Scaling Clowns

Stage: 1 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Here are five clowns' faces:

five clowns' faces


The clowns are called Andy, Bandy, Candy, Dandy and Eggy. The clowns do their circus acts in pairs.

Sometimes Andy and Candy work together:

Andy and Candy


What is the same about their faces? What is different?

Sometimes Andy works with Bandy:

Andy and Bandy


What is the same about their faces and what is different?

Sometimes Andy works with Dandy:

Andy and Dandy


What is the same about their faces? What is different?

Sometimes Bandy and Candy work together:

Bandy and Candy


What is the same about their faces and what is different?

Sometimes Bandy works with Dandy:

Bandy and Dandy


What is the same about their faces? What is different?

Sometimes Candy works with Dandy:

Candy and Dandy


What is the same about their faces and what is different?

Sometimes Andy works with Eggy:

Andy and Eggy


What is the same about their faces? What is different?
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