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Being Curious - Number

Nice or Nasty
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Nice or Nasty

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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There are nasty versions of this dice game but we'll start with the nice ones...
Subtraction Surprise
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Subtraction Surprise

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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Try out some calculations. Are you surprised by the results?
Statement Snap
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Statement Snap

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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You'll need to know your number properties to win a game of Statement Snap...
Consecutive Numbers
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Consecutive Numbers

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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An investigation involving adding and subtracting sets of consecutive numbers. Lots to find out, lots to explore.

How much can we spend?
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How much can we spend?

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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A country has decided to have just two different coins, 3z and 5z coins. Which totals can be made? Is there a largest total that cannot be made? How do you know?
Dicey Operations
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Dicey Operations

Who said that adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing couldn't be fun?

Largest product
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Largest product

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Which set of numbers that add to 100 have the largest product?
Take Three From Five
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Take Three From Five

Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
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Caroline and James pick sets of five numbers. Charlie tries to find three that add together to make a multiple of three. Can they stop him?

Stars
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Stars

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Can you work out what step size to take to ensure you visit all the dots on the circle?
A Chance to Win?
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A Chance to Win?

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Imagine you were given the chance to win some money... and imagine you had nothing to lose...
Beelines
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Beelines

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Is there a relationship between the coordinates of the endpoints of a line and the number of grid squares it crosses?