N5 Applications of Maths: notes, videos, worksheets and revision resources
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Essential links
Homepage – Qualifications ScotlandSpecification – Qualifications Scotland
Formula sheet – Qualifications Scotland
Commentaries – Understanding Standards
Maths vs Applications – SDS career guide
BBC Bitesize – notes and examples
Clelland Maths – exam solution videos
Dynamic Maths – Excel worksheets
High School Maths – worksheets, videos
Maths Mutt – notes and examples
MathsRevision.com – PowerPoints
National5Maths.co.uk – many resources
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Resources by unit and topic
Numeracy
- Whole unit resources
- Multiplication
- Division
- Order of operations
- Negative numbers
- Rounding
- Fractions
- Decimals
- Percentages
- Speed
- Perimeter
- Area
- Volume
- Ratio
- Proportion
- Instrument scales
Finance
- Whole unit resources
- Budgeting
- Income & deductions
- Best deal
- Currency exchange
- Simple interest
- Compound interest
- Saving & borrowing
Statistics
- Whole unit resources
- Probability
- Box plots
- Scatter graphs
- Pie charts
- Average & spread
Measurement
- Whole unit resources
- Formulae
- Scale drawing
- Container packing
- Precedence tables
- Time management
- Tolerance
Geometry
- Gradient
- 2D shape problems
- 3D solid problems
- Pythagoras' Theorem
Graphical Data and Probability
- Graphical data
- Probability decisions
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SQA past papers
SQA specimen papers
| 2014 Specimen P1 | − Mark scheme |
| 2014 Specimen P2 | − Mark scheme |
| 2017 Specimen P1 | − Mark scheme |
| 2017 Specimen P2 | − Mark scheme |
Practice exam papers
Courtesy of Cumbernauld Academy:
| Practice Paper No.1 | − Solutions No.1 |
| Practice Paper No.2 | − Solutions No.2 |
| Practice Paper No.3 | − Solutions No.3 |
| Practice Paper No.4 | − Solutions No.4 |
Courtesy of Andy Shirra:
Courtesy of Allistair Cruickshanks:
| Mock Paper 1 | − Solutions to Paper 1 |
| Mock Paper 2 | − Solutions to Paper 2 |
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Acknowledgements: SQA / Qualifications Scotland content is copyright © Qualifications Scotland, reproduced by kind permission. Other resources are courtesy of Airdrie Academy, Allistair Cruickshanks, Corbettmaths, Cumbernauld Academy, Miss Drysdale, Firrhill High School, Greenfaulds High School, Larkhall Academy, Math-Aids.com, Millburn Academy, Robert Milton, Graham Rennie, Andy Shirra, St Andrew's & St Bride's High School, David Watkins, John Ward, Liz Wall and their respective authors.
