Curriculum for Excellence

S3 Maths Practice for Pupils in Scotland

Maths Pebbles Scotland offers S3 practice mapped to Fourth Level numeracy and mathematics topics. S3 learners can build understanding through number, algebra, shape, information handling and mathematics in the workplace.

Questions use varied values, graphs and diagrams where they make the mathematics clearer. Helpful hints appear after incorrect answers, followed by a different worked example and a fuller scaffold. This is practice support, not a formal assessment.

Explore S3 maths topics

• Significant Figures and Tolerance
• Order of Operations
• Scientific Notation
• Powers and Roots
• Fractions in Context
• Percentage Change
• Proportion and Related Change
• Finance and Net Income
• Time, Speed and Distance
• Measurement and Accuracy
• Surface Area and Volume
• Mathematics in the Workplace
• Linear Equations
• Linear Patterns and Gradient
• Gradient and Straight Lines
• Horizontal and Vertical Lines
• Brackets and Factorisation
• Linear Inequalities
• Pythagoras' Theorem
• Circles and Trigonometry
• Similarity and Tangents
• Coordinates and Transformations
• Rotational Symmetry
• Scatter Graphs and Correlation
• Averages and Range
• Statistical Displays
• Probability and Expected Outcomes

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