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Topic Skills Zeta Textbook and Chapter
Numeracy • Add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers and decimals Zeta 3rd Level Book (Bright Blue)
• Multiply and divide by 10,100,1000 etc Chapter 2 – Whole Numbers
• Round numbers to a give number of decimal places Chapter 3 – Decimal Numbers
• Round numbers to a given number of significant figures
• Work out calculations using the correct order of operations including powers, roots and brackets Zeta 4th Level Book (Purple)
Chapter 1 – Rounding
Chapter 2 – Order of Operations
Chapter 3 – Powers and Roots

Integers • Add, subtract, multiply and divide negative numbers Zeta 3rd Level Book (Bright Blue)
Chapter 4 – Integers

Fractions • Add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions and mixed numbers Zeta 4th Level Book (Purple)
• Calculate fractions of amounts Chapter 5 – Fractions

Percentages • Calculate simple percentages without a calculator (e.g. 50%, 25%, 75%, multiples of 10% and 1%) Zeta 4th Level Book (Purple)
• Use a calculator to calculate percentages of amounts Chapter 6 – Percentages
• Convert between fractions, decimals and percentages Chapter 7.2 – Fractions <-> Decimals
• Calculate percentage increases and decreases
• Express quantities as percentages (e.g. test scores)

Algebraic • Simplify expressions containing multiple variables and powers Zeta 4th Level Book (Purple)
Expressions • Expand brackets and simplify Chapter 24 – Simplifying
• Factorise expressions Chapter 25 – Brackets
• Substitute both positive and negative values into expressions and formula Chapter 26 – Factorising
Chapter 27 – Substitution

Equations • Solve a range of equations that could involve brackets and fractions, and variables on both sides Zeta 4th Level Book (Purple)
• Solve inequalities that could involve brackets and fractions, and variables on both sides Chapter 28 – Equations and Inequalities
• Form and solve simple equations and inequalities from written information or information from a
diagram
Area, Perimeter • Calculate the perimeter of shapes with straight edges Zeta 3rd Level Book (Bright Blue)
and Volume • Calculate the circumference of a circle and the perimeter of shapes involving arcs Chapter 15 – Area and Volume
• Calculate the area of rectangles, triangles and circles
• Calculate the area of compound shapes made up of those above Zeta 4th Level Book (Purple)
• Calculate the surface area of cuboids, triangular prisms and cylinders Chapter 15 – Circle
• Calculate the volume of cuboids, triangular prisms, cylinders Chapter 16.1,2,3,8 – Area of Shapes
• Calculate the volume of other compound prisms or prisms where the cross-section area is given Chapter 17 – Surface Area and Volume
• Express volume in liquid measurements

Angles • Use angle facts for right-angles, straight lines and around a point Zeta 3rd Level Book (Bright Blue)
Sum of interior angles:
• Use angle facts for triangles and quadrilaterals Chapter 17 – Angle Properties
• Use angle facts for angles on parallel lines
• Angles in circles Zeta 4th Level Book (Purple)
Chapter 32 – Angle Properties

Pythagoras • Use Pythagoras’ theorem to calculate the lengths of sides of triangles Zeta 4th Level Book (Purple)
• Solve problems involving right angled triangles, linked to problems involving perimeter, area and Chapter 29 – Pythagoras’ Theorem
coordinates etc

Data & • Calculate the probability of simple events Zeta 3rd Level Book (Bright Blue)
Probability • Calculate the mean, median, mode and range of a set of data Chapter 24.4 – Pie Charts
• Make comparisons between two sets of data using the average and range
• Use a tally chart to organise data Zeta 4th Level Book (Purple)
• Draw and interpret pie charts Chapter 36 – Information Handling
• Plot a scattergraph, and draw and interpret it’s line of best fit Chapter 37 – Probability

Scale drawings • Draw an enlargement or reduction of a shape using a scale factor Zeta 3rd Level Book (Bright Blue)
• Determine whether a shape has been enlarged or reduced correctly Chapter 19 – Scale Factors
• Compare two shapes to find the scale factor linking their lengths
• Use a scale factor to work out unknown lengths of a shape Zeta 4th Level Book (Purple)
Chapter 31 –Similarity