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Being resilient - Primary all resources

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Robot monsters

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Use these head, body and leg pieces to make Robot Monsters which are different heights.

Inside Triangles
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Inside triangles

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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How many different triangles can you draw which each have one dot in the middle?

Rolling that cube
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Rolling that cube

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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My dice has inky marks on each face. Can you find the route it has taken? What does each face look like?
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Four triangles puzzle

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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Cut four triangles from a square as shown in the picture. How many different shapes can you make by fitting the four triangles back together?

Make 37 Poster
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Make 37

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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Four bags contain a large number of 1s, 3s, 5s and 7s. Can you pick any ten numbers from the bags so that their total is 37?

Find the Difference
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Find the difference

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Place the numbers 1 to 6 in the circles so that each number is the difference between the two numbers just below it.
Mixed-up Socks
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Mixed-up socks

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Start with three pairs of socks. Now mix them up so that no mismatched pair is the same as another mismatched pair. Is there more than one way to do it?

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How many times?

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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On a digital 24 hour clock, at certain times, all the digits are consecutive. How many times like this are there between midnight and 7 a.m.?

Nine-Pin Triangles
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Nine-pin triangles

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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How many different triangles can you make on a circular pegboard that has nine pegs?

Estimating angles
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Estimating angles

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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How good are you at estimating angles?

Factors and Multiples Game
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Factors and multiples game

Age
7 to 16
Challenge level
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A game in which players take it in turns to choose a number. Can you block your opponent?

Dicey Perimeter, Dicey Area
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Dicey perimeter, dicey area

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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In this game for two players, you throw two dice and find the product. How many shapes can you draw on the grid which have that area or perimeter?
Which Scripts?
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Which scripts?

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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There are six numbers written in five different scripts. Can you sort out which is which?
Reach 100
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Reach 100

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Choose four different digits from 1-9 and put one in each box so that the resulting four two-digit numbers add to a total of 100.

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Factor lines

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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Arrange the four number cards on the grid, according to the rules, to make a diagonal, vertical or horizontal line.

Got It
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Got it

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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A game for two people, or play online. Given a target number, say 23, and a range of numbers to choose from, say 1-4, players take it in turns to add to the running total to hit their target.

Number Lines in Disguise
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Number lines in disguise

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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Some of the numbers have fallen off Becky's number line. Can you figure out what they were?
Maze 100
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Maze 100

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Can you go through this maze so that the numbers you pass add to exactly 100?
Two and Two
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Two and two

Age
7 to 16
Challenge level
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How many solutions can you find to this sum? Each of the different letters stands for a different number.