Factorising into a Double Brackets: Rich Tasks
You cannot beat a good rich task! For me, a rich task is one that both stimulates and challenges students of all ages and abilities. Here is a selection of some of my favourites.
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Median Rich Tasks and Purposeful Practise keyboard_arrow_up
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There are no words to express how much I love Don Steward and his amazing resources on his Median Blog. They allow for purposeful practise, to enable students to gain fluency in key skills. But they also have more than a sprinkling of richness, that leads students merrily along the path towards hypotheses and generalisations. Amazing.
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Tap TopLookalike Quadratics
Quadratic Families
Algebraic Product Puzzle
Warp and Weft
Four less than a Square
nth term as a Strip
Pythagorean Quadratics
Odd and Even Numbers
Making 19
Difference of two Squares
Difference of 2 Squares (1)Difference of 2 Squares (2)
Difference of 2 Squares (3)
Difference of 2 Squares (4)
Hollow Square
One Square Subtract Another
A Square Subtract 4
That’s Curious
New Year
Multiples of 4
Multiply a Square by a Number and add 1
Worksheets
Median: Expanding and Factorising Quadratics NRICH keyboard_arrow_up
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NRICH is simply one of the best websites for rich maths problems in the whole wide world.
Factorising with MultilinkSquare Number Surprises
Difference of Two Squares
Hollow Squares
Finding Factors
Other Rich Tasks keyboard_arrow_up
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A selection of some of my favourite rich tasks, including – I must confess – some of my own. For my complete collection, including my thoughts on what makes a good rich task, please visit the Rich Tasks page.
Arithmagon – Factorising QuadraticsInquiry Maths Difference of Two Squares
James Tanton's Curriculum Essay July 2016: Factoring Trinomials
James Tanton's Curriculum Essay July 2016: Factoring Follow-Up