Being collaborative

There are 308 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Being collaborative
Counters in the middle
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Counters in the middle

Age
7 to 11
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This task depends on groups working collaboratively, discussing and reasoning to agree a final product.

Sociable Cards
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Sociable cards

Age
11 to 14
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Move your counters through this snake of cards and see how far you can go. Are you surprised by where you end up?
Diamond Collector
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Diamond collector

Collect as many diamonds as you can by drawing three straight lines.

Domino Square
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Domino square

Age
7 to 11
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Use the 'double-3 down' dominoes to make a square so that each side has eight dots.
Have you got it?
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Have you got it?

Age
11 to 14
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Can you explain the strategy for winning this game with any target?
Numerically Equal
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Numerically equal

Age
7 to 11
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Can you draw a square in which the perimeter is numerically equal to the area?

Skeleton Shapes
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Skeleton shapes

Age
5 to 7
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How many balls of modelling clay and how many straws does it take to make these skeleton shapes?

Peaches today, Peaches tomorrow...
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Peaches today, peaches tomorrow...

Age
11 to 14
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A monkey with peaches, keeps a fraction of them each day, gives the rest away, and then eats one. How long can his peaches last?
Board Block Challenge
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Board block challenge

Age
7 to 11
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Choose the size of your pegboard and the shapes you can make. Can you work out the strategies needed to block your opponent?

Multiples Grid
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Multiples grid

Age
7 to 11
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What do the numbers shaded in blue on this hundred square have in common? What do you notice about the pink numbers? How about the shaded numbers in the other squares?