Author(s): G. Mottershead; L. Duffy; T. Murty

Education

Connections Stage 4 Blackline Masters is designed for students studyi ng the Stage 4 (Years 7 and 8) course. The blackline masters in this boo k are generally quite challenging. They provide interesting enrichment a ctivities that will expand students,, skills in working mathematically a nd will help in developing positive attitudes towards mathematics. Techn ology can be used, where appropriate, to develop further understanding o f mathematical concepts. These blackline masters are also useful in asse ssing learning outcomes; they provide opportunities to work with others and also gives students an interesting way of showing their mathematical skills.

Features include:

• a variety of problem-solv ing activities associated with the mathematics students are studying
• practise sheets to revise basic mathematical facts
• practi cal work that involves constructions of and investigations of the proper ties of basic shapes and solids
• language exercises to revise wo rds used in the topics
• a number of grids that are useful for dr awing shapes and investigating the properties of shapes
• answers to most of the blackline master sheets