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The Big Cheese

7 to 11

Investigate the area of 'slices' cut off this cube of cheese. What would happen if you had different-sized block of cheese to start with?

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Building Gnomons

14 to 16

Build gnomons that are related to the Fibonacci sequence and try to explain why this is possible.

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8: Introducing and developing STEM in the classroom.

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Escher Tessellations

7 to 11

This practical investigation invites you to make tessellating shapes in a similar way to the artist Escher.

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More Bridge Building

16 to 18

Which parts of these framework bridges are in tension and which parts are in compression?

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So It's 28

5 to 7

Here is your chance to investigate the number 28 using shapes, cubes ... in fact anything at all.

A silver magic wand and confetti on a blue background.

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Magic Constants

7 to 11

In a Magic Square all the rows, columns and diagonals add to the 'Magic Constant'. How would you change the magic constant of this square?

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Strange Bank Account (part 2)

11 to 14

Investigate different ways of making £5 at Charlie's bank.

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Like Powers

11 to 14

Investigate $1^n + 19^n + 20^n + 51^n + 57^n + 80^n + 82^n $ and $2^n + 12^n + 31^n + 40^n + 69^n + 71^n + 85^n$ for different values of n.

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Icosian Game

11 to 14

This problem is about investigating whether it is possible to start at one vertex of a platonic solid and visit every other vertex once only returning to the vertex you started at.

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The Big Cheese

Building Gnomons

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Escher Tessellations

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So It's 28

Magic Constants

Strange Bank Account (part 2)

Like Powers

Icosian Game