Resources tagged with: Matchsticks

There are 5 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Matchsticks, you may find related items under Physical and Digital Manipulatives.

Broad Topics > Physical and Digital Manipulatives > Matchsticks

Sticky Triangles

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level

Can you continue this pattern of triangles and begin to predict how many sticks are used for each new "layer"?

Move a Match

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level

How can you arrange these 10 matches in four piles so that when you move one match from three of the piles into the fourth, you end up with the same arrangement?

Six to Four

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level

Move four sticks so there are exactly four triangles.

Seven Sticks

Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level

Explore the triangles that can be made with seven sticks of the same length.

Matchsticks

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level

Reasoning about the number of matches needed to build squares that share their sides.


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