Blogs about Teaching Shape Based Topics

Enlarging Shapes by a Negative Scale Factor

Enlarging Shapes by a Negative Scale Factor

Trigonometric Identities

Trigonometric Identities Sin, Cos and Tan

Area of Composite Shapes

Area of Compound Shapes

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Pull Up Nets

Area of a Trapezium

Area of a Trapezium Using Rectangles

Angles in Polygons

Angles in Polygons

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Plotting and Interpreting Conversion Graphs

Calculating the Volume of a Pyramid

Calculating the Volume of a Pyramid

Solving 3D Problems using Trigonometry

Solving 3D Problems using Trigonometry

Solving Problems with Angles in Parallel Lines

Solving Problems with Angles in Parallel Lines

Surface Area of Cylinders

Surface Area of Cylinders

Proving Geometrical Relationships using Algebra

Proving Geometrical Relationships using Algebra

Solving Problems with Non-Right-Angled Triangles

Solving Problems with Non-Right-Angled Triangles

Extending transformations beyond shapes on a grid

Extending transformations beyond shapes on a grid

Pythagoras Theorem in 3D Shapes

Pythagoras Theorem in 3D Shapes

Area of rectangles for a mixed ability maths class

Area of rectangles for a mixed ability maths class

Plan and elevation drawings of 3D shapes

Plan and Elevation Drawings of 3D shapes

Geometrical Reasoning in Key Stage 3

Geometrical Reasoning in Key Stage 3

How to Construct Loci

How to Construct Loci

Introducing Pythagoras' Theorem

Introducing Pythagoras’ Theorem

Mr Mathematics Blog

Two-Way Tables and Frequency Trees

January 1, 2021

Problem solving lesson on two-way tables and frequency trees.

Plotting Curved Graphs

December 20, 2020

Three typical exam questions to revise on plotting quadratic, cubic and reciprocal graphs.

Interpreting Cumulative Frequency Graphs

December 2, 2020

Linking cumulative frequency graphs to ratio, percentages and financial mathematics.