
Number & Algebra
Chapter 9 | Equations
Teacher Resource Sheets
Zero and one
What’s special about zero and one? (Teacher Resource Sheet 33)
(You could use this sheet in conjunction with the investigations on page 166 of the Student Resource Book.)
This asks students to investigate some of the special properties of zero and one when added and when multiplied.
Equals, greater than and less than
Koko’s flight (Getting started 9)
(You could use this sheet before starting the practical, Koko goes to the city,on page 163 of the Student Resource Book to introduce students to the vocabulary used for comparison in this chapter.)
This displays the Getting started on page 163 of the Student Resource Book.
- Encourage students to use the correct vocabulary when discussing this page.
Koko’s flight plan (Teacher Resource Sheet 34)
(You could use this sheet for further discussion and practise after the Getting started on page 163 of the Student Resource Book.)
This displays a city skyline and asks students to describe the route Koko flies in comparison to the path of a hot air balloon.
- Students could also compare the heights of buildings with the balloon and Koko’s flight, and the teacher could introduce symbols to describe what they notice for example the height of the bus < the height of the tree.
Arrow diagrams (Teacher Resource Sheet 35)
(You could use this sheet for further discussion and practise before students begin Activity 2 on page 169 of the Student Resource Book.)
This displays an arrow diagram and asks students to complete the diagram and make statements about the relatives ages of people in the family.
- Students may not realise that they can use logic to make statements apart from those directly shown by the arrows. For example, they can make statements about who is younger, by tracing the arrows back, or say that Grandad must be younger than mum and dad because there is no arrow.
- They should also be able to recognise what is not shown in the diagram. For example, in the diagram on this sheet mum and dad’s ages cannot be compared.
Solving equations
Different strategies (Teacher Resource Sheet 36)
(You could use this sheet to support discussion of the strategies demonstrated in Activity 3 on page 172 of the Student Resource Book.)
This displays two problems that Jess has solved, one by jumping up through a tens number and one by adding the tens and then the ones. Students are asked to solve another problem in the same way. The number line is given with numbers to fill in.
It is important that students can understand a diagram or equation and be able to transfer their learning to a similar problem.
Using a calculator
Spelling with a calculator (Teacher Resource Sheet 37)
(You could use this prior to the game on page 174 of the Student Resource Book to give students practise at using a calculator.)
This displays some equations for students to work out using a calculator. When the answer is turned upside down it spells a word.
This is a good opportunity to discover if students can use a calculator effectively and support them if they have any problems.

