Year 4 Being curious

  • Nine-Pin Triangles
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    Nine-pin triangles

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    How many different triangles can you make on a circular pegboard that has nine pegs?

  • Nice or Nasty
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    Nice or nasty

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    There are nasty versions of this dice game but we'll start with the nice ones...

  • Bryony's Triangle
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    Bryony's triangle

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Watch the video to see how to fold a square of paper to create a flower. What fraction of the piece of paper is the small triangle?

  • Digit Discovery
    problem

    Digit discovery

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Here is an interesting property about two sets of digits. Can you work out what the digits might be?

  • problem

    Take your dog for a walk

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Use the interactivity to move Pat. Can you reproduce the graphs and tell their story?

  • Table patterns go wild!
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    Table patterns go wild!

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Nearly all of us have made table patterns on hundred squares, that is 10 by 10 grids. This problem looks at the patterns on differently sized square grids.

  • Light the Lights Again
    problem

    Light the lights again

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Each light in this interactivity turns on according to a rule. What happens when you enter different numbers? Can you work out the rule for each light?

  • Climbing Conundrum
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    Climbing conundrum

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Five children are taking part in a climbing competition with three parts, where their score for each part will be multiplied together. Can you see how the leaderboard will change depending on what happens in the final climb of the competition?

  • Eight hidden squares
    problem

    Eight hidden squares

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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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?