Prior Content: Basic Operations +-x/
Possible Next Steps: Substitution, Indices, Solving Simple Equations, Pythagoras, Basic Trigonometry, Circles & Sectors
Contents
- 1.1 Oder of Operations (BIDMAS)
- 2.1 Calculator Techniques: The Basics
- 2.2 Calculator Techniques: Storing Values
- 2.3 Calculator Techniques: Hours, Minutes, Seconds
- 2.4 Calculator Techniques: Prime Factor Decomposition
- Whole Topic Summary Resources (Including Past Paper Questions)
1.1 Order of Operations (BIDMAS)
Teaching Videos, Exercises & Activities
Tutorial Videos
Corbett Maths Order of Operations
Online Platforms (with Videos & Exercises)
Activities & Resources
- Beast Academy All Ten (like Four 4’s, but unique numbers every day)
- Maths 4 Everyone (Caps indicates which operations are in use)
- Paddy Moore Y10 BODMAS ppt
- Pixi Maths
- Andy Lutwyche
- Math = Love (Sarah Carter)
- Order of Operations activities & games
- Order of Operations Twin puzzles
- Order of Operations puzzles
- Order of Operations Question Stack
- Missing Parentheses activity
- Order of Operations worksheet
- Chinese Order of Operations task
- Negatives & Exponents Organiser
- Order of Operations Foldable
- One Incorrect Order of Operations
- Grouping Symbols Organiser
- Order of Operations Posters
- Grouping Symbols Reference Chart
- Order of Operations Foldable
- Order of Operations Organiser
- Desmos
- Inaba Puzzle
- Don Steward
- The Chalkface
- BODMAS Bank Robbery: PowerPoint
- Countdown: Excel (if macros are blocked: right-click the file › Properties › tick Unblock)
- Transum
- Interactive Maths
- Order of Operations: QQI | 10QQI | Count Down | Relay | Bingo
- Order of Operations: Worksheets
- Mr Draper Maths Order of Operations✦
- Go Teach Maths
- NRICH
- Jo Morgan
- Order of operations: topics in depth pack✦ (by Jo Morgan)
- Richard Tock
- BossMaths
- Dan Walker
- MathsBot
- Grid Number (Dave Hewitt & Jonathan Hall)
- NCETM
- Standards Unit (DfES)
- Standards Unit N5: Understanding the Laws of Arithmetic (Standards Unit, DfES; PDF
Worksheets
- Dr Austin Maths
- Corbettmaths
- Order of Operations Practice Questions & Solutions
- Order of Operations Worksheet & Solutions
- J Hoffman BIDMAS Wordsearch Word Doc or PDF
- Maths 4 Everyone (Caps indicates which operations are in use)
- bidMAs First Steps
- biDMAS First Steps 1 · 2
- bIdmAS First Steps
- BidmAS First Steps
- BiDMAS First Steps
- BIdMAS First Steps
- bidmAS Codebreaker
- bidMAs Codebreaker
- bidMaS Codebreaker
- biDMas Codebreaker (not sure about this one)
- biDmAs Codebreaker
- biDmaS Codebreaker
- bidMAS Codebreaker
- biDMAS Codebreaker 1 · 2
- bIdmAs Codebreaker
- bIdMas Codebreaker
- bIdMAS Codebreaker
- BidMAS Codebreaker
- BIdMAS Codebreaker
- BiDMAS Topic Review
- Mixed Operations KS2 SATS Questions and Solutions
- Murray Smith BIDMAS What is the Secret Message
- Pixi Maths
- Ten Ticks (via Marlborough St Mary’s) Wordsearch
- Unknown Author BIDMAS Missing Numbers
- CIMT MEP (online self-checking)
- Mathshelper (Jon Stone)
- Maths Genie
- BIDMAS: Booklet · Worksheet · Solutions · Lesson · Topic page
- Kuta Software
- MME
- variationtheory.com
- @taylorda01
- Starting Points Maths
- Order of Operations: Area Model (by Segar Rogers) · PDF
- Order of Operations: Contexts (by Segar Rogers) · PDF
- Mr Morley Maths
- Order of Operations: Notes jotter/worksheet · How-to sheet · Rehearsal strip · Answers
- Pret Homework (@JamesW_72)
- BIDMAS (@JamesW_72, docx)
- Pret Homework (@EJmaths)
- Order of Operations (@EJmaths, ppt)
Dr Frost Resources
Dr Frost Video
K193: Evaluate Calculations With Two Operations.
K194: Evaluate Calculations With Three Operations.
K195: Evaluate Calculations With Brackets.
Dr Frost Slides & Activities
Dr Frost Slides (1-4 & 10)
Extra Questions
- Dr Frost Questions
Key Skills
Note all numbers are subject to change and will be updated once all key skills have been finished by Dr Frost
- 115a: Evaluate calculations with two operations.
- 115b: Evaluate calculations with three operations.
- 115c: Evaluate calculations with brackets and at least 3 operations.
- 115d: Evaluate calculations where operations are within a fraction.
- 115e: Add operations to expressions to make a target value.
- 115f: Add brackets to the expressions to make a target value.
- 156m: Calculate expressions involving negative numbers using order of operations (no powers or roots).
- 157i: Calculate expressions involving roots and powers using order of operations.
- 115: Exam Practice: Order of operations (no powers and roots)
- 156: Exam Practice: Multiplying or dividing a mixture of positive and negative numbers
- 157: Exam Practice: Roots and further powers
Extension Materials
Other Videos & Multimedia
The Story of the Vinculum by James Tanton
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Online Platforms
- Khan Academy
- Order of operations (BIDMAS): Videos & practice
- Order of operations with negative numbers: Videos & practice
2.1 Calculator Techniques: The Basics
TEACHING VIDEOS, EXERCISES & ACTIVITIES
Tutorial Videos
Corbett Maths Use of a Calculator
Online Platforms (with Videos & Exercises)
Activities
- Fricard Calculator Story✦ (TES Account Required)
- Maths 4 Everyone
- Pixi Maths
- Don Steward
- Transum
- Go Teach Maths
- MathsPad
- nottcl
- Dr Austin Maths
- The Calculator Guide
Worksheets
- Dr Austin Maths
- Corbettmaths
- Use of a Calculator Practice Questions & Solutions
- Use of a Calculator Worksheet & Solutions
- Maths 4 Everyone
- CIMT MEP (online self-checking)
- Maths Genie
- Using a Calculator: Booklet · Worksheet · Solutions · Lesson · Topic page
- Access Maths
Dr Frost resources
Dr Frost Video
K20: Find the Cube Root of a Number Using a Calculator.
Dr Frost Slides & Activities
Dr Frost Slides (5)
Extra Questions
- Dr Frost Questions
Key Skills
Note all numbers are subject to change and will be updated once all key skills have been finished by Dr Frost
- 157g: Find the square or cube root of any number using a calculator.
- 157h: Calculate the nth root of an integer for n ≥ 4, using a calculator.
- 160a: Use a calculator to determine the value of calculations using basic arithmetic operations, potentially including brackets.
- 160b: Use a calculator to determine the value of calculations involving a square or square root.
- 160c: Use a calculator to determine the value of calculations involving powers greater than 2.
- 160d: Use a calculator to determine the value of a calculation involving fractions.
- 160e: Use a calculator to determine the value of complex calculations involving cube or other nth roots
- 157: Exam Practice: Roots and further powers
- 160: Exam Practice: Using a scientific calculator
EXTENSION MATERIALS
2.2 Calculator Techniques: Storing Values
TEACHING VIDEOS, EXERCISES & ACTIVITIES
Dr Frost resources
EXTENSION MATERIALS
2.3 Calculator Techniques: Hours, Minutes, Seconds
TEACHING VIDEOS, EXERCISES & ACTIVITIES
Dr Frost resources
EXTENSION MATERIALS
2.4 Calculator Techniques: Prime Factor Decomposition
TEACHING VIDEOS, EXERCISES & ACTIVITIES
Dr Frost resources
EXTENSION MATERIALS
Whole Topic Summary Resources (Including Past Paper Questions)
Download Using a Calculator/ BIDMAS PPQs as WW Powerpoint for Edexcel IGCSE, AQA GCSE, Edexcel GCSE or OCR GCSE (or all GCSE together)
Other Whole Topic resources
Acute Learning Problem Pairs
- Calculator skills as PowerPoint or PDF
- Order of operations as PowerPoint or PDF
Worksheets
- MathedUp
- Powers, Roots & BIDMAS: Worksheet · Practice · Quiz · Question Gallery
Activities
- NRICH (student problems)
- Russell Education Trust
- Calculator skills lesson✦ (by Russell Education Trust; copy hosted by Jo Morgan)
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