Number Tracks
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
Ben's class were cutting up number tracks. First they cut them into twos and added up the numbers on each piece. What patterns could they see?
First Connect Three
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
Add or subtract the two numbers on the spinners and try to complete a row of three. Are there some numbers that are good to aim for?
Swimming Pool
Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level
In this problem, we're investigating the number of steps we would climb up or down to get out of or into the swimming pool. How could you number the steps below the water?
Tug Harder!
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
In this game, you can add, subtract, multiply or divide the numbers on the dice. Which will you do so that you get to the end of the number line first?
Sea Levellive
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
The picture shows a lighthouse and some underwater creatures. Can you work out the distances between some of the different creatures?
How Would We Count?
Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level
An activity centred around observations of dots and how we visualise number arrangement patterns.
Count Me In
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
How do you know whether you will reach these numbers when you count in steps of six from zero?
Space Distances
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
This task focuses on distances travelled by the asteroid Florence. It's an opportunity to work with very large numbers.
How Many?
Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level
Have a look at these photos of different fruit. How many do you see? How did you count?
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.