The big event on 29 April – free maths resource!

The 2011 Men’s World Ice Hockey Championships kick off in Slovakia on 29 April, leading up to the final on 15 May. Matches are being played in Bratislava and Kosice.

So while you’re waiting for the street party to warm up, why not have a go at this fun Level 5/6 algebra activity:

Click to download and hurtle that turtle!

And here are the Quick Teacher Notes and the Full Teacher Notes.

Note: No turtles were harmed in the making of these activities!

AQA GCSE Maths Unit 1 Practice Paper FREE!

Longman’s new  AQA GCSE Maths series includes a really useful Assessment Pack. Covering AQA’s Linear and Modular specifications, the content includes:

• Course entry tests
• Chapters tests for the Longman Foundation Sets, Middle Sets and Higher Sets Student Books
• Linear and Modular Practice Papers
• Resit Papers for Linear and Modular

Ahead of the Unit 1 Higher exam next term (on 13 June), here’s a free Practice Paper for your students:

Click to download the paper as a PDF

And here is the Mark Scheme .  Let us know what you think – comment is also free!