Being collaborative

There are 308 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Being collaborative
5 on the clock
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5 on the clock

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7 to 11
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On a digital clock showing 24 hour time, over a whole day, how many times does a 5 appear? Is it the same number for a 12 hour clock over a whole day?
Ten Hidden Squares
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Ten hidden squares

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7 to 14
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These points all mark the vertices (corners) of ten hidden squares. Can you find the 10 hidden squares?
Product Sudoku
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Product sudoku

Age
11 to 16
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The clues for this Sudoku are the product of the numbers in adjacent squares.

Shape Times Shape
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Shape times shape

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7 to 11
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These eleven shapes each stand for a different number. Can you use the number sentences to work out what they are?
Reflecting Lines
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Reflecting lines

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11 to 14
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Investigate what happens to the equations of different lines when you reflect them in one of the axes. Try to predict what will happen. Explain your findings.
How do you do it?
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How do you do it?

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7 to 11
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This group activity will encourage you to share calculation strategies and to think about which strategy might be the most efficient.

Arranging cubes
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Arranging cubes

Age
7 to 11
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A task which depends on members of the group working collaboratively to reach a single goal.

Which solid?
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Which solid?

Age
7 to 16
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This task develops spatial reasoning skills. By framing and asking questions a member of the team has to find out what mathematical object they have chosen.
Carroll Diagrams
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Carroll diagrams

Age
5 to 11
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Use the interactivities to fill in these Carroll diagrams. How do you know where to place the numbers?

Making Boxes
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Making boxes

Age
7 to 11
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Cut differently-sized square corners from a square piece of paper to make boxes without lids. Do they all have the same volume?