A worksheet on order of operations. It contains exercises involving brackets, powers and the four basic operations between whole numbers. Solutions are included.

Download this ready-to-print BIDMAS and BODMAS order of operations worksheet focusing on priority of operations with brackets and indices. This comprehensive secondary mathematics resource contains structured integer and index problems alongside complete, step-by-step worked teacher solutions.

Are you looking for a high-quality, no-prep mathematics resource to help your students master the priority of operations with indices?
This comprehensive practice worksheet features a selection of multi-step arithmetic questions designed to build genuine procedural fluency with operational hierarchies. Rather than drilling basic arithmetic, these questions combine grouping symbols, brackets, and indices with operations that result in both positive and negative integer answers to test deep conceptual understanding. It is an ideal resource for Key Stage 3 (KS3) or GCSE Foundation Tier classroom lessons, homework assignments, differentiation, or secondary math cover work.

What is Included in this Pack?
The resource pack is structured as a clear, standalone lesson tool spanning 4 pages:
• Scaffolded Application Exercises: Questions that move cleanly from simple square numbers to embedded expressions requiring multiple distinct order changes.
• Invisible Power Multiplication Blocks: Questions that require calculating base values before combining them with large subtraction modifiers.
• Negative Integer Tracking: Specific problem lines structured to ensure pupils can accurately process signs when executing additions and subtractions across zero.
• Complete Step-by-Step Teacher Solutions: A full, handwritten-style marking guide is included. It details every intermediate simplification step rather than just giving a final digit, saving you valuable time on marking or enabling pupil self-assessment.

Classroom Ready:
Simply download the document, print your copies, and distribute! The layout is clean and minimalist, leaving plenty of designated workspace for pupils to show their working out and calculations directly on the printable worksheet page without visual distractions.

Target Curriculum & Exam Boards:

• UK Curriculum: Ideal for Key Stage 3 (KS3) and GCSE Mathematics (Foundation Tier) covering the core Number strand: conventional notation for the priority of operations. Highly suitable for AQA, Edexcel, and OCR exam specifications.
• International Frameworks: Aligns perfectly with Year 7 and Year 8 Australian Curriculum Mathematics (Number and Algebra) and Cambridge IGCSE frameworks.