Felpham Community College – Key Stage 3 Overview
Note – each topic is assessed via a level ladder. Students will also be formally tested each term.
Subject: Maths
Year:7
Leader: M Ballantyne
Autumn Term 1
Activities
G & T Opportunities
Topic:
Four operations (+ - x ÷) with whole numbers and decimals. Mental and
G&T include negative numbers and rules
Games
formal written methods. Use of inequality symbols.
in 4 operations
Tiling
Transformations; reflection, rotation, translation & enlargement.
G&T formal transformations with
Coordinates in all four quadrants
Grand designs
Number and picture sequences, making predictions, finding rules in words
and algebra.
Cartesian coordinates.
G&T generate non-linear and linear
sequences without diagrams and find
rules
Assessment Plans
Topic assessment
Literacy / Numeracy / ICT Tiling – ICT using GSP a modelling software package which can be used to create and transform tiles
Autumn Term 2
Activities
G & T Opportunities
G&T using estimation when problem
Topic:
Aliens
Place value, rounding, reading, ordering decimals, decimal calculations
solving in context
Reactions
Form a hypothesis, collect own data, compare two distributions, calculate
G&T analysing and interpreting statistics
averages(MMMR) draw and interpret graphs
Ratio
Understanding and writing ratios, simplifying ratio, dividing in a given ratio
in detail and context
G&T problem solving using ratio
Assessment Plans
Topic assessment / class test
Literacy / Numeracy / ICT Reactions – Literacy skills can be developed through the writing of a hypothesis and analysis/interpretation of data.
G&T consistent use of mathematical language.
Spring Term 1
Activities
G & T Opportunities
G&T apply BIDMAS rules when
Topic:
Mission impossible
Consider the correct order of operations. Calculate using BIDMAS
substituting into algebraic expressions
Colin carpenter
Discover angles rules, identify types of triangle. Consider congruence. Use
including negative numbers
a compass to construct triangles, and right-angles.
G&T construct regular shapes, simple
proofs of angle rules, solve more complex
multi step angle problems
Assessment Plans
Topic assessment
Literacy / Numeracy /ICT Mission impossible – the difference between a basic and scientific calculator is stressed (ICT)
G&T give concise justifications when using angle rules.
Spring Term 2
Activities
More complex algebraic manipulation
Topic:
Puzzles
G & T Opportunities
Introduce algebraic notation. Form and solve linear equations, collect like
including multiplying brackets by a
terms, multiply out brackets,
negative and expanding double brackets
Solve problems involving a mixture of
Pizza
Identifying fractions, equivalent fractions, ordering fractions, calculating
with fractions (+and -) with same denominators and different denominators
fractions, decimals and percentages
Assessment Plans
Topic assessment / class test
Literacy / Numeracy / ICT Pizza – Numeracy skills in context developed.
Summer Term 1
Activities
G & T Opportunities
Topic:
Using language associated with probability, finding probabilities,
Devise ‘and’, ‘or’ rules for probabilities
Fairground
comparing probabilities, consider experimental and theoretical probabilities
Explore properties of straight line graphs
Equivalence & use of fractions, decimals & percentages in probability.
Volume and surface area of a triangular
Generate coordinate from simple rules, plot graphs of equations and
prism or other solids, use Pythagoras and
Function machines
functions, negative numbers
Gnomes homes
Draw and identify 3D solids, create nets, calculate volume and surface
area.
Literacy / Numeracy / ICT Function machines – ICT using Autograph to compare straight line graphs
construction to calculate side length
Assessment Plans
Topic assessment
Summer Term 2
Activities
G & T Opportunities
Newspapers
Perimeter and area of rectangles & triangles, collect and present data, find
Analysing and interpreting statistics in
averages, compare 2 sets of data.
detail and context
Time, converting and using metric units, reading scales, creating
Planning a journey across time zones
conversion graphs. Problem solving for journeys
Assessment Plans
Holidays
Topic assessment / end of year exam
Literacy / Numeracy / ICT My Money week (June) Numeracy/Money in everyday life
Website / Resources www.mathswatch.co.uk
www.kangaroomaths.com (Kenny’s pouch) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize