Dice

Throw the dice and decide whether to double or halve the number. Will you be the first to reach the target?

Find all the numbers that can be made by adding the dots on two dice.

Can you use the numbers on the dice to reach your end of the number line before your partner does?

An old game with lots of arithmetic!

This activity focuses on rounding to the nearest 10.

Use five steps to count forwards or backwards in 1s or 10s to get to 50. What strategies did you use?

Investigate the numbers that come up on a die as you roll it in the direction of north, south, east and west, without going over the path it's already made.

What happens when you round these decimals to the nearest whole number?

In this game you throw two dice and find their total, then move the appropriate counter to the right. Which counter reaches the purple box first?

Play this dice game yourself. How could you make it fair?

Can you add or subtract the two numbers on the spinners to complete a row of three?

In this game, you can add, subtract, multiply or divide the numbers on the dice. Which will you choose?

Investigate the sum of the numbers on the top and bottom faces of a line of three dice. What do you notice?

This activity involves rounding four-digit numbers to the nearest thousand.

What happens when you round these numbers to the nearest whole number?

This challenge combines addition, multiplication, perseverance and even proof.

Can you make dice stairs using the rules stated? How do you know you have all the possible stairs?

Watch this video to see how to roll the dice. Now it's your turn! What do you notice about the dice numbers you have recorded?

Roll three dice, then add two numbers and take away the other. What answers could you get?

Three dice are placed in a row. Find a way to turn each one so that the three numbers on top of the dice total the same as the three numbers on the front of the dice. Can you find all the ways to do this?

Which of these dice are right-handed and which are left-handed?

Have a go at this game which involves throwing two dice and adding their totals. Where should you place your counters to be more likely to win?

When you throw two regular, six-faced dice you have more chance of getting one particular result than any other. What result would that be? Why is this?

I throw three dice and get 5, 3 and 2. Add the scores on the three dice. What do you get? Now multiply the scores. What do you notice?

How could you arrange at least two dice in a stack so that the total of the visible spots is 18?

This dice train has been made using specific rules. How many different trains can you make?

A standard die has the numbers 1, 2 and 3 are opposite 6, 5 and 4 respectively so that opposite faces add to 7? If you make standard dice by writing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 on blank cubes you will find there are 2 and only 2 different standard dice. Can you prove this ?

In how many ways can you arrange three dice side by side on a surface so that the sum of the numbers on each of the four faces (top, bottom, front and back) is equal?

Alison and Charlie are playing a game. Charlie wants to go first so Alison lets him. Was that such a good idea?