Year 8 Being resourceful

  • Constructing Triangles
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    Constructing triangles

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Generate three random numbers to determine the side lengths of a triangle. What triangles can you draw?

  • Transformation Game
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    Transformation game

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Why not challenge a friend to play this transformation game?

  • Subtraction Surprise
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    Subtraction surprise

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Try out these calculations. Are you surprised by the results?

  • Method in multiplying madness?
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    Method in multiplying madness?

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Watch our videos of multiplication methods that you may not have met before. Can you make sense of them?

  • Frogs
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    Frogs

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    How many moves does it take to swap over some red and blue frogs? Do you have a method?

  • Isosceles Triangles
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    Isosceles triangles

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Draw some isosceles triangles with an area of $9$cm$^2$ and a vertex at (20,20). If all the vertices must have whole number coordinates, how many is it possible to draw?

  • How much can we spend?
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    How much can we spend?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    A country has decided to have just two different coins, 3z and 5z coins. Which totals can be made? Is there a largest total that cannot be made? How do you know?

  • Sociable Cards
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    Sociable cards

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Move your counters through this snake of cards and see how far you can go. Are you surprised by where you end up?

  • Forwards Add Backwards
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    Forwards add backwards

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    What happens when you add a three digit number to its reverse?