Maths

Engaging and entertaining presenter-led clips that complement and support traditional lessons by bringing the real world into the classroom, encouraging maths investigation and discovery. Real-life scenarios, or situations featured in typical maths questions, provide useful and interesting stimuli and demonstrate the importance and application of mathematical skills.

The Maths clip library will grow to include 10 topics during 2008-09:

Number and algebra

  • Percentage changes
  • Calculating interest
  • Straight line graphs
  • Distance/time graphs

Shape, space and measures

  • Pythagoras' theorem
  • The sine ratio
  • Bearings
  • Loci

Handling data

  • Questionnaires
  • Scatter graphs

Maths sample videos

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Percentage decrease

How banks make money

Finding the original

Tick or trash: calculating interest