Year 8 Being curious

  • More Isometric Areas
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    More Isometric Areas

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Isometric Areas explored areas of parallelograms in triangular units. Here we explore areas of triangles...

  • Four playing cards on top of each other. Each card shows a different ace.
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    Snappy Statements

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Use properties of numbers to work out whether you can satisfy all these statements at the same time.

  • Charlie's delightful machine
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    Charlie's Delightful Machine

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Here is a machine with four coloured lights. Can you develop a strategy to work out the rules controlling each light?

  • Multiple Surprises
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    Multiple Surprises

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Sequences of multiples keep cropping up...

  • A blue map of electronic connections between people.
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    Connecting Averages

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    The number in the square is the mean of the four numbers surrounding it. Can you find the missing numbers? 

  • Searching for mean(ing)
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    Searching for Mean(ing)

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    If you have a large supply of 3kg and 8kg weights, how many of each would you need for the average (mean) of the weights to be 6kg?

  • Cuboid challenge
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    Cuboid Challenge

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    What's the largest volume of box you can make from a square of paper?

  • Robotic Rotations
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    Robotic Rotations

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    How did the the rotation robot make these patterns?