Most primary teachers are not maths specialists. Do letters seem threatening when they are not in words? How can we minimise what seems to be the difference between primary and secondary approaches to the beginning of algebra?
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Find the missing coordinates which will form these eight quadrilaterals. These coordinates themselves will then form a shape with rotational and line symmetry.
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Can you make a cycle of pairs that add to make a square number using all the numbers in the box below, once and once only?
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What could the half time scores have been in these Olympic hockey matches?
In this article for teachers, Liz Woodham describes conversations with Luke, aged 7, as they worked on some mathematics together.
The Velodrome was one of the most striking buildings in the London 2012 Olympic Park. This article explores how mathematics helped design the iconic building and its track.
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In four years 2001 to 2004 Arsenal have been drawn against Chelsea in the FA cup and have beaten Chelsea every time. What was the probability of this? Lots of fractions in the calculations!
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When you throw two regular, six-faced dice you have more chance of getting one particular result than any other. What result would that be? Why is this?
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I am thinking of three sets of numbers less than 101. Can you find all the numbers in each set from these clues?
