Doug has just finished the first year of his undergraduate engineering course at Cambridge University. Here he gives his perspectives on engineering.
Take it in turns to make a triangle on the pegboard. Can you block your opponent?
Choose the size of your pegboard and the shapes you can make. Can you work out the strategies needed to block your opponent?
I'd be very surprised if I had three children all with the same birthday, but I read in the paper that it happened to one family...
Can you fit the tangram pieces into the outlines of the lobster, yacht and cyclist?
This article outlines how strategy games can help children develop logical thinking, using examples from the NRICH website.
