Year 8 Being curious

  • Who's the best?
    problem

    Who's the best?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Which countries have the most naturally athletic populations?

  • Non-Transitive Dice
    problem

    Non-transitive dice

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Alison and Charlie are playing a game. Charlie wants to go first so Alison lets him. Was that such a good idea?

  • Estimating time
    problem

    Estimating time

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    How well can you estimate 10 seconds? Investigate with our timing tool.

  • Unequal Averages
    problem

    Unequal averages

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Play around with sets of five numbers and see what you can discover about different types of average...

  • Charlie's delightful machine
    problem

    Charlie's delightful machine

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Here is a machine with four coloured lights. Can you develop a strategy to work out the rules controlling each light?

  • Cuboid challenge
    problem

    Cuboid challenge

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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    What's the largest volume of box you can make from a square of paper?