This collection is one of our Primary Curriculum collections - tasks that are grouped by topic.
Abundant numbers
Flashing lights
One wasn't square
Two primes make one square
Cycling squares
Which is quicker?
Up and down staircases
Factor-multiple chains
Three dice
Counting cogs
Factor track
Square subtraction
Multiplication squares
Can you work out the arrangement of the digits in the square so that the given products are correct? The numbers 1 - 9 may be used once and once only.
Factor lines
Mystery matrix
Pebbles
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?
Factors and multiples game
A game in which players take it in turns to choose a number. Can you block your opponent?
Dicey array
Watch the video of this game being played. Can you work out the rules? Which dice totals are good to get, and why?
Picture a pyramid
Imagine a pyramid which is built in square layers of small cubes. If we number the cubes from the top, starting with 1, can you picture which cubes are directly below this first cube?
Sweets in a box
How many different shaped boxes can you design for 36 sweets in one layer? Can you arrange the sweets so that no sweets of the same colour are next to each other in any direction?
Round and round the circle
What happens if you join every second point on this circle? How about every third point? Try with different steps and see if you can predict what will happen.
The moons of Vuvv
The planet of Vuvv has seven moons. Can you work out how long it is between each super-eclipse?
