In the feature Learning from Other People's Starting Points, we offer a group of tasks, each with some children's starting points. We challenge you to continue the methods to a full solution so you get chance to really appreciate different ways to solve the task.
Below we offer three more tasks. Have a go at each one and then take a look at the published solutions (click on the 'Solution' tab to the left of the problem title).
Below we offer three more tasks. Have a go at each one and then take a look at the published solutions (click on the 'Solution' tab to the left of the problem title).
- Which was like yours?
- Find something you like in one of the others. Why do you like it?
- Which solution do you think is most elegant? Why?
- If you were given another task like this in the future, would you change the way you solved it? Why or why not?
problem
4 dom
Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
Use these four dominoes to make a square that has the same number of dots on each side.
problem
Maze 100
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
Can you go through this maze so that the numbers you pass add to exactly 100?
problem
Match the matches
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
Decide which charts and graphs represent the number of goals two football teams scored in fifteen matches.
problem
Light the lights again
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
Each light in this interactivity turns on according to a rule. What happens when you enter different numbers? Can you find the smallest number that lights up all four lights?