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More of What's Your Plan?

If you've had a go at all the ones above, here are some more ideas to try...

Exploring Wild & Wonderful Number Patterns
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Exploring Wild and Wonderful Number Patterns

Age
7 to 11
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EWWNP means Exploring Wild and Wonderful Number Patterns Created by Yourself! Investigate what happens if we create number patterns using some simple rules.
Highest and Lowest
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Highest and Lowest

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Put operations signs between the numbers 3 4 5 6 to make the highest possible number and lowest possible number.
That number square
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That number square

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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Exploring the structure of a number square: how quickly can you put the number tiles in the right place on the grid?
Count The Digits
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Count The Digits

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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In this investigation we are going to count the number of 1s, 2s, 3s etc in numbers. Can you predict what will happen?
Light the Lights Again
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Light the Lights Again

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Each light in this interactivity turns on according to a rule. What happens when you enter different numbers? Can you find the smallest number that lights up all four lights?

Sitting round the party tables
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Sitting round the party tables

Age
5 to 11
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Sweets are given out to party-goers in a particular way. Investigate the total number of sweets received by people sitting in different positions.
Take three numbers
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Take three numbers

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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What happens when you add three numbers together? Will your answer be odd or even? How do you know?

Magic Vs
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Magic Vs

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Can you put the numbers 1-5 in the V shape so that both 'arms' have the same total?

Prison Cells
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Prison Cells

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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There are 78 prisoners in a square cell block of twelve cells. The clever prison warder arranged them so there were 25 along each wall of the prison block. How did he do it?
Junior Frogs
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Junior Frogs

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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Have a go at this well-known challenge. Can you swap the frogs and toads in as few slides and jumps as possible?
Button-Up Some More
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Button-Up Some More

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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How many ways can you find to do up all four buttons on my coat? How about if I had five buttons? Six ...?

Four goodness sake
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Four goodness sake

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Use 4 four times with simple operations so that you get the answer 12. Can you make 15, 16 and 17 too?

Inky Cube
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Inky Cube

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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This cube has ink on each face which leaves marks on paper as it is rolled. Can you work out what is on each face and the route it has taken?