Being collaborative

There are 308 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Being collaborative
How do you see it?
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How do you see it?

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5 to 11
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Here are some short problems for you to try. Talk to your friends about how you work them out.

Let us divide!
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Let us divide!

Age
7 to 11
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Look at different ways of dividing things. What do they mean? How might you show them in a picture, with things, with numbers and symbols?
Magic Letters
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Magic letters

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11 to 14
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Charlie has made a Magic V. Can you use his example to make some more? And how about Magic Ls, Ns and Ws?
Take three numbers
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Take three numbers

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7 to 11
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What happens when you add three numbers together? Will your answer be odd or even? How do you know?

Triathlon and Fitness
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Triathlon and fitness

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11 to 14
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The triathlon is a physically gruelling challenge. Can you work out which athlete burnt the most calories?
Method in multiplying madness?
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Method in multiplying madness?

Age
7 to 14
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Watch our videos of multiplication methods that you may not have met before. Can you make sense of them?
Steel Cables
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Steel cables

Age
14 to 16
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Some students have been working out the number of strands needed for different sizes of cable. Can you make sense of their solutions?
How Tall?
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How tall?

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5 to 11
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A group of children are discussing the height of a tall tree. How would you go about finding out its height?

Which spinners?
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Which spinners?

Age
14 to 18
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Can you work out which spinners were used to generate the frequency charts?
Sticky Data
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Sticky data

Age
5 to 7
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You'll need to work in a group on this problem. Use your sticky notes to show the answer to questions such as 'how many girls are there in your group?'.