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How Random!

Explore this interactivity and see if you can work out what it does. Could you use it to estimate the area of a shape?

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Baravelle

What can you see? What do you notice? What questions can you ask?

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More and More Buckets

In this challenge, buckets come in five different sizes. If you choose some buckets, can you investigate the different ways in which they can be filled?

What Shape?

Age 7 to 14 Challenge Level:
Have you found out anything about the number of sides the shape has?
Do you know anything about the angles of the shape?
The NRICH Project aims to enrich the mathematical experiences of all learners. To support this aim, members of the NRICH team work in a wide range of capacities, including providing professional development for teachers wishing to embed rich mathematical tasks into everyday classroom practice.
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