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This task requires learners to explain and help others, asking and answering questions.
"Ip dip sky blue! Who's 'it'? It's you!" Where would you position yourself so that you are 'it' if there are two players? Three players ...?
Sweets are given out to party-goers in a particular way. Investigate the total number of sweets received by people sitting in different positions.
Dotty Six is a simple dice game that you can adapt in many ways.
Can you work out how to win this game of Nim? Does it matter if you go first or second?
What could the half time scores have been in these Olympic hockey matches?
The value of the circle changes in each of the following problems. Can you discover its value in each problem?
EWWNP means Exploring Wild and Wonderful Number Patterns Created by Yourself! Investigate what happens if we create number patterns using some simple rules.
How many different triangles can you make on a circular pegboard that has nine pegs?
You are organising a school trip and you need to write a letter to parents to let them know about the day. Use the cards to gather all the information you need.
This task depends on groups working collaboratively, discussing and reasoning to agree a final product.
Use the lines on this figure to show how the square can be divided into 2 halves, 3 thirds, 6 sixths and 9 ninths.
Investigate the different shaped bracelets you could make from 18 different spherical beads. How do they compare if you use 24 beads?
What is the greatest number of counters you can place on the grid below without four of them lying at the corners of a square?
This big box multiplies anything that goes inside it by the same number. If you know the numbers that come out, what multiplication might be going on in the box?
This challenge is a game for two players. Choose two of the numbers to multiply or divide, then mark your answer on the number line. Can you get four in a row?
Place four pebbles on the sand in the form of a square. Keep adding as few pebbles as necessary to double the area. How many extra pebbles are added each time?
A task which depends on members of the group working collaboratively to reach a single goal.
Investigate the different numbers of people and rats there could have been if you know how many legs there are altogether!
This task develops spatial reasoning skills. By framing and asking questions a member of the team has to find out what mathematical object they have chosen.
Take three consecutive numbers and add them together. What do you notice?
A game in which players take it in turns to choose a number. Can you block your opponent?