The NRICH Project aims to enrich the mathematical experiences of all learners. To support this aim, members of the NRICH team work in a wide range of capacities, including providing professional development for teachers wishing to embed rich mathematical tasks into everyday classroom practice. More information on many of our other activities can be found here.
On this website you will find thousands of our free mathematics enrichment materials (problems, articles and games) for teachers and learners from ages 5 to 19 years. All the resources are designed to develop subject knowledge, problem-solving and mathematical thinking skills. The website is updated with new material on the first day of every month.
For guidance on how to find the right resources for you, go to the Help section of the site.
This month
This month's mathematical theme is Interpreting and Evaluating.
Our problems involve aspects of the process of interpreting the information in a question and examining the solution, or methods used to get the solution.
For example:
- Are the assumptions and arguments made correct or appropriate?
- How does the solution relate to the initial problem?
- Can we make sense of someone else's finding?
- Can we compare strategies used?
The Teachers' Notes accompanying each problem suggest ways of encouraging students to discuss, interpret and evaluate the problems and their solutions, as a way of becoming better problem solvers. A list of the themes of previous issues can be found here.
Solutions to the July/August problems will appear in September.
Recent news can be found here.
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