make shapes using square tiles with given areas and perimeters.
Use your knowledge of rectangle areas to calculate the missing measurement of these composite diagrams.
Check that you can find the area of a trapezium and use the trapezium area formula for problem solving.
Calculate the areas of the given triangles in this self marking quiz.
How many different shapes with an area of 2 square units can you make by joining dots on this grid with straight lines?
Find the areas of combined (composite) shapes made up of one or more simple polygons and circles.
Estimate the capacity of the bottles, boxes and cans in the photograph and answer questions about volume.
Practise using pi to calculate various circle measurements. There are six levels of difficulty.
Practise using compound units such as speed, unit pricing and density to solve problems.
Converting measurements of length, mass, volume and time from one unit of measure to another.
Apply formulae for the volumes and surface areas of cylinders to answer a wide variety of questions
Find the matching pairs of diagrams and formulae for basic geometrical shapes.
The traditional pairs or pelmanism game adapted to test recognition for formulae required to be memorised for GCSE exams.
Use the lengths of the three sides of a triangle to calculate the area.
Learn about common imperial units and how they relate to other units of measurement.
Find the matching pairs of equivalent imperial units in this interactive online game.
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.
Test your understanding of map scales expressed as ratios with this self marking quiz.
Measure the size of the given angles to within two degrees of their actual value.
Check your knowledge of the units used for measuring with this self-marking quiz about metric and imperial units.
This is a visual aid and printable cards to introduce a homework activity about measures.
Find the matching pairs of equivalent metric units in this interactive online game.
Practise converting between miles and kilometres with this self marking quiz.
Rows and columns of dots that can be joined using straight lines to create shapes.
Calculate the areas of all the possible quadrilaterals that can be constructed by joining together dots on this grid.
A self marking exercise on the reading of scales of different types.
Measure line segments and angles in geometric figures, including interpreting scale drawings.
Memorise the mathematical facts in the video then answer the ten quiz questions.
Order the ten containers according to their value (money, length and weight)
Work out the surface areas of common solid shapes in this collection of exercises.
Use formulae to solve problems involving the volumes of cuboids, cones, pyramids, prisms and composite solids.
Find the cuboids with integer side lengths where the volume is numerically equal to the surface area.
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