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Stretching Fractions: A Discussion
This article extends and investigates the ideas in the problem "Stretching Fractions".
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Working With Higher Attaining Mathematicians
In this article for teachers, Bernard describes ways to challenge higher-attaining children at primary level.
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Double Your Popcorn, Double Your Pleasure
7 to 11
We went to the cinema and decided to buy some bags of popcorn so we
asked about the prices. Investigate how much popcorn each bag holds
so find out which we might have bought.
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Hyperbolic Thinking
16 to 18
Explore the properties of these two fascinating functions using trigonometry as a guide.
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Max Throw
16 to 18
At what angle should you throw something to maximise the distance it travels?
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Abundant Numbers
7 to 11
48 is called an abundant number because it is less than the sum of its factors (without itself). Can you find some more abundant numbers?
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Stop the Clock
5 to 7
This is a game for two players. Can you find out how to be the first to get to 12 o'clock?
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Butterfly Flowers
5 to 7
Can you find two butterflies to go on each flower so that the numbers on each pair of butterflies adds to the number on their flower?
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Egyptian Rope
7 to 11
The ancient Egyptians were said to make right-angled triangles using a rope with twelve equal sections divided by knots. What other triangles could you make if you had a rope like this?
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Olympic Turns
7 to 11
This task looks at the different turns involved in different Olympic sports as a way of exploring the mathematics of turns and angles.