Being collaborative

  • Order, Order!
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    Order, order!

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you place these quantities in order from smallest to largest?

  • Discuss and Choose
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    Discuss and choose

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    This activity challenges you to decide on the 'best' number to use in each statement. You may need to do some estimating, some calculating and some research.

  • The time is ...
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    The time is ...

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you put these mixed-up times in order? You could arrange them in a circle.

  • What is the time?
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    What is the time?

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you put these times on the clocks in order? You might like to arrange them in a circle.

  • What's that graph?
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    What's that graph?

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Can you work out which processes are represented by the graphs?

  • Carroll Diagrams
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    Carroll diagrams

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Use the interactivities to fill in these Carroll diagrams. How do you know where to place the numbers?

  • Seeing Squares
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    Seeing squares

    Age
    5 to 11
    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.

  • Place your orders
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    Place your orders

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Can you rank these sets of quantities in order, from smallest to largest? Can you provide convincing evidence for your rankings?

  • Fill Me Up
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    Fill me up

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Can you sketch graphs to show how the height of water changes in different containers as they are filled?

  • Bryony's Triangle
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    Bryony's triangle

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Watch the video to see how to fold a square of paper to create a flower. What fraction of the piece of paper is the small triangle?