Year 3 Being resourceful

  • Build it up
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    Build It Up

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Can you find all the ways to get 15 at the top of this triangle of numbers? Many opportunities to work in different ways.

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    Wonky Watches

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Mandeep's watch loses two minutes every hour. Adam's watch gains one minute every hour. Can you work out what time they arrived at the airport?

  • Two Clocks
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    Two Clocks

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

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    How Much Did It Cost?

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Use your logical thinking skills to deduce how much Dan's crisps and ice cream cost altogether.

  • Now and Then
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    Now and Then

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Have a look at the results for some events at past Olympic Games. Can you use these to predict the results at the next Olympics?

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    This Pied Piper of Hamelin

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Investigate the different numbers of people and rats there could have been if you know how many legs there are altogether!

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    Watch the Clock

    Age
    7 to 11
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    During the third hour after midnight the hands on a clock point in the same direction (so one hand is over the top of the other). At what time, to the nearest second, does this happen?

  • Dice in a Corner
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    Dice in a Corner

    Age
    7 to 11
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    How could you arrange at least two dice in a stack so that the total of the visible spots is 18?

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    Inky Cube

    Age
    7 to 14
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    This cube has ink on each face which leaves marks on paper as it is rolled. Can you work out what is on each face and the route it has taken?