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Clock Arithmetic
11 to 18
What happens if we change the rules and make the usual straight number line into a circle?
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Developing Excellence in Problem Solving With Young Learners
Becoming confident and competent as a problem solver is a complex process that requires a range of skills and experience. In this article, Jennie suggests that we can support this process in three principal ways.
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Curve Hunter
14 to 18
This problem challenges you to sketch curves with different properties.
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Make Pairs
7 to 11
Put 10 counters in a row. Find a way to arrange the counters into
five pairs, evenly spaced in a row, in just 5 moves, using the
rules.
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Three by Three
5 to 11
Arrange 3 red, 3 blue and 3 yellow counters into a three-by-three square grid, so that there is only one of each colour in every row and every column
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Possible Pieces
5 to 11
Can you create jigsaw pieces which are based on a square shape, with at least one peg and one hole?
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Make Those Bracelets
7 to 11
Find all the ways of arranging the beads on this bracelet using just two colours.
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Favourite
Sizing Them Up
5 to 7
Can you put these shapes in order of size? Start with the smallest.
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Favourite
Three Ball Line Up
5 to 7
Use the interactivity to help get a feel for this problem and to find out all the possible ways the balls could land.