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Being Resourceful - Upper Primary Geometry

Rolling that cube
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Rolling that cube

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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My dice has inky marks on each face. Can you find the route it has taken? What does each face look like?
Square Corners
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Square Corners

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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What is the greatest number of counters you can place on the grid below without four of them lying at the corners of a square?
Treasure Hunt
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Treasure Hunt

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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Can you find a reliable strategy for choosing coordinates that will locate the treasure in the minimum number of guesses?
Shape Draw
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Shape Draw

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Use the information on these cards to draw the shape that is being described.
Shapes on the Playground
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Shapes on the Playground

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Sally and Ben were drawing shapes in chalk on the school playground. Can you work out what shapes each of them drew using the clues?
Sponge Sections
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Sponge Sections

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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You have been given three shapes made out of sponge: a sphere, a cylinder and a cone. Your challenge is to find out how to cut them to make different shapes for printing.
Baravelle
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Baravelle

Age
7 to 16
Challenge level
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What can you see? What do you notice? What questions can you ask?
Dice in a Corner
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Dice in a Corner

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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How could you arrange at least two dice in a stack so that the total of the visible spots is 18?
Square It
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Square It

Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
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Players take it in turns to choose a dot on the grid. The winner is the first to have four dots that can be joined to form a square.