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Doubling Fives
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Doubling fives

Age
5 to 7
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This activity focuses on doubling multiples of five.

Square split into a triangle and trapezium
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Tangram tangle

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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If you split the square into these two pieces, it is possible to fit the pieces together again to make a new shape. How many new shapes can you make?

Got It
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Got it

Age
7 to 14
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A game for two people, or play online. Given a target number, say 23, and a range of numbers to choose from, say 1-4, players take it in turns to add to the running total to hit their target.

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 ...?

Domino Magic Rectangle
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Domino magic rectangle

An ordinary set of dominoes can be laid out as a 7 by 4 magic rectangle in which all the spots in all the columns add to 24, while those in the rows add to 42. Try it! Now try the magic square...

Two and Two
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Two and two

Age
7 to 16
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How many solutions can you find to this sum? Each of the different letters stands for a different number.