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Tricky Track
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Tricky Track

7 to 11

In this game you throw two dice and find their total, then move the appropriate counter to the right. Which counter reaches the purple box first?

Music to my Ears
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Music to My Ears

7 to 11

Can you predict when you'll be clapping and when you'll be clicking if you start this rhythm? How about when a friend begins a new rhythm at the same time?

Doing and undoing
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Doing and Undoing

5 to 11

An investigation looking at doing and undoing mathematical operations focusing on doubling, halving, adding and subtracting.

Areas of parallelograms
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Areas of Parallelograms

14 to 16

Can you find the area of a parallelogram defined by two vectors?

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Plants

5 to 14

Three children are going to buy some plants for their birthdays. They will plant them within circular paths. How could they do this?

Counting Stick Conjectures
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Counting Stick Conjectures

5 to 11

How many rectangles can you see? Are they all the same size? Can you predict how many rectangles there will be in counting sticks of different lengths?

Welcoming Your New Class
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Welcoming Your New Class

3 to 11
What might your first lesson with a new class look like? In this article, Cherri Moseley makes some suggestions for primary teachers.
Logic, and how it should influence our teaching
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Logic, and How It Should Influence Our Teaching

5 to 16
Providing opportunities for children to participate in group narrative in our classrooms is vital. Their contrasting views lead to a high level of revision and improvement, and through this process they become more aware of "thinking". This article looks at the way we handle these narratives.
Giant Holly Leaf
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Giant Holly Leaf

14 to 16
Find the perimeter and area of a holly leaf that will not lie flat (it has negative curvature with 'circles' having circumference greater than 2πr).
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