Year 7 Being curious

  • Number Daisy
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    Number Daisy

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    11 to 14
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    Can you find six numbers to go in the daisy from which you can make all the numbers from 1 to a number bigger than 25?

  • Number Pyramids
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    Number Pyramids

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    11 to 14
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    Try entering different sets of numbers in the number pyramids. How does the total at the top change?

  • Consecutive Seven
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    Consecutive Seven

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    11 to 14
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    Can you arrange these numbers into 7 subsets, each of three numbers, so that when the numbers in each are added together, they make seven consecutive numbers?

  • A glue stick with the lid off.
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    Sticky Numbers

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    11 to 14
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    Can you arrange the numbers 1 to 17 in a row so that each adjacent pair adds up to a square number?

  • Shifting Times Tables
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    Shifting Times Tables

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    11 to 14
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    Can you find a way to identify times tables after they have been shifted up or down?

  • Sieve of Eratosthenes
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    Sieve of Eratosthenes

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    11 to 14
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    Follow this recipe for sieving numbers and see what interesting patterns emerge.

  • Perimeter Possibilities
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    Perimeter Possibilities

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    11 to 14
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    I'm thinking of a rectangle with an area of 24. What could its perimeter be?

  • About Average
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    About Average

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    11 to 14
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    Can you find sets of numbers which satisfy each of our mean, median, mode and range conditions?

  • Beach Huts
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    Beach Huts

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    11 to 14
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    Can you figure out how sequences of beach huts are generated?

  • Add to 200
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    Add to 200

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    11 to 14
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    By selecting digits for an addition grid, what targets can you make?