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?
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.
