Exploring and noticing

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    Two Primes Make One Square

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    7 to 11
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    Can you make square numbers by adding two prime numbers together?

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    Cycling Squares

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    7 to 11
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    Can you make a cycle of pairs that add to make a square number using all the numbers in the box below, once and once only?

  • Sponge Sections
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    Sponge Sections

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    7 to 11
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    You have been given three shapes made out of sponge: a sphere, a cylinder and a cone. Your challenge is to find out how to cut them to make different shapes for printing.

  • Cut Nets
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    Cut Nets

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    7 to 11
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    Each of the nets of nine solid shapes has been cut into two pieces. Can you see which pieces go together?

  • Two Clocks
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    Two Clocks

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    7 to 11
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    These clocks have only one hand, but can you work out what time they are showing from the information?

  • Multiples Grid
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    Multiples Grid

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    7 to 11
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    What do the numbers shaded in blue on this hundred square have in common? What do you notice about the pink numbers? How about the shaded numbers in the other squares?

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    Factor-Multiple Chains

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    7 to 11
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    Can you see how these factor-multiple chains work? Find the chain which contains the smallest possible numbers. How about the largest possible numbers?

  • Route Product
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    Route Product

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    7 to 11
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    Find the product of the numbers on the routes from A to B. Which route has the smallest product? Which the largest?

  • Four Go
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    Four Go

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    7 to 11
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    This challenge is a game for two players. Choose two of the numbers to multiply or divide, then mark your answer on the number line. Can you get four in a row?

  • Table patterns go wild!
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    Table Patterns Go Wild!

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    7 to 11
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    Nearly all of us have made table patterns on hundred squares, that is 10 by 10 grids. This problem looks at the patterns on differently sized square grids.