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My New Patio
7 to 11
What is the smallest number of tiles needed to tile this patio? Can you investigate patios of different sizes?
problem
Seven Flipped
7 to 11
Investigate the smallest number of moves it takes to turn these mats upside-down if you can only turn exactly three at a time.
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Being Curious - Primary Teachers
The problems in these collections will inspire learners' curiosity, getting them excited by new mathematical ideas.
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Chocolate Bars
7 to 11
This is a game to be played on your own or with friends. Imagine you are having a party. Each person takes it in turns to stand behind the chair where they will get the most chocolate.
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Place Your Counters...
An article for teachers which first appeared in the MA's Equals journal, featuring activities which use counters.
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Content Uses Specific to University Biology and Chemistry
One of the articles supporting STEM teaching in the classroom.
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Chess
11 to 14
What would be the smallest number of moves needed to move a Knight
from a chess set from one corner to the opposite corner of a 99 by
99 square board?
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Arrow Arithmetic 1
14 to 16
The first part of an investigation into how to represent numbers
using geometric transformations that ultimately leads us to
discover numbers not on the number line.