Year 7 Being collaborative

  • Countdown
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    Countdown

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Here is a chance to play a version of the classic Countdown Game.

  • Got It
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    Got It

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    A game for two people, or play online. Given a target number, say 23, and a range of numbers to choose from, say 1-4, players take it in turns to add to the running total to hit their target.

  • Less is More
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    Less Is More

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Use your knowledge of place value to try to win this game. How will you maximise your score?

  • More Less is More
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    More Less Is More

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    In each of these games, you will need a little bit of luck and your knowledge of place value to develop a winning strategy.

  • Sealed Solution
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    Sealed Solution

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Ten cards are put into five envelopes so that there are two cards in each envelope. The sum of the numbers inside it is written on each envelope. What numbers could be inside the envelopes?

  • A chopped carrot beside a whole carrot. The carrot top sits away from the chopped carrot.
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    Remainders

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    I'm thinking of a number. My number is both a multiple of 5 and a multiple of 6. What could my number be?

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    Doughnut Percents

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you make doughnuts by matching these fractions, decimals and percentages?

  • Number Lines in Disguise
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    Number Lines in Disguise

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Some of the numbers have fallen off Becky's number line. Can you figure out what they were?

  • Factors and Multiples Game
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    Factors and Multiples Game

    Age
    7 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    A game in which players take it in turns to choose a number. Can you block your opponent?

  • Two and Two
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    Two and Two

    Age
    7 to 16
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

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

  • Quadrilaterals game
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    Quadrilaterals Game

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    A game for 2 or more people, based on the traditional card game Rummy.

  • Up, down, flying around
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    Up, Down, Flying Around

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Play this game to learn about adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers

  • Summing Consecutive Numbers
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    Summing Consecutive Numbers

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    15 = 7 + 8 and 10 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4. Can you say which numbers can be expressed as the sum of two or more consecutive integers?

  • Shady Symmetry
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    Shady Symmetry

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    How many different symmetrical shapes can you make by shading triangles or squares?

  • Picturing Square Numbers
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    Picturing Square Numbers

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Square numbers can be represented as the sum of consecutive odd numbers. What is the sum of 1 + 3 + ..... + 149 + 151 + 153?

  • Number Pyramids
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    Number Pyramids

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Try entering different sets of numbers in the number pyramids. How does the total at the top change?

  • Mirror, mirror...
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    Mirror, Mirror...

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Explore the effect of reflecting in two parallel mirror lines.

  • Fractions jigsaw
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    Fractions Jigsaw

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    A jigsaw where pieces only go together if the fractions are equivalent.

  • m, m and m
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    M, M and M

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    If you are given the mean, median and mode of five positive whole numbers, can you find the numbers?

  • Multiples Sudoku
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    Multiples Sudoku

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Each clue in this Sudoku is the product of the two numbers in adjacent cells.

  • A glue stick with the lid off.
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    Sticky Numbers

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you arrange the numbers 1 to 17 in a row so that each adjacent pair adds up to a square number?

  • Going round in circles
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    Going Round in Circles

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Mathematicians are always looking for efficient methods for solving problems. How efficient can you be?

  • Mixing Lemonade
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    Mixing Lemonade

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you work out which drink has the stronger flavour?

  • Perimeter Expressions
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    Perimeter Expressions

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Create some shapes by combining two or more rectangles. What can you say about the areas and perimeters of the shapes you can make?

  • Magic Letters
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    Magic Letters

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Charlie has made a Magic V. Can you use his example to make some more? And how about Magic Ls, Ns and Ws?

  • Hidden Squares
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    Hidden Squares

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you find the squares hidden on these coordinate grids?

  • Half a minute
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    Half a Minute

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Anna, Ben and Charlie have been estimating 30 seconds. Who is the best?

  • Guess \my Quad
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    Guess My Quad

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    How many questions do you need to identify my quadrilateral?

  • An Equilateral Triangular Problem
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    An Equilateral Triangular Problem

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Take an equilateral triangle and cut it into smaller pieces. What can you do with them?

  • Shape Products
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    Shape Products

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    These eleven shapes each stand for a different number. Can you use the multiplication sums to work out what they are?