Visualising and representing

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Teddy Bear Line-Up

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

What is the least number of moves you can take to rearrange the bears so that no bear is next to a bear of the same colour?
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Change Around

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Move just three of the circles so that the triangle faces in the opposite direction.
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Six to Four

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Move four sticks so there are exactly four triangles.
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Routes 1 and 5

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Find your way through the grid starting at 2 and following these operations. What number do you end on?
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Favourite

Eggs in Baskets

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

There are three baskets, a brown one, a red one and a pink one, holding a total of 10 eggs. How many eggs are in each basket?
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Tessellating Capitals

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Have you ever tried tessellating capital letters? Have a look at these examples and then try some for yourself.
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Building With Cubes

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Try to picture these buildings of cubes in your head. Can you make them to check whether you had imagined them correctly?
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How Many Pieces This Time?

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

How many pieces of string have been used in these patterns? Can you describe how you know?
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Favourite

Olympic Rings

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Can you design your own version of the Olympic rings, using interlocking squares instead of circles?
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Favourite

The Amazing Splitting Plant

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Can you work out how many flowers there will be on the Amazing Splitting Plant after it has been growing for six weeks?