Place four pebbles on the sand in the form of a square. Keep adding as few pebbles as necessary to double the area. How many extra pebbles are added each time?
An activity making various patterns with 2 x 1 rectangular tiles.
How would you move the bands on the pegboard to alter these shapes?
There are lots of ways that you could choose to investigate this problem.
Teachers - you might like to send in a summary of your children's work.