Interactive Games and Puzzles: Age 11-14

This collection of tasks is part of the activities for 11-14 year olds section of the Maths at Home feature. The activities below all include an online interactivity where you can test your ideas and make discoveries. The stars represent the challenge level, with three stars indicating the most challenging activities. 

You may also wish to explore Interactive Games and Puzzles for 7-11 year olds, and Interactive Games and Puzzles for 14-16 year olds.

  • Factors and Multiples Game
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    Factors and Multiples Game

    Age
    7 to 16
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    A game in which players take it in turns to choose a number. Can you block your opponent?

  • Isosceles Triangles
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    Isosceles Triangles

    Age
    11 to 14
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    Draw some isosceles triangles with an area of $9cm^2$ and a vertex at (20,20). If all the vertices must have whole number coordinates, how many is it possible to draw?

  • Odds and Evens
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    Odds and Evens

    Age
    11 to 14
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    Are these games fair? How can you tell?

  • Shifting Times Tables
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    Shifting Times Tables

    Age
    11 to 14
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    Can you find a way to identify times tables after they have been shifted up or down?

  • What numbers can we make now?
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    What Numbers Can We Make Now?

    Age
    11 to 14
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    Imagine we have four bags containing numbers from a sequence. What numbers can we make now?

  • Semi-regular Tessellations
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    Semi-Regular Tessellations

    Age
    11 to 16
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    Semi-regular tessellations combine two or more different regular polygons to fill the plane. Can you find all the semi-regular tessellations?

  • A Connect Four game with red and yellow counters placed.
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    Connect Three

    Age
    11 to 16
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    In this game the winner is the first to complete a row of three. Are some squares easier to land on than others?

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