What you need to know
Check yourself against these “I can” statements.
- I can use BIDMAS to do calculations in the right order
- I can estimate the answer to a calculation with two or more operations
- I can work out calculations where a bracket is squared, cubed or square rooted
- I can tell which part of a calculation a power applies to, like the difference between 3 × (7 + 8)² and (3 × (7 + 8))²
Practise this topic
6 resourcesOrder of Operations
BIDMAS with two operations, then brackets, powers and roots, a bracket squared or cubed (like 3 × (7 + 8)² and (3 × (7 + 8))²), invisible brackets under a root or in a fraction, harder fractions with more terms, and long…
🎯 GameCountdown
Pick six numbers from the large and small ones, reveal the target and beat the clock: combine them with + − × ÷ to get as close as you can. Scores each round, and shows a way to hit the target (or the closest possible). Show your…
🎯 GameDice Hive
Teams roll four dice and use + − × ÷ and brackets to make a number from 1 to 127 on a spiral honeycomb. Outer rings score more, three in a row and special numbers earn bonuses, and the game ends when counters link the centre to…
🎯 GameDice Hive: live class game
Dice Hive with up to 10 teams on their own devices: they join at /join with a game PIN. Each round you roll on the board, every team makes a number from the dice and locks it in, and the first team to lock in a number claims it.…
⬢ BlockbustersOrder of Operations Blockbusters
Blockbusters with the questions from the Order of Operations worksheet: choose its levels for the ordinary hexagons and for the harder ★ ones. Show the answer and the worked solution, or play against the computer with multiple…
🧩 ConnectionsSame Answer
Calculations grouped by their answer using the order of operations. From Standard, working left to right gives another group’s answer.
These are the pages for Calculations in the Year 7 scheme of work, following Pearson Edexcel Maths Progress Delta 1. Open this topic in Mr Wells Maths to see it alongside the rest of the course.