Being collaborative

There are 308 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Being collaborative
Highest and Lowest
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Highest and lowest

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7 to 11
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Put operations signs between the numbers 3 4 5 6 to make the highest possible number and lowest possible number.
Plenty of Pens
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Plenty of pens

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7 to 11
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Amy's mum had given her £2.50 to spend. She bought four times as many pens as pencils and was given 40p change. How many of each did she buy?

Hexy-Metry
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Hexy-metry

Age
14 to 16
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A hexagon, with sides alternately a and b units in length, is inscribed in a circle. How big is the radius of the circle?
Square It
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Square it

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11 to 16
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Players take it in turns to choose a dot on the grid. The winner is the first to have four dots that can be joined to form a square.

Cover the Camel
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Cover the camel

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5 to 7
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Can you cover the camel with these pieces?
Matching Triangles
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Matching triangles

Age
5 to 7
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Can you sort these triangles into three different families and explain how you did it?

Power mad!
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Power mad!

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11 to 14
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Powers of numbers behave in surprising ways. Take a look at some of these and try to explain why they are true.

Jig Shapes
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Jig shapes

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5 to 11
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Can you each work out what shape you have part of on your card? What will the rest of it look like?

Planning a School Trip
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Planning a school trip

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7 to 11
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You are organising a school trip and you need to write a letter to parents to let them know about the day. Use the cards to gather all the information you need.
Castles in the middle
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Castles in the middle

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7 to 14
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This task depends on groups working collaboratively, discussing and reasoning to agree a final product.