6 February, S2 - Year 11*

Title: Surds, Multiply Surd, Rationalise Surds, Powers, Recurring Decimals

Challenge Question

Learning Objectives

Beginning

To be able to use surds in calculations and then express the answer in the simplest form. To be able to rationalise the denominator of fractions involving surds.
Developing

To be able to find powers of numbers which include fractional and negative powers.  Mastering

To be able to convert any recurring fraction into a decimal. 

Resources

Beginning

Simplifying Surds & Rationalising the denominator
Check you understanding

Surds (from Ten Ticks 9-10, 1, page 27-28)*

Introduce multiplying out brackets and double brackets that include Surds

Surds (from MEP 6.9)*

Challenge Yourself

Surds Simplification Trail (print)

Surds Simplification and Rationalise Denominator Jigsaw (print)

Exam Questions
Surds


Developing

Positive, Negative and fractional powers
Check you understanding
Index Notation including fractional (from MEP 1.6)*
Challenge Yourself
CIMT - Negitive Indices

CIMT - Fractional Indices

Exam Questions
Square, Positive and Negative, Square Root, Cube and Cube Roots



Mastering

Converting Recurring Decimals into Fractions
Check you understanding

Recurring Decimals (from MEP 6.8)*

GCSE Question Bank

Challenge Yourself

Recurring Decimals Jigsaw 1 (print)

Recurring Decimals Jigsaw 2 (print)

Recurring Decimals Sorting (open in keynote)

Stick on Maths - Recurring Decimals (open in keynote)

Exam Questions
Recurring Decimals

Homework
Complete the MyMaths to 100%
See flipped lesson