Being curious

  • Doubling Fives
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    Doubling fives

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    This activity focuses on doubling multiples of five.

  • Division Rules
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    Division rules

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    This challenge encourages you to explore dividing a three-digit number by a single-digit number.

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    Domino patterns

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    What patterns can you make with a set of dominoes?

  • Perimeter Possibilities
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    Perimeter possibilities

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    I'm thinking of a rectangle with an area of 24. What could its perimeter be?

  • Beelines
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    Beelines

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Is there a relationship between the coordinates of the endpoints of a line and the number of grid squares it crosses?

  • Odds and Evens made fair
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    Odds and evens made fair

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    In this follow-up to the problem Odds and Evens, we invite you to analyse a probability situation in order to find the general solution for a fair game.

  • Making Spirals
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    Making spirals

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you make a spiral for yourself? Explore some different ways to create your own spiral pattern and explore differences between different spirals.

  • Olympic Turns
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    Olympic turns

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    This task looks at the different turns involved in different Olympic sports as a way of exploring the mathematics of turns and angles.

  • Olympic Starters
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    Olympic starters

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Look at some of the results from the Olympic Games in the past. How do you compare if you try some similar activities?

  • Take three numbers
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    Take three numbers

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    What happens when you add three numbers together? Will your answer be odd or even? How do you know?