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Generating Curiosity in Mathematics Learning
Charlie Gilderdale discusses ways to encourage students to learn to function mathematically and use higher order thinking skills.
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How Big Are Classes 5, 6 and 7?
7 to 11
Use the two sets of data to find out how many children there are in Classes 5, 6 and 7.
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Weights
11 to 14
Different combinations of the weights available allow you to make different totals. Which totals can you make?
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2 Rings
5 to 7
The red ring is inside the blue ring in this picture. Can you rearrange the rings in different ways? Perhaps you can overlap them or put one outside another?
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Domino Sorting
5 to 7
Try grouping the dominoes in the ways described. Are there any left over each time? Can you explain why?
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Pairing Up
11 to 14
The numbers 72, 8, 24, 10, 5, 45, 36, 15 are grouped in pairs so that each pair has the same product. Which number is paired with 10?
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Night Watchmen
11 to 14
Grannie's watch gains 30 minutes every hour, whilst Grandpa's watch loses 30 minutes every hour. What is the correct time when their watches next agree?
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Baby's Weight
11 to 14
Weekly Problem 36 - 2008
Weighing the baby at the clinic was a problem. The baby would not keep still so we had to hold her while on the scales. Can you work out our combined weight?
Weighing the baby at the clinic was a problem. The baby would not keep still so we had to hold her while on the scales. Can you work out our combined weight?
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Sugary Diversion
11 to 14
Weekly Problem 48 - 2008
An ant is crawling in a straight line when he bumps into a one centimetre cube of sugar.If he climbs over it before before continuing on his intended route, how much does the detour add to the length of his journey?
An ant is crawling in a straight line when he bumps into a one centimetre cube of sugar.If he climbs over it before before continuing on his intended route, how much does the detour add to the length of his journey?