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Outside the Box
This article explores the links between maths, art and history, and
suggests investigations that are enjoyable as well as challenging.
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Pattern Power
Mathematics is the study of patterns. Studying pattern is an opportunity to observe, hypothesise, experiment, discover and create.
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Human Food
7 to 14
Sam displays cans in 3 triangular stacks. With the same number he could make one large triangular stack or stack them all in a square based pyramid. How many cans are there how were they arranged?
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Cutting It Out
5 to 11
I cut this square into two different shapes. What can you say about
the relationship between them?
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Perception Versus Reality
14 to 18
Infographics are a powerful way of communicating statistical information. Can you come up with your own?
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Numerically Equal
7 to 11
Can you draw a square in which the perimeter is numerically equal to the area?
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Circles, Circles
5 to 11
Here are some arrangements of circles. How many circles would I need to make the next size up for each? Can you create your own arrangement and investigate the number of circles it needs?
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First Forward Into Logo 6: Variables and Procedures
11 to 18
Learn to write procedures and build them into Logo programs. Learn to use variables.
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Eight Queens
7 to 11
Place eight queens on an chessboard (an 8 by 8 grid) so that none can capture any of the others.