Year 4 Being resourceful

  • Let us divide!
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    Let us divide!

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Look at different ways of dividing things. What do they mean? How might you show them in a picture, with things, with numbers and symbols?

  • Count Me In
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    Count me in

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    How do you know whether you will reach these numbers when you count in steps of six from zero?

  • Digit Discovery
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    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?

  • Fractions in a Box
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    Fractions in a box

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    The discs for this game are kept in a flat square box with a square hole for each. Use the information to find out how many discs of each colour there are in the box.

  • Andy's Marbles
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    Andy's marbles

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Andy had a big bag of marbles but unfortunately the bottom of it split and all the marbles spilled out. Use the information to find out how many there were in the bag originally.

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    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?

  • Light the Lights Again
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    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?

  • The Remainders Game
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    The remainders game

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Play this game and see if you can figure out the computer's chosen number.

  • Reasoned Rounding
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    Reasoned rounding

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Four strategy dice games to consolidate pupils' understanding of rounding.

  • Remainders
    problem

    Remainders

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    I'm thinking of a number. My number is both a multiple of 5 and a multiple of 6. What could my number be?