Growth and decay (8300 - Foundation - Ratio, proportion and rates of change)

Topic:Growth and decay

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R16
  • Set up, solve and interpret the answers in growth and decay problems, including compound interest



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    Teaching resources

    Growth and decay - all resources for 3 year route map - zip folder
    Downloadable resource in zip format. 07/10/2014
    Topic overview and lesson plans
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    Lesson 1 Activity 1
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    Lesson 1 Activity 2
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    Lesson 2 Activity 1
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    Lesson 3 Activity 1
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    Lesson 4 Activity 1
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    Extra Worksheet - 10 Quick Questions
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    Lesson 1 Worksheet 1
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    Lesson 2 Worksheet 1
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    Lesson 3 Worksheet 1
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    Lesson 4 Worksheet 1
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    Lesson 4 Worksheet 2
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    Lesson 1 Homework sheet 1
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    Lesson 2 Homework sheet 1
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    Lesson 3 Homework sheet 1
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    Lesson 4 Homework sheet 1
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    Diagnostic Questions - growth and decay 1
    AQA have teamed up with Craig Barton's Diagnostic Questions website to share free diagnostic assessment for the 2017 GCSE Maths qualification.26/04/2017
    Diagnostic Questions - growth and decay 2
    AQA have teamed up with Craig Barton's Diagnostic Question website to share free diagnostic question assessment for the 2017 GCSE Maths assessment.26/04/2017
    Diagnostic Questions - growth and decay 3
    AQA have teamed up with Craig Barton's Diagnostic Questions website to share free diagnostic question assessment for the 2017 GCSE Maths qualification 26/04/2017

    National STEM Centre - Growth and Decay
    An interactive Excel programme to enable students to investigate growth and decay including consideration of depreciation and growth of bacteria. You will need to register for an account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 17/08/2015
    Problem Solving Poster no.2
    An investigative activity in which students must work out when a bouncing ball will bounce to less than 10% or 1% of its original height - multipliers or a spreadsheet would be helpful for this activity.17/08/2015
    Teachit Maths - Studying Bacteria
    This activity uses compound percentages to predict how much a sample of bacteria will grow in the given time. Multipliers could be used but are not essential.17/08/2015

    Teachit Maths - How much will I earn?
    A worksheet in which students must use compound interest to tell each customer how much they will have if they invest their money.17/08/2015

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