problem
Cutting Corners
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
Can you make the most extraordinary, the most amazing, the most
unusual patterns/designs from these triangles which are made in a
special way?
problem
Favourite
Transformations on a Pegboard
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
How would you move the bands on the pegboard to alter these shapes?
problem
Favourite
Egyptian Rope
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
The ancient Egyptians were said to make right-angled triangles using a rope with twelve equal sections divided by knots. What other triangles could you make if you had a rope like this?
problem
Favourite
Overlapping Again
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
What shape is the overlap when you slide one of these shapes half way across another? Can you picture it in your head? Use the interactivity to check your visualisation.
problem
Favourite
Quadrilaterals
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
How many DIFFERENT quadrilaterals can be made by joining the dots on the 8-point circle?
problem
Triangle Pin-Down
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
Use the interactivity to investigate what kinds of triangles can be
drawn on peg boards with different numbers of pegs.