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Exploring the Geometrical Strands of the National Curriculum in a Problem-solving Context

This group of tasks, which are part of our Jaunts into Geometry Feature, will help you support the geometry curriculum using a problem-solving approach.
Turning Man
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Turning man

Age
5 to 7
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Use the interactivity to find out how many quarter turns the man must rotate through to look like each of the pictures.
Repeating Patterns
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Repeating patterns

Age
5 to 7
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Try continuing these patterns made from triangles. Can you create your own repeating pattern?
Treasure Hunt
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Treasure hunt

Age
7 to 14
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Can you find a reliable strategy for choosing coordinates that will locate the treasure in the minimum number of guesses?
National Flags
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National flags

Age
7 to 11
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This problem explores the shapes and symmetries in some national flags.
Shape Draw
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Shape draw

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Use the information on these cards to draw the shape that is being described.

Shapes on the Playground
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Shapes on the playground

Age
7 to 11
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Sally and Ben were drawing shapes in chalk on the school playground. Can you work out what shapes each of them drew using the clues?
Cut Nets
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Cut nets

Age
7 to 11
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Each of the nets of nine solid shapes has been cut into two pieces. Can you see which pieces go together?

Eight hidden squares
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Eight hidden squares

Age
7 to 14
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On the graph there are 28 marked points. These points all mark the vertices (corners) of eight hidden squares. Can you find the eight hidden squares?
Olympic Turns
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Olympic turns

Age
7 to 11
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This task looks at the different turns involved in different Olympic sports as a way of exploring the mathematics of turns and angles.