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National 5 Mathematics.
Instant AI marking.

Based on official marking schemes.

Learn Scottish National 5 Mathematics with clear lessons and worked examples. Take a photo of your working or write on the integrated whiteboard. Get either answer automatically marked by AI, with instant feedback showing where you earn each mark.

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01 / 06 · Questions

Pick your next question.

Practise with past-paper questions and extra practice across National 5 topics and skills.

From your working to your next step

See how Wise Cow works.

Choose how you answer, then get feedback that helps you move forward.

01 · Write your answer

Work it out on the whiteboard.

Answer the question in real time on the integrated whiteboard. Use your stylus to write each calculation, sketch a diagram and show your method.

Your working stays beside the question, so you can focus on solving it.

An iPad showing the wooden-beam question and handwritten Pythagoras working on the integrated whiteboard.
Write directly beside the question.

02 · Or use paper

No stylus? No problem.

Prefer pen and paper? Work through the question as you normally would, then take a clear photo of your working.

Choose Upload to add your photo to Wise Cow. Your paper answer gets the same AI marking as an answer written on the whiteboard.

An iPad camera framing handwritten working on paper for the wooden-beam question.
Photograph your working, then upload it for marking.

03 · Mark it and learn

See where you earn each mark.

Click Mark to get instant AI feedback. Your past-paper answer is assessed using criteria based on the official marking scheme.

  • A total score for each marked question
  • A breakdown against individual marking criteria
  • Credit for your method as well as your final answer

Marking is automated and can make mistakes. Compare it with the worked solution.

An iPad showing 4 out of 4 marks for the wooden-beam question, with feedback against four marking criteria.
Example result: 4 / 4 marks, with feedback for each criterion.

Learn it. Write it. Get feedback.

Everything you need to take the next step.

Understand the idea, give it a go, and learn from your working.

Lessons that make sense

Build understanding with focused coursework, worked examples and connected mathematical concepts.

Photo or whiteboard — your choice

Take a photo of your handwritten working and upload it, or write directly on the integrated whiteboard. Submit either for automatic AI marking.

Instant AI marking

Your past-paper answers are automatically marked using criteria based on official marking schemes, with a breakdown of the marks awarded.

Keep your progress in view

Return to your practice, review previous attempts and keep your learning together in one place.

An iPhone showing Wise Cow’s National 5 straight-line coursework, with a graph of y = 2x + 1 and labelled points explaining gradient and the y-intercept.

A little learning fits a lot of places

Your coursework.
Close at hand.

Read a lesson on your phone. Write your answer on the integrated whiteboard on your iPad, or photograph your working on paper and upload it for marking.

  • Clear explanations, one idea at a time
  • Worked examples to follow at your own pace
  • Concepts you can return to when you need them
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Made for Scottish National 5 Mathematics.

Surds, indices, algebra, straight lines and more. Bring lessons, practice and review together as you work through the course.

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