
Being curious
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If the world were a village
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?
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Summing consecutive numbers
15 = 7 + 8 and 10 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4. Can you say which numbers can be expressed as the sum of two or more consecutive integers?
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All change
There are three versions of this challenge. The idea is to change the colour of all the spots on the grid. Can you do it in fewer throws of the dice?
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Non-transitive dice
Alison and Charlie are playing a game. Charlie wants to go first so Alison lets him. Was that such a good idea? -
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Can they be equal?
Can you find rectangles where the value of the area is the same as the value of the perimeter?
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Number pyramids
Try entering different sets of numbers in the number pyramids. How does the total at the top change?
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Vector journeys
Charlie likes to go for walks around a square park, while Alison likes to cut across diagonally. Can you find relationships between the vectors they walk along?
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What numbers can we make?
Imagine we have four bags containing a large number of 1s, 4s, 7s and 10s. What numbers can we make?