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Geometry Stage 5

Matching Triangles
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Matching triangles

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Can you sort these triangles into three different families and explain how you did it?

A Cartesian Puzzle
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A Cartesian puzzle

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Find the missing coordinates which will form these eight quadrilaterals. These coordinates themselves will then form a shape with rotational and line symmetry.

Nine-Pin Triangles
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Nine-pin triangles

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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How many different triangles can you make on a circular pegboard that has nine pegs?

How Safe Are You?
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How safe are you?

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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How much do you have to turn these dials by in order to unlock the safes?

National Flags
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National flags

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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This problem explores the shapes and symmetries in some national flags.
Egyptian Rope
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Egyptian rope

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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The ancient Egyptians were said to make right-angled triangles using a rope with twelve equal sections divided by knots. What other triangles could you make if you had a rope like this?

Cut Nets
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Cut nets

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Each of the nets of nine solid shapes has been cut into two pieces. Can you see which pieces go together?

Eight hidden squares
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Eight hidden squares

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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On the graph there are 28 marked points. These points all mark the vertices (corners) of eight hidden squares. Can you find the eight hidden squares?

Symmetry Challenge
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Symmetry challenge

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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How many symmetric designs can you make on this grid? Can you find them all?

ReflectoR ! RotcelfeR
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ReflectoR ! RotcelfeR

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Can you place the blocks so that you see the reflection in the picture?

Olympic Turns
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Olympic turns

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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This task looks at the different turns involved in different Olympic sports as a way of exploring the mathematics of turns and angles.