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Recording Mathematics

What was in the Box?
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What was in the Box?

Age
5 to 7
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This big box adds something to any number that goes into it. If you know the numbers that come out, what addition might be going on in the box?
6 Beads
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6 Beads

Age
5 to 7
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If you put three beads onto a tens/ones abacus you can make the numbers 3, 30, 12 or 21. What numbers can be made with six beads?

Money Bags
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Money Bags

Age
5 to 11
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Ram divided 15 pennies among four small bags. He could then pay any sum of money from 1p to 15p without opening any bag. How many pennies did Ram put in each bag?
Eggs in Baskets
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Eggs in Baskets

Age
5 to 7
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There are three baskets, a brown one, a red one and a pink one, holding a total of 10 eggs. How many eggs are in each basket?
School fair necklaces
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School fair necklaces

Age
5 to 11
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How many possible symmetrical necklaces can you find? How do you know you've found them all?
The Amazing Splitting Plant
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The Amazing Splitting Plant

Age
5 to 7
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Can you work out how many flowers there will be on the Amazing Splitting Plant after it has been growing for six weeks?

What's in the Box?
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What's in the Box?

Age
7 to 11
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This big box multiplies anything that goes inside it by the same number. If you know the numbers that come out, what multiplication might be going on in the box?

Domino Square
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Domino Square

Age
7 to 11
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Use the 'double-3 down' dominoes to make a square so that each side has eight dots.
Dice in a Corner
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Dice in a Corner

Age
7 to 11
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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?