This simulation allows you to generate calculation problems for a wide range of physics calculations tailored to English KS3 and GCSE levels, but widely suitable for ages 11-16. The calculations are available in 5 difficulty settings, and full workings are shown as needed.
Instructions:
Select calculation:
Choose a calculation type from the drop-down menu.
Click the Filter button to search calculations by keyword and curriculum and narrow down your options.
Toggle Random mode to On to be given a series of random calculations to tackle.
Click on the drop-down menu to bring up the selection window, then toggle the check boxes to add or remove calculations from the random generation.
Use the Select all and Deselect all buttons to quickly adjust your selections.
Generate calculation:
Click Next to generate a question of this type.
Click Previous to view a previously displayed question.
Show workings:
Toggle Show scaffold to show or hide the scaffolding that supports students through the problem.
When Show scaffold is set to Show, click any scaffold item to display that particular line of working.
Click Next step and Previous step to move through the working, or click Answer to display the final answer and all workings immediately.
Adjust difficulty:
Use the difficulty slider to adjust the question difficulty from level 1 to level 5.
Level 1: Standard equation, integer values, no unit conversions or rounding.
Level 2: Standard equation, decimal values, no unit conversions or rounding.
Level 3: Either a rearrangement or unit conversion required, decimal values, no rounding.
Level 4: Rearrangements, unit conversions and rounding are likely.
Level 5: Rearrangements with more advanced conversions and more difficult rounding are likely required.
Note: Level 5 often produces fairly wild-looking calculations. This is intended to test students' maths and can go well beyond what they might face in an exam.
Toggle the Custom difficulty button to reveal individual controls for more precise difficulty settings.