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Path of discovery series: 2. First steps
This article takes a closer look at some of the toys and games that can enhance a child's mathematical learning.
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Chocolate
7 to 14
There are three tables in a room with blocks of chocolate on each. Where would be the best place for each child in the class to sit if they came in one at a time?
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Coded hundred square
7 to 11
This 100 square jigsaw is written in code. It starts with 1 and ends with 100. Can you build it up?
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More less is more
7 to 14
In each of these games, you will need a little bit of luck and your knowledge of place value to develop a winning strategy.
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A brief history of time measurement
Noticing the regular movement of the Sun and the stars has led to a desire to measure time. This article for teachers and learners looks at the history of humanity's need to measure things.
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All about infinity
Infinity is not a number, and trying to treat it as one tends to be a pretty bad idea. At best you're likely to come away with a headache, at worse the firm belief that 1 = 0. This article discusses the different types of infinity.
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To prove or not to prove
A serious but easily readable discussion of proof in mathematics with some amusing stories and some interesting examples.
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What's it worth?
11 to 16
There are lots of different methods to find out what the shapes are worth - how many can you find?
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Up and down staircases
7 to 11
One block is needed to make an up-and-down staircase, with one step up and one step down. How many blocks would be needed to build an up-and-down staircase with 5 steps up and 5 steps down?
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American billions
11 to 14
Play the divisibility game to create numbers in which the first two digits make a number divisible by 2, the first three digits make a number divisible by 3...