To celebrate NRICH's 20th birthday, we've taken a look back in the archives and dusted off some problems from the early days, freshened them up, and added some new ideas. We hope your students will enjoy working on these hidden treasures!
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Calendar capers
Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
Choose any three by three square of dates on a calendar page...
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Counting factors
Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
Is there an efficient way to work out how many factors a large number has?
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Latin numbers
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
Can you create a Latin Square from multiples of a six digit number?
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Building tetrahedra
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
Can you make a tetrahedron whose faces all have the same perimeter?
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Gift of gems
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
Four jewellers share their stock. Can you work out the relative values of their gems?
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Rationals between...
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
What fractions can you find between the square roots of 65 and 67?
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Enriching the secondary curriculum
Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
Using NRICH tasks to enrich your students' mathematical experience
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What we think and why we think it - secondary
The Secondary Team's beliefs about teaching mathematics, and the ideas that have inspired us.