These tasks particularly lend themselves to helping children along the journey from novice reasoner to expert reasoner. You can read more about supporting learners during this journey in this accompanying article. They form part of our Reasoning Feature, which also includes tasks chosen to provide opportunities for learners to reason for different
purposes and in different ways.
problem
Largest even
Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
How would you create the largest possible two-digit even number from the digit I've given you and one of your choice?
problem
Poly plug rectangles
Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
The computer has made a rectangle and will tell you the number of spots it uses in total. Can you find out where the rectangle is?
problem
Two numbers under the microscope
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
This investigates one particular property of number by looking closely at an example of adding two odd numbers together.
problem
Which scripts?
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
There are six numbers written in five different scripts. Can you sort out which is which?
problem
Rectangle tangle
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
The large rectangle is divided into a series of smaller quadrilaterals and triangles. Can you untangle what fractional part is represented by each of the shapes?
problem
Fraction fascination
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
This problem challenges you to work out what fraction of the whole area of these pictures is taken up by various shapes.