Being collaborative

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Triathlon and fitness

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

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

Age

7 to 14

Challenge level

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

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

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

Age

5 to 11

Challenge level

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

Age

14 to 18

Challenge level

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

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

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?'.
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Birdwatch

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Have a look at this data from the RSPB 2011 Birdwatch. What can you say about the data?
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Which list is which?

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

Six samples were taken from two distributions but they got muddled up. Can you work out which list is which?
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Data shapes

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Sara and Will were sorting some pictures of shapes on cards. "I'll collect the circles," said Sara. "I'll take the red ones," answered Will. Can you see any cards they would both want?
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If the world were a village

Age

5 to 11

Challenge level

This activity is based on data in the book 'If the World Were a Village'. How will you represent your chosen data for maximum effect?