The tasks in this feature have been designed to encourage learners to be curious about different routes to a solution. By sharing and discussing alternative approaches, children will begin to develop a 'toolkit' of methods so they can make more informed decisions about which approach to take on a future occasion.
Giving learners the chance to reflect on their problem solving in this way will help them become more resilient problem solvers and to value the problem-solving journey, not just the answer.
Giving learners the chance to reflect on their problem solving in this way will help them become more resilient problem solvers and to value the problem-solving journey, not just the answer.
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Favourite
Butterfly flowers
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Can you find two butterflies to go on each flower so that the numbers on each pair of butterflies adds to the number on their flower?
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Gathering gems
Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
Using compass points, can you describe up to ten paths on this map so that you bring as many gems back home as possible?
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Three block towers
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
Take three differently coloured blocks - maybe red, yellow and blue. Make a tower using one of each colour. How many different towers can you make?
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Favourite
The tall tower
Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
As you come down the ladders of the Tall Tower you collect useful spells. Which way should you go to collect the most spells?
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Favourite
Fruity totals
Age
7 to 16
Challenge level
In this interactivity each fruit has a hidden value. Can you deduce what each one is worth?
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In the money
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
One quarter of these coins are heads but when I turn over two coins, one third are heads. How many coins are there?
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Favourite
Two primes make one square
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
Can you make square numbers by adding two prime numbers together?
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Favourite
Different deductions
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
There are lots of different methods to find out what the shapes are worth - how many can you find?
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Celebrating Solutions
This feature focuses on how children's solutions to NRICH tasks can themselves be used as a teaching resource.