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Polydron

This activity investigates how you might make squares and pentominoes from Polydron.

Multilink Cubes

If you had 36 cubes, what different cuboids could you make?

Cereal Packets

How can you put five cereal packets together to make different shapes if you must put them face-to-face?

Team Scream

Age 7 to 11
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Seven friends went to a fun fair with lots of scary rides.

They decided to pair up for rides and keep swapping partners until each friend had ridden once with each of the others.

What was the total number of rides taken by them all?


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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