Surds (Extended Curriculum)

Introduction

Dr Frost Maths (includes slides and worksheets)

• Surds

  • ex1 - multiplying and simplifying surds

  • ex2 - adding surds, expanding brackets

  • ex3 - rationalising

• True or false activity - Susan Wall

Practice

Transum

• Surds: A self-marking exercise on calculating, simplifying and manipulating surds (also known as radicals).

• Square and Cube Roots: Find square roots and cube roots by first calculating the prime factorisation of a number.

Corbett Maths (Answers)

• Surds: intro, rules, simplifying     Video 305     Practice Questions    Textbook Exercise

• Surds: addition/subtraction     Video 306     Practice Questions     Textbook Exercise

• Surds: rationalising denominators     Video 307     Practice Questions     Textbook Exercise

• Surds: expanding brackets     Video 308     Practice Questions     Textbook Exercise

Dr Austin Maths

• Rational and Irrational Numbers Fill In The Blanks (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Rational and Irrational Numbers Always, Sometimes, Never (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Surd or Not a Surd Activity (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Multiplying and Dividing Surds Crack the Code (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Multiplying and Dividing Surds Decode the Joke (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Simplifying Surds Using Prime Factors Fill In The Blanks (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Simplifying Surds Using Square Numbers Fill In The Blanks (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Introducing Surds Practice Grid (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Multiplying, Dividing and Simplifying Surds Practice Grid (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Manipulating Surds Practice Strips (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Manipulating Surds Practice Grid (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Expanding Brackets with Surds Practice Strips (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Problem Solving with Surds Practice Strips (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Rationalising the Denominator Fill In The Blanks (Editable Word | PDF | Answers) 

• Rationalising the Denominator Practice Strips (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Rationalising the Denominator Proof Practice Strips (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

• Surds Revision Practice Grid (Editable Word | PDF | Answers)

Increasingly Difficult Questions

• Simplify using surds - @taylorda01

• Rationalise the denominator - @taylorda01

• Expanding brackets with surds - @taylorda01

• Using surds (answers) - @taylorda01

Maths4everyone (includes practice/ exam questions)

• N/A

Extension

• Estimate Powers and Roots: Estimate the powers and roots of the given positive numbers.

• Surds tasks - Miss Konstantine

• Ratio Problems with Surds - Access Maths

• Averages with surds - Nathan Day

Other Resources

• Surds A level worksheet (solutions) - Solomon

• Surds A level problem solving worksheet (solutions) - Solomon

Simplifying

• Surds Odd One Out - MathsPad

• Is it rational? - MathsPad

• Surd simplification - Median Don Steward

• Surds Connect 4 - JustMaths

Adding 

• Surd Pyramid - Peter Drysdale

Multiplying

• Multiplication of surds build up - Starting Point Maths‏

• Surds Multiplication Madness - Peter Drysdale‏

• Multiplication squares - MathsPad

• Surds arithmagons - MEI

• Tripods multiplying surds - MEI

Rationalising

• Rationalising the denominator - Starting Points Maths

• Rationalising surds - Access Maths

• Teaching ideas on Surds - J Morgan

• Manipulating Surds - Standards Unit N11

• Evaluating Statements about Radicals - MAP

• Surds Spiders - alutwyche on TES

• Surds spot the mistake and simplify - hpuddick on TES

• Surds - Applying and problem solving - jhturner on TES

• IS MYP maths skills-based practice directory