Being collaborative

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?

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

Can you find different ways of showing the same fraction? Try this matching game and see.

Exploring the structure of a number square: how quickly can you put the number tiles in the right place on the grid?

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

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

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

The triathlon is a physically gruelling challenge. Can you work out which athlete burnt the most calories?

Watch our videos of multiplication methods that you may not have met before. Can you make sense of them?

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