Year 6 Being curious

  • Dicey Operations
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    Dicey operations

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    In these addition and subtraction games, you'll need to think strategically to get closest to the target.

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    More Dicey operations

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    In these multiplication and division games, you'll need to think strategically to get closest to the target.

  • Holes
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    Holes

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    I've made some cubes and some cubes with holes in. This challenge invites you to explore the difference in the number of small cubes I've used. Can you see any patterns?

  • Doplication
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    Doplication

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    We can arrange dots in a similar way to the 5 on a dice and they usually sit quite well into a rectangular shape. How many altogether in this 3 by 5? What happens for other sizes?

  • Name That Triangle!
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    Name that triangle!

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you sketch triangles that fit in the cells in this grid? Which ones are impossible? How do you know?

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    Round and round the circle

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    What happens if you join every second point on this circle? How about every third point? Try with different steps and see if you can predict what will happen.

  • Triangles all Around
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    Triangles all around

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you find all the different triangles on these peg boards, and find their angles?

  • Fraction Fascination
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    Fraction fascination

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    This problem challenges you to work out what fraction of the whole area of these pictures is taken up by various shapes.

  • Making Spirals
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    Making spirals

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you make a spiral for yourself? Explore some different ways to create your own spiral pattern and explore differences between different spirals.

  • Treasure Hunt
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    Treasure hunt

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Can you find a reliable strategy for choosing coordinates that will locate the treasure in the minimum number of guesses?