Being collaborative

  • Triathlon and Fitness
    problem

    Triathlon and fitness

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    The triathlon is a physically gruelling challenge. Can you work out which athlete burnt the most calories?

  • What numbers can we make now?
    problem

    What numbers can we make now?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Imagine we have four bags containing numbers from a sequence. What numbers can we make now?

  • How Many Miles To Go?
    problem

    How many miles to go?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    How many more miles must the car travel before the numbers on the milometer and the trip meter contain the same digits in the same order?

  • Efficient cutting
    problem

    Efficient cutting

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Use a single sheet of A4 paper and make a cylinder having the greatest possible volume. The cylinder must be closed off by a circle at each end.

  • Up and across
    problem

    Up and across

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Experiment with the interactivity of "rolling" regular polygons, and explore how the different positions of the dot affects its vertical and horizontal movement at each stage.

  • A Chance to Win?
    problem

    A chance to win?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Imagine you were given the chance to win some money... and imagine you had nothing to lose...

  • Diamond Collector
    game
    Favourite

    Diamond collector

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Collect as many diamonds as you can by drawing three straight lines.

  • What's it worth?
    problem

    What's it worth?

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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    There are lots of different methods to find out what the shapes are worth - how many can you find?

  • Square It
    problem

    Square it

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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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.

  • Algebra Match
    problem

    Algebra match

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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    A task which depends on members of the group noticing the needs of others and responding.