Being curious

  • Pebbles
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    Pebbles

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Place four pebbles on the sand in the form of a square. Keep adding as few pebbles as necessary to double the area. How many extra pebbles are added each time?

  • Consecutive Numbers
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    Consecutive numbers

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    An investigation involving adding and subtracting sets of consecutive numbers. Lots to find out, lots to explore.

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    project

    How many?

    This project challenges you to work out the number of cubes hidden under a cloth. What questions would you like to ask?

  • Dicey Operations
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    Dicey operations

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    In these addition and subtraction games, you'll need to think strategically to get closest to the target.

  • Climbing Complexity
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    Climbing complexity

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    In the 2020 Olympic Games, sport climbing was introduced for the first time, and something very interesting happened with the scoring system. Can you find out what was interesting about it?

  • Climbing Conundrum
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    Climbing conundrum

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Five children are taking part in a climbing competition with three parts, where their score for each part will be multiplied together. Can you see how the leaderboard will change depending on what happens in the final climb of the competition?

  • Tumbling Down
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    Tumbling down

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Watch this animation. What do you see? Can you explain why this happens?

  • Eightness of Eight
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    Eightness of eight

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    What do you see as you watch this video? Can you create a similar video for the number 12?
  • Next-door Numbers
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    Next-door numbers

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Florence, Ethan and Alma have each added together two 'next-door' numbers. What is the same about their answers?
  • Pouring Problem
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    Pouring problem

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    What do you think is going to happen in this video clip? Are you surprised?