Shape and space 1 1

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S H APE AND SPACE 1
Lesson 1 Drawing and constructing triangles,
scale drawings
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Provide students with examples of triangles, either from the

exercise or otherwise. Ask them to accurately construct them Exercise commentary

using a protractor, a pair of compasses and a ruler. You can In exercise 1b, all constructions
require only a ruler and pair of
check the accuracy by asking them to measure the size of
compasses. Protractors should be
missing sides and angles. Repeat for triangles where the three
used to measure the angles at the
side lengths are given as in exercise 1b. end.
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CH A PTER 3
N U MBER 1
Lessons 11 and 12 Interest and Tax

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The short exercise on tax which follows the work on interest Exercise commentary
could be set as homework for the students. They should follow In exercise 30b, all questions
follow the structure of the
the example and then try to solve the problems in the exercise.
example but questions 1 and 2
Alternatively, this work can be introduced as part of the second
have only one basic tax rate.
lesson on interest.

Lesson 16 Speed, distance and time, other rates

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Lesson commentary In question 1 in exercise 38b
Explain that there are other rates that students might encounter students are nding the rate,
such as litres per minute when filling a bath with water. Focus on whereas in question 2 they
have to nd the time taken, so a
the word per as indicating division of the two quantities: amount
rearrangement of the formula
of water divided by the time gives the rate. will be required. Questions 3
to 6 are more problem-solving.
Encourage students to write
down all the information they
know before proceeding.

Lesson 18 Metric units

Exercise commentary
Exercise 42b focuses on area
and volume conversions.
Students should be encouraged
to learn these conversions as
well as developing a deeper
understanding of the reasons why.
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CH A PTER 6
A L GEBRA 2
Lesson 1 Sequences
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Non-linear patterns arising from sequences connected to n2 can

be introduced as appropriate. Students should be encouraged to Exercise commentary

solve these by inspection or by using a simple table rather than Questions 1 to 5 in exercise
2b all relate directly to n2. In
a formal method involving second differences.
questions 6 and 7, students will
need to write out the sequence
of n2 before comparing.
Questions 8 to 10 relate to
n3 and there is a hint to guide
students.