Exploring and noticing

  • A gold balloon of the number 4.
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    Four Goodness' Sake

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    7 to 11
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    Use 4 four times in a calculation. What answers can you get?

  • Fitted
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    Fitted

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    7 to 11
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    Nine squares with side lengths 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, and 18 cm can be fitted together to form a rectangle. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?

  • Board Block Challenge
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    Board Block Challenge

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    7 to 11
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    Choose the size of your pegboard and the shapes you can make. Can you work out the strategies needed to block your opponent?

  • Fraction Fascination
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    Fraction Fascination

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    7 to 11
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    This problem challenges you to work out what fraction of the whole area of these pictures is taken up by various shapes.

  • Olympic Turns
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    Olympic Turns

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    7 to 11
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    This task looks at the different turns involved in different Olympic sports as a way of exploring the mathematics of turns and angles.

  • ReflectoR ! RotcelfeR
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    ReflectoR ! RotcelfeR

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    7 to 11
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    Can you place the blocks so that you see the reflection in the picture?

  • Ribbon Squares
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    Ribbon Squares

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    7 to 11
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    What is the largest 'ribbon square' you can make? And the smallest? How many different squares can you make altogether?

  • Climbing Conundrum
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    Climbing Conundrum

    Age
    7 to 14
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    Five children are taking part in a climbing competition with three parts, where their score for each part will be multiplied together. Can you see how the leaderboard will change depending on what happens in the final climb of the competition?

  • Dicey Operations
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    Dicey Operations

    Age
    7 to 14
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    In these addition and subtraction games, you'll need to think strategically to get closest to the target.