Being collaborative

  • Steel Cables
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    Steel Cables

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Some students have been working out the number of strands needed for different sizes of cable. Can you make sense of their solutions?

  • Factorising with Multilink
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    Factorising With Multilink

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you find out what is special about the dimensions of rectangles you can make with squares, sticks and units?

  • Nutrition and Cycling
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    Nutrition and Cycling

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Andy wants to cycle from Land's End to John o'Groats. Will he be able to eat enough to keep him going?

  • Picturing the world
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    Picturing the World

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    How can we make sense of national and global statistics involving very large numbers?

  • Quadratic Patterns
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    Quadratic Patterns

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

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

  • Box plot match
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    Box Plot Match

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Match the cumulative frequency curves with their corresponding box plots.

  • Standard Index Form Matching
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    Standard Index Form Matching

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you match these calculations in Standard Index Form with their answers?

  • Three cubes
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    Three Cubes

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you work out the dimensions of the three cubes?

  • Why 24?
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    Why 24?

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Take any prime number greater than 3 , square it and subtract one. Working on the building blocks will help you to explain what is special about your results.

  • CD Heaven
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    CD Heaven

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    All CD Heaven stores were given the same number of a popular CD to sell for £24. In their two week sale each store reduces the price of the CD by 25% ... How many CDs did the store sell at each price?