Maths Workshop – Years 7 & 8

This all-day workshop is for Years 7 and 8 students who need consolidation and revision in the following areas.

Computation with integers and indices:

• Order of operations with positive and negative integers
• The Cartesian plane
• Squares, square roots, cubes and cube roots
• The zero index and index laws

Using fractions, decimals and percentages:

• Converting between fraction, decimal, percentage and ratio
• Using fractions and percentages to compare two quantities
• Computation with positive and negative fractions, decimals and percentages
• Problem-solving with fractions, decimals and percentages

Algebraic techniques:

• Equivalent algebraic expressions
• Substitution involving negative numbers and mixed operations
• Solving equations systematically
• Using equations to solve problems

Measurement and computation of length, perimeter and area:

• Perimeter and Area of basic geometric shapes
• Problem-solving with compound shapes
• Investigating Pythagoras’ theorem
• Transformations of shapes on the Cartesian plane

• Venue: PLC Sydney Freda Whitlam Building, Level 1, W.G.06
• Day: 12 January 2027
• Time: 10.00 am – 2.30 pm
• Cost: $152
• Enrolment Deadline: 5 January 2027