Five steps to 50
Eightness of eight
Digit addition
Try out this number trick. What happens with different starting numbers? What do you notice?
Ring a ring of numbers
Light the lights
Investigate which numbers make these lights come on. What is the smallest number you can find that lights up all the lights?
More numbers in the ring
Dicey operations
In these addition and subtraction games, you'll need to think strategically to get closest to the target.
Consecutive numbers
An investigation involving adding and subtracting sets of consecutive numbers. Lots to find out, lots to explore.
Number differences
Nice or nasty
There are nasty versions of this dice game but we'll start with the nice ones...
Subtraction surprise
Tumbling down
Watch this animation. What do you see? Can you explain why this happens?
More Dicey operations
In these multiplication and division games, you'll need to think strategically to get closest to the target.
Three neighbours
Take three consecutive numbers and add them together. What do you notice?
Curious number
Can you order the digits from 1-3 to make a number which is divisible by 3 so when the last digit is removed it becomes a 2-figure number divisible by 2, and so on?