Exploring and noticing

  • Round the Four Dice
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    Round the Four Dice

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    7 to 11
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    This activity involves rounding four-digit numbers to the nearest thousand.

  • Round the Dice Decimals 2
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    Round the Dice Decimals 2

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    7 to 11
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    What happens when you round these numbers to the nearest whole number?

  • Round the Three Dice
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    Round the Three Dice

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    7 to 11
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    What happens when you round these three-digit numbers to the nearest 100?

  • Round the Dice Decimals 1
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    Round the Dice Decimals 1

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    7 to 11
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    Use two dice to generate two numbers with one decimal place. What happens when you round these numbers to the nearest whole number?

  • Multiply Multiples 3
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    Multiply Multiples 3

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    7 to 11
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    Have a go at balancing this equation. Can you find different ways of doing it?

  • Division Rules
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    Division Rules

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    7 to 11
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    This challenge encourages you to explore dividing a three-digit number by a single-digit number.

  • Name That Triangle!
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    Name That Triangle!

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    7 to 11
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    Can you sketch triangles that fit in the cells in this grid? Which ones are impossible? How do you know?

  • Compare the Calculations
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    Compare the Calculations

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    7 to 11
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    Can you put these four calculations into order of difficulty? How did you decide?

  • Seeing Parallelograms
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    Seeing Parallelograms

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    7 to 11
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    Players take it in turns to choose a dot on the grid. The winner is the first to have four dots that can be joined to form a parallelogram.

  • Digit Discovery
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    Digit Discovery

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    7 to 11
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    Here is an interesting property about two sets of digits. Can you work out what the digits might be?