Year 6 Being resilient

  • Dicey Perimeter, Dicey Area
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    Dicey perimeter, dicey area

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    In this game for two players, you throw two dice and find the product. How many shapes can you draw on the grid which have that area or perimeter?
  • Dicey Operations
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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.

  • Plenty of Pens
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    Plenty of pens

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Amy's mum gave her £2.50 to spend. She bought four times as many pens as pencils and was given 40p change. How many of each did she buy?

  • Diagonally Square
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    Diagonally square

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Ayah conjectures that the diagonals of a square meet at right angles. Do you agree? How could you find out?

  • Shape Draw
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    Shape draw

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Use the information on these cards to draw the shape that is being described.

  • Making Cuboids
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    Making cuboids

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Let's say you can only use two different lengths - 2 units and 4 units. Using just these 2 lengths as the edges how many different cuboids can you make?

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    Factor-multiple chains

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you see how these factor-multiple chains work? Find the chain which contains the smallest possible numbers. How about the largest possible numbers?

  • Four Go
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    Four go

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    This challenge is a game for two players. Choose two of the numbers to multiply or divide, then mark your answer on the number line. Can you get four in a row?

  • Price Match
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    Price match

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you find pairs of differently sized windows that cost the same?

  • Different Deductions
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    Different deductions

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    There are lots of different methods to find out what the shapes are worth - how many can you find?

  • Quadrilaterals
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    Quadrilaterals

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    How many DIFFERENT quadrilaterals can be made by joining the dots on the 8-point circle?

  • 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?

  • 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?

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    Factor lines

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Arrange the four number cards on the grid, according to the rules, to make a diagonal, vertical or horizontal line.

  • Number Lines in Disguise
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    Number lines in disguise

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Some of the numbers have fallen off Becky's number line. Can you figure out what they were?

  • Ten Hidden Squares
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    Ten hidden squares

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    These points all mark the vertices (corners) of ten hidden squares. Can you find the 10 hidden squares?

  • Two and Two
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    Two and two

    Age
    7 to 16
    Challenge level
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    How many solutions can you find to this sum? Each of the different letters stands for a different number.