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Being Curious - Upper Primary Measures

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How many times?

Age
7 to 11
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On a digital 24 hour clock, at certain times, all the digits are consecutive. How many times like this are there between midnight and 7 a.m.?

Brush Loads
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Brush loads

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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How can you arrange the 5 cubes so that you need the smallest number of Brush Loads of paint to cover them? Try with other numbers of cubes as well.

Torn Shapes
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Torn shapes

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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These rectangles have been torn. How many squares did each one have inside it before it was ripped?
Two Clocks
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Two clocks

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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These clocks have only one hand, but can you work out what time they are showing from the information?