Year 6 Being resourceful

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    Counting Cogs

    Age
    7 to 14
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    Which pairs of cogs let the coloured tooth touch every tooth on the other cog? Which pairs do not let this happen? Why?

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    Three Neighbours

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    7 to 14
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    Take three consecutive numbers and add them together. What do you notice?

  • Number Lines in Disguise
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    Number Lines in Disguise

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

  • Baravelle
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    Baravelle

    Age
    7 to 16
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    What can you see? What do you notice? What questions can you ask?

  • Two and Two
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    Two and Two

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