Being collaborative

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Digit addition

Age

5 to 11

Challenge level

Try out this number trick. What happens with different starting numbers? What do you notice?
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Tables teaser

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

How will you work out which numbers have been used to create this multiplication square?
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Different deductions

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

There are lots of different methods to find out what the shapes are worth - how many can you find?
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Birthday sharing

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

It's Sahila's birthday and she is having a party. How could you answer these questions using a picture, with things, with numbers or symbols?
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Using National Young Mathematicians' Award tasks to develop problem-solving and group-working skills

This article for primary teachers uses National Young Mathematicians' Award tasks as contexts in which to develop learners' problem-solving and group-working skills.
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Being collaborative - Primary teachers

Age

5 to 11

These problems are ideal for children to work on with others. Encourage your learners to share ideas, and recognise that two heads can be better than one.
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Being collaborative - Secondary teachers

Age

11 to 16

These problems are ideal to work on with others. Encourage your students to share ideas, and recognise that two heads can be better than one.
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Six numbered cubes

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

This task combines spatial awareness with addition and multiplication.
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Box plot match

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

Match the cumulative frequency curves with their corresponding box plots.
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Quadratic patterns

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

Surprising numerical patterns can be explained using algebra and diagrams...