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Fractions in a Box

7 to 11

The discs for this game are kept in a flat square box with a square hole for each. Use the information to find out how many discs of each colour there are in the box.

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Mystic Rose

14 to 16

Use the animation to help you work out how many lines are needed to draw mystic roses of different sizes.

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The Jabber-Notty

16 to 18

Can you invert this confusing sentence from Lewis Carrol?

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Fair Exchange

5 to 7

In your bank, you have three types of coins. The number of spots shows how much they are worth. Can you choose coins to exchange with the groups given to make the same total?

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Snookered

14 to 18

In a snooker game the brown ball was on the lip of the pocket but it could not be hit directly as the black ball was in the way. How could it be potted by playing the white ball off a cushion?

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Dice and Spinner Numbers

7 to 11

If you had any number of ordinary dice, what are the possible ways of making their totals 6? What would the product of the dice be each time?

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Path of Discovery Series: 1. Uncertain Beginnings

5 to 7

Marion Bond suggests that we try to imagine mathematical knowledge as a broad crazy paving rather than a path of stepping stones. There is no one right place to start and there is no one right route to follow. This article looks at ways of offering children mathematical experiences throughout the day, not just in maths lessons.