Take any prime number greater than 3 , square it and subtract one. Working on the building blocks will help you to explain what is special about your results.
Can you work out what step size to take to ensure you visit all the dots on the circle?
Can you describe this route to infinity? Where will the arrows take you next?
Find the frequency distribution for ordinary English, and use it to help you crack the code.
Can you make sense of the three methods to work out what fraction of the total area is shaded?
Charlie has made a Magic V. Can you use his example to make some more? And how about Magic Ls, Ns and Ws?
You'll need to work in a group for this problem. The idea is to decide, as a group, whether you agree or disagree with each statement.
This task looks at the different turns involved in different Olympic sports as a way of exploring the mathematics of turns and angles.
Many numbers can be expressed as the difference of two perfect squares. What do you notice about the numbers you CANNOT make?
Choose four consecutive whole numbers. Multiply the first and last numbers together. Multiply the middle pair together. What do you notice?
