Developing your Maths skills
Using a protractor and measuring angles
Being able to use a protractor and measure angles are key skills we want you to develop in Year 8 Maths. You will need to put these skills into practice in Modules Twenty and Twenty-Two. The following videos give you a guide on how to do this.
- How to use a protractor to measure angles (Links to an external site.)
- How to use a protractor to draw angles (Links to an external site.)
Rotating shapes using tracing paper
In Module Seventeen you will be asked to rotate shapes using tracing paper. The following videos give you a guide on how to do this:
- How to use tracing paper to rotate shapes 1 (Links to an external site.)
- How to use tracing paper to rotate shapes 2 (Links to an external site.)
Showing your workings
Showing your workings is another important skills for Maths. We encourage you to get into the habit of showing your workings in your assignments. This ensures that you are using the correct method to reach your answer and enables you to check your own work when you have finished. It also allows your Wolsey Hall tutor to see what method you have used and, if there are any mistakes, to identify where you have gone wrong. You may be given marks in your assignments for your workings so do get into the habit of always showing your workings.