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Fit These Shapes
5 to 11
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What is the largest number of circles we can fit into the frame
without them overlapping? How do you know? What will happen if you
try the other shapes?
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Capture and Recapture
11 to 16
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How do scientists or mathematicians estimate the size of a population of wild animals?
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Incey Wincey Spider
5 to 7
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You'll need two dice to play this game against a partner. Will Incey Wincey make it to the top of the drain pipe or the bottom of the drain pipe first?
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Enriching Patterns
Following on from a workshop at an MA Easter conference, Jennifer
and Jenni talked about the way in which the website is made more
accessible to teachers who want to plan threads of activity.
Here’s a pattern- based theme.
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Seeing Rhombuses
7 to 11
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Players take it in turns to choose a dot on the grid. The winner is the first to have four dots that can be joined to form a rhombus.
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10 Olympic Starters
16 to 18
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10 intriguing starters related to the mechanics of sport.
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Interactive Workout - Mathmo
16 to 18
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Mathmo is a revision tool for post-16 mathematics. Give yourself a mathematical workout!
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Olympic Triathlon
14 to 16
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Is it the fastest swimmer, the fastest runner or the fastest cyclist who wins the Olympic Triathlon?
