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Handling data Stage 5

Probable Words
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Probable words

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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If you asked your mum/dad/friend to take you to the park today, what sort of response might you get?
Cashing Up
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Cashing up

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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What is the most common coin in this shopkeeper's till?
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In the playground

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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What can you say about the child who will be first on the playground tomorrow morning at breaktime in your school?

Graphing Number Patterns
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Graphing number patterns

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Does a graph of the triangular numbers cross a graph of the six times table? If so, where? Will a graph of the square numbers cross the times table too?
Odds or Sixes?
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Odds or sixes?

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Play this dice game yourself. How could you make it fair?
Three Spinners
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Three spinners

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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These red, yellow and blue spinners were each spun 45 times in total. Can you work out which numbers are on each spinner?
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The car that passes

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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What statements can you make about the car that passes the school gates at 11am on Monday? How will you come up with statements and test your ideas?

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The twelve pointed star game

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Have a go at this game which involves throwing two dice and adding their totals. Where should you place your counters to be more likely to win?