Resources
Factorising Cubics and Quartics Powerpoints
These PowerPoint presentations from MEI demonstrate a variety of methods which can be used to factorise polynomials. The techniques include factorising cubics and quartics by inspection; using a table and algebraic long division.
Factorising Quadratics
This activity takes the form of a series of crosses in which numbers are placed into the left and right hand cells in such a way that the top cell contains their product and the bottom cell their sum. The combination of values provided varies requiring students to perform different tasks to solve the problems....
Factors
This MEP resource from CIMT is taken from text book 8A which covers the mathematics scheme of work for the first half of year 8.
Factors covers: factors and prime numbers, prime factors, index notation, highest common factor, lowest common multiple, squares and square roots.
The initial file forms...
This collection contains resources from the website 1001mathproblems.com by Sian Zelbo. The topics covered include factors, multiples, primes, and common factors. Each topic is introduced in the form of a puzzle, many of which have several different...
Factors, Multiples and Primes
Factors – Beginning with the definition of what a factor is this video proceeds to find the factors of 12 with the aid of a factor bug. The factor bug is a visually stimulating method of finding factors and suitable for use with younger students. After finding the factors of 18, the factors of 17 are found....
Factors, Multiples and Primes
In the factors, multiples and primes activity students are required to use their knowledge of the properties of numbers to solve a puzzle. There are thirty three sequentially numbered figures to be shared between six teachers. The first has all factors of 36, the second has all prime numbers, the...
FactPack: Extreme Eruptions
This film, from Twig World, reveals some of the most active, and the most potentially devastating, volcanoes on Earth.
The key points made in the film are:
•Nevado Del Ruiz in Colombia erupted in 1985, causing mudslides that killed 25,000 people. •Stromboli, Italy, is one of the world's most active...
FactPack: Hydrocarbons
This film, from Twig World, provides an introduction to hydrocarbons and looks at how unreactive alkanes can be made into reactive alkenes.
The key points made in the film are facts about Hydrocarbons, for example:
•Hydrocarbons are the simplest organic compounds. •Alkanes are poor fuels, thick and...
FactPack: Non-Edible Crops
This film, from Twig World, looks at some surprising uses of common crops.
The film illustrates facts about non-edible crops, for example:
•Cotton, flax and hemp are used to produce textiles. •Borage, poppies, lavender and chamomile produce drugs and cosmetics. •Wheat, corn and potato are used for...
This is part of a series introducing science topics to KS2/3 level students. Each book features 'Key Facts' panels summarizing important points, includes simple experiments to illustrate points where appropriate and...