Preparing for … Maths GCSE

Preparation…Get organised!  Revision guides  Past papers  Exercise books  Notes and examples  Equipment  Calculator - know how to use it!  Formula sheet

Exam Structure o Thursday 4 th June Paper 1 (AM) o Monday 8 th June Paper 2 (AM)  2 papers each 1hr 45mins Paper 1 Non-calculator Paper 2 Calculator  Easier questions at the beginning...  Grade boundariesapprox: Foundation C: 75%, D: 63%, E: 50% F:40% Higher A*: 85%, A: 70%, B: 50%, C: 35%, D: 20%

What we’re doing in school  Revision programme in lessons  Past papers / exam style questions  After school sessions on Tuesdays and Wednesdays  Revision sessions in study leave

Practice makes perfect…  Work through past papers and exam questions  Check with mark schemes  Find problem areas  Work through examples from exercise book, revision guides, websites…  Complete past paper questions

Learn….  How to find area and circumference of a circle  Angle facts for parallel lines and circles  Pythagoras and SOHCAHTOA for higher  BUT NOT Sine Rule, Cosine rule, volume of sphere, cone, quadratic formula…

Formulae sheet for Foundation

Formulae sheet for higher

Need help!  Revision sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday after school and Thursday lunchtime (M31)  Find a teacher at break/lunch and ask  Revision guides from Finance £3.99  Mathswatch CDroms from Finance £3  Use websites ( login ousedale,password segmentwww.mymaths.co.uk  and lots of others!)

In the exam, read the question.. A train is travelling from Sheffield to London at a speed of 120 km/h. Another train is travelling from London to Sheffield at 80km/h. The distance from London to Sheffield is 200km. How far apart are the trains when they meet?

In the exam  Lay out your work logically and clearly.  Don’t cross out your attempts until you have a better attempt.  Give answers in the form asked for (exact means as fractions, with  or square roots)  Always use decimals or fractions for probability

Good Luck!