These tasks for 7 to 11 year olds are part of our Maths at Home feature and you can see all the tasks for this age group here. The activities below all include an online interactivity where you can test your ideas and make discoveries. (The stars give an indication of challenge level, from one star to three stars.)
![Seeing Squares for Two](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/content-id-10071-icon.png?itok=wuudlITH)
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Seeing Squares for Two
Seeing Squares game for an adult and child. Can you come up with a way of always winning this game?
![Factors and Multiples Game for Two](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/content-id-10080-icon.png?itok=HJGrKl4t)
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Factors and Multiples Game for Two
Factors and Multiples game for an adult and child. How can you make sure you win this game?
![Train Tactics for Two](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/content-id-10088-icon.png?itok=u_0msn_G)
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Train Tactics for Two
Train game for an adult and child. Who will be the first to make the train?
![Which Scripts?](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/content-01-05-six1-icon.jpg?itok=iXHHiKpS)
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Which Scripts?
There are six numbers written in five different scripts. Can you sort out which is which?
![Rod Fractions](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/content-id-4345-icon.png?itok=e0BN-s1S)
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Rod Fractions
Pick two rods of different colours. Given an unlimited supply of rods of each of the two colours, how can we work out what fraction the shorter rod is of the longer one?
![Treasure Hunt](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/content-id-6288-icon.jpg?itok=2AbCpMXX)
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Treasure Hunt
Can you find a reliable strategy for choosing coordinates that will locate the treasure in the minimum number of guesses?
![Coded hundred square](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/content-id-6554-icon.png?itok=NQUPJ0QK)
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Coded hundred square
This 100 square jigsaw is written in code. It starts with 1 and ends with 100. Can you build it up?
![missing multipliers](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/content-id-7382-icon.jpg?itok=6uMY2Jib)
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Missing Multipliers
What is the smallest number of answers you need to reveal in order to work out the missing headers?
![Calendar Sorting](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/content-id-10322-icon.png?itok=Us6ovtyg)
![The Number Jumbler](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/content-id-14314-icon.jpg?itok=lmDl3Y1w)
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The Number Jumbler
The Number Jumbler can always work out your chosen symbol. Can you work out how?
![Countdown](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/content-id-6499-icon.gif?itok=YaLlLrY5)
![Got \It for Two](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/content-id-10078-icon.png?itok=ih-IXpH_)
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Got It for Two
Got It game for an adult and child. How can you play so that you know you will always win?
![Ducking and Dividing](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/content-id-14253-icon.png?itok=i-4sIqVQ)
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Ducking and Dividing
Your vessel, the Starship Diophantus, has become damaged in deep space. Can you use your knowledge of times tables and some lightning reflexes to survive?
![Factor Lines](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/content-02-10-penta5-icon.gif?itok=RIygcdS8)
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Factor Lines
Arrange the four number cards on the grid, according to the rules, to make a diagonal, vertical or horizontal line.
![Number Lines in Disguise](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/content-id-13452-icon.jpg?itok=w1sVtOJy)
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Number Lines in Disguise
Some of the numbers have fallen off Becky's number line. Can you figure out what they were?