Conjecturing and generalising

  • Building Gnomons
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    Building Gnomons

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    14 to 16
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    Build gnomons that are related to the Fibonacci sequence and try to explain why this is possible.
  • circles in quadrilaterals
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    Circles in Quadrilaterals

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    14 to 16
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    Explore when it is possible to construct a circle which just touches all four sides of a quadrilateral.

  • A little light thinking
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    A Little Light Thinking

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    14 to 16
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    Here is a machine with four coloured lights. Can you make two lights switch on at once? Three lights? All four lights?

  • Last one standing
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    Last One Standing

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    14 to 16
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    Imagine a room full of people who keep flipping coins until they get a tail. Will anyone get six heads in a row?

  • Which is cheaper?
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    Which is Cheaper?

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    14 to 16
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    When I park my car in Mathstown, there are two car parks to choose from. Can you help me to decide which one to use?

  • Generating Triples
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    Generating Triples

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    14 to 16
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    Sets of integers like 3, 4, 5 are called Pythagorean Triples, because they could be the lengths of the sides of a right-angled triangle. Can you find any more?

  • Beelines
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    Beelines

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    14 to 16
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    Is there a relationship between the coordinates of the endpoints of a line and the number of grid squares it crosses?

  • Hollow Squares
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    Hollow Squares

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    14 to 16
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    Which armies can be arranged in hollow square fighting formations?

  • Equilateral Areas
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    Equilateral Areas

    Age
    14 to 16
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    ABC and DEF are equilateral triangles of side 3 and 4 respectively. Construct an equilateral triangle whose area is the sum of the area of ABC and DEF.
  • Two Ladders
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    Two Ladders

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    14 to 16
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    Two ladders are propped up against facing walls. At what height do the ladders cross?